Disney’s new Christopher Robin movie has been banned in China. That’s because, as far as one can tell through a haze of doubletalk and official obfuscation, it’s basically illegal to make Pooh jokes in the Middle Kingdom.
Technically, the film’s exclusion falls under the quota China has imposed on foreign films. Only 34 are allowed in theaters each year, which allows the government to retain some amount of formal control over what movies the population sees. But a more likely truth is that the film was singled out because the innocent-looking bear in A. A. Milne’s story is actually considered subversive, writes K.L. Wong in her latest piece at Reason.
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