Furious Indians angry amid the fallout from the nation's border brawl with China have taunted Chinese president Xi Jinping by comparing him to Winnie the Pooh. Furious Indians angry amid the fallout from the nation's border brawl with China have taunted Chinese president Xi Jinping by comparing him to Winnie the PoohAnother added: 'You don't want war. A third wrote: 'Xi Jing Ping, China's president doesn't like to be compared with Winnie the pooh so let us annoy him by trending this #XithePooh.' References to the Winnie the Pooh character have previously been blocked on Chinese social media because bloggers had compared the character, invented by author AA Milne, to the Chinese president. In 2018, China then reportedly banned the release of Christopher Robin, a film adaption of the beloved Winnie the Pooh story, after the comparisons.

Source: Daily Mail June 19, 2020 08:15 UTC