Since 2017 Chinese games have had to censor mention of Winnie the Pooh since memes appeared comparing Pooh Bear with Chinese President XI Jingping. It really is as simple, and as ridiculous as that.

It seems that a series of snarky internet memes have physically compared Disney's version of Winnie-the-Pooh to China's General Secretary Xi Jinping, who's also round and ursine. It's been rumored ...

Despite both Marvel and Winnie the Pooh being iconic Disney properties ... have been censored within Chinese games since 2017 after memes compared President XI Jingping with the adorable mascot.