Taiwanese are rushing to buy patches being worn by their air force pilots that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh — representing Chinese President Xi — as a defiant symbol of the island’s resistance to Chinese war games.
Chinese censors have long targeted representations of Winnie the Pooh — created by British author A.A. Milne — over internet memes that compare the fictional bear to China’s president.
“I wanted to boost the morale of our troops through designing this patch,” said Hsu, who owns Wings Fan Goods Shop.Hsu said he has ordered more patches to meet the increased demand. Customers have included military officers and civilians. The patches depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh, a character used to refer to Chinese President Xi Jinping.“Where can we get a patch like that! Guaranteed to be best sellers!” Taiwan’s de facto embassy in the United States wrote in a tweet on Monday.
China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and has not ruled out taking the island by force. Tsai’s government rejects China’s sovereignty claims, saying only Taiwan’s people can decide their future.
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