Punching Pooh: unofficial badge all the ragein Taiwan


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TAIPEI—Patriotic badges showing Winnie the Pooh being punched in the face by a Taiwanese black bear—a humorous dig at China’s leader Xi Jinping—have gone viral across the self-ruled island. The iron-on patches being worn by some of Taiwan’s air force pilots are a defiant message to Xi, who is often satirised for looking like the honey-loving cartoon bear. “It’s amazing. It’s the happiest thing in recent days,” social media user Mark Sasha Liang said on Facebook. Chen Kai-chu, another fan, said: “Wear this to go through Chinese customs.” PACKING A PUNCH. This picture shows patches depicting a Formosan black bear...