The People’s Liberation Army Eastern Theatre Command, the Chinese unit that would be at the frontline of any military action against Taiwan, released a video on Monday showing scenes from the drill, set against upbeat music. While the Winnie the Pooh patch cannot be found on Chinese social media, Beijing has also been promoting videos and commentary about its drills around Taiwan. Customers have included military officers and civilians. Hsu said he has ordered more patches to meet the increased demand. “I wanted to boost the morale of our troops through designing this patch,” said Hsu, who owns Wings Fan Goods Shop. Milne – over internet memes that compare the fictional bear to China’s leader.Īlec Hsu, who designed the patch, has been selling it at his shop since last year, but he saw a spike in orders after Taiwan’s military news agency on Saturday published a photo of the patch on the arm of a pilot inspecting a fighter jet. Taiwanese are rushing to buy patches being worn by their air force pilots that depict a Formosan black bear punching Winnie the Pooh – representing China’s leader Xi Jinping – as a defiant symbol of the island’s resistance to Chinese military exercises.Ĭhina began three days of military drills around Taiwan on Saturday, a day after the island’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, returned from a brief visit to the United States, where she met US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy despite Beijing’s warnings.Ĭhinese censors have long targeted representations of Winnie the Pooh – created by British author A.A.
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