Taiwan’s punching Pooh badge goes viral amid military drills
By Mahmoud Bennett (Social Media Producer/Reporter)
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Taiwan: jump in sales for air force badges showing bear punching Winnie-the-Pooh
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Click to see story on Het Laatste NieuwsTaiwan’s badges of Winnie the Pooh being punched are a hit
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Click to see story on CNN BrasilAs China wrapped up three days of large-scale combat exercises around Taiwan, unofficial air force badges depicting a black bear sucker-punching Winnie the Pooh have gone viral. Pooh has often been used in popular memes to symbolize China’s President Xi Jinping and the badge seemingly represents a symbol of Taiwan’s resistance against China’s recent aggressions.
China’s military declared Monday, April 10, it is “ready to fight” after completing drills that simulated sealing off the island, as reported by The Associated Press.
The exercises this time have focused more on air strength, with Taiwan reporting more than 200 flights by Chinese warplanes over the course of the three days. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, citing the People’s Liberation Army, said the exercises simulated “waves of simulated strikes” at important targets on the island.
China’s exercises were in response to Taiwan’s president visiting the U.S. the week prior, which Beijing condemned.
China wants to regain control of Taiwan, which it views as a breakaway province that separated from China in 1949. However, Taiwan views itself as a self-ruled island and currently has its own government and constitution.
The U.S. does not formally recognize Taiwanese sovereignty. However, joint military drills nearby stirred tensions as American and Filipino forces held their largest war drills in decades near the highly disputed South China Sea. In March, China’s military said that the USS Milius, a guided missile destroyer, had “illegally intruded into China’s Xisha territorial waters without the approval of the Chinese government.” Beijing added the move threatened the “peace and stability of the South China Sea region.”
According to U.S. intelligence, China has instructed its military to “be ready by 2027” to invade Taiwan. Meanwhile, the U.S. is expanding its presence by gaining access to new military camps in the Philippines, some of which lay right across from Taiwan.
AS CHINA CONCLUDES ITS 3 DAYS OF SIMULATED ATTACKS AROUND TAIWAN – PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND ARE BUYING UP THESE POPULAR AIR FORCE BADGES IN AN APPARENT SYMBOL OF RESISTANCE
THE BADGE DEPICTS A BLACK BEAR SUCKERPUNCHING WINNIE THE POOH IN THE FACE – POOH IS OF COURSE OFTEN USED IN POPULAR MEMES TO SYMBOLIZE CHINA’S PRESIDENT XI JINPING
BUT THIS NEW BADGE FAD COMES AT A VERY SERIOUS TIME: CHINA SAYS IT IS READY TO FIGHT AFTER IT CARRIED OUT DAYS OF LARGE-SCALE COMBAT DRILLS NEARBY – TAIWANESE OFFICIALS SAY THEY DETECTED SEVERAL WARSHIPS AND MORE THAN 200 CHINESE MILITARY FLIGHTS IN RECENT DAYS
THE DRILLS WERE IN RESPONSE TO TAIWAN’S PRESIDENT VISITING THE US THE WEEK PRIOR – A MOVE THAT CHINA CONDEMNED
FOR CONTEXT, CHINA WANTS TO REGAIN CONTROL OF TAIWAN, WHICH THEY SEE AS A STUBBORN BREAKAWAY PROVINCE THAT SEPARATED FROM CHINA IN 1949.
TAIWAN, ON THE OTHER HAND, VIEWS ITSELF AS A SOVEREIGN COUNTRY – AND WHILE THE US *DOES NOT* FORMALLY RECOGNIZE THIS – JOINT MILITARY DRILLS NEARBY ARE STIRRING TENSIONS
AMERICAN AND FILIPINO FORCES JUST HELD THEIR LARGEST MILITARY DRILLS IN DECADES NEAR THE HIGHLY DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA – SOMETHING BEIJING IS CALLING AN ILLEGAL INTRUSION THAT THREATENS THE PEACE
ACCORDING TO U.S. INTELLIGENCE CHINA HAS INSTRUCTED ITS MILITARY TO “BE READY BY 2027” TO INVADE TAIWAN
MEANWHILE THE US IS EXPANDING ITS PRESENCE GAINING ACCESS TO NEW MILITARY CAMPS IN THE PHILIPPINES SOME OF WHICH LAY RIGHT ACROSS FROM TAIWAN
THAT’S ALL FOR THIS QUICK BREAKDOWN i’m mahmoud bennett – FOR DEEPER COVERAGE ON THE ISSUES HEAD OVER TO STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS.COM
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Taiwan: jump in sales for air force badges showing bear punching Winnie-the-Pooh
Click to see story on The GuardianA punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan Air Force badge goes viral
Click to see story on The HinduTaiwan residents rush to buy air force badges showing bear punching Winnie-the-Pooh
Click to see story on The IndependentA punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on CNNThis badge of a bear punching Winnie the Pooh is a big hit in Taiwan
Click to see story on The Washington PostTaiwan’s air force seen wearing badge depicting Xi Jinping as Winnie the Pooh being punched in the face
Click to see story on ABC AustraliaPunching Pooh: Unofficial air force badge all the rage in Taiwan
Click to see story on GMA Filipino NewsA punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on InquirerPunching Pooh: Taiwan’s unofficial air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on EuronewsA punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on Philstar GlobalA punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on RapplerXi Jinping: Taiwan Air Force cartoon badge becomes a sales hit
Click to see story on SpiegelWhy are Taiwan air force pilots wearing Winnie the Pooh badges on their uniforms?
Click to see story on eldiariony.comTaiwan bear badge punches back after China drills
Click to see story on BBC NewsA punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on ReutersA punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on CTV NewsUnofficial Taiwan air force badge showing bear punching Winnie the Pooh goes viral
Click to see story on Channel News AsiaTaiwanese rush to buy anti-Xi Jinping badge of Winnie the Pooh being punched
Click to see story on Sky News UKA punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on The Japan TimesTaiwan Air Force Taunts Xi Jinping By ‘Punching’ Winnie The Pooh
Click to see story on BenzingaA punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on Times of IndiaTaiwanese rush to buy anti-Xi Jinping badge that shows Winnie the Pooh being punched
Click to see story on The TelegraphA punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on National PostA punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on Malay Mail‘Punching Pooh’ patriotic badges a hit in Taiwan
Click to see story on Bangkok PostA punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on Business LiveTaiwan Air Force Badge Is’ Bestseller ‘: Caricature of Chinese President Gets Slammed in Face
Click to see story on Het Laatste NieuwsTaiwan’s badges of Winnie the Pooh being punched are a hit
Click to see story on Courier MailTaiwanese buy badge of Winnie the Pooh being punched in dig at Xi
Click to see story on Daily ExpressAir Force Badge Depicting Xi As Pooh Goes Viral
Click to see story on The Daily CallerA punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on Toronto SunAir Force Patch Shows Formosan Bear Punching Winnie the Pooh Representing China President Xi Jinping, Becomes Hit in Taiwan
Click to see story on LatestlyPunching Pooh: unofficial airforce badge all the rage in Taiwan
Click to see story on The Daily TelegraphTaiwan Air Force mocks Chinese President Xi Jinping with patch of Winnie the Pooh being punched
Click to see story on Fox NewsRight
Untracked Bias
A punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on FijiTimesTaiwan’s Punching Pooh badge goes viral
Click to see story on Gold Coast BulletinTaiwan’s Punching Pooh badge goes viral
Click to see story on The MercuryWhy a badge punching Winnie the Pooh is suddenly so popular in Taiwan
Click to see story on Het NieuwsbladA punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral
Click to see story on Asia OneWinnie the Pooh and the Taiwan Bear: The unofficial military patch that’s all the rage
Click to see story on rtl.luResentments with Xi: The cloth brand of Taiwan’s air force goes viral
Click to see story on AftenpostenWhy a badge punching Winnie the Pooh is suddenly so popular in Taiwan
Click to see story on Het Belang van LimburgChina’s leader, taken overfoot by Taiwanese pilots. Why Xi Jinping is nicknamed “Winnie the Pooh”
Click to see story on AdevarulTaiwan’s Punching Pooh badge goes viral
Click to see story on The Toowoomba ChronicleNo meio da tensão com a China, um crachá com a caricatura de Xi Jinping faz sucesso em Taiwan
Click to see story on IOL PortugalInsígnia que mostra caricatura de Xi Jinping apanhando se torna viral em Taiwan
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