China bans Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh has reportedly been blocked from social media in China and no official reason has been given.

Bloggers have compared the favourite children's character to the Chinese president, Xi Jinping.

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The government censors online political organising and action.

Now images of the bear as well as the Chinese name for him are being removed from social network Sina Weibo, as well as messaging app, WeChat.

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