Walt Disney Co.'s request to screen "Christopher Robin," a movie that features the honey-loving bear Winnie-the-Pooh, in China has been denied, a source said on Tuesday.
It is unclear why the Chinese government denied the film. Chinese authorities do not provide reasons to Hollywood studios when they reject their movies.
Censors have in the past targeted Pooh, originally conceptualized by English author A.A. Milne, due to memes that compare the bumbling bear to President Xi Jinping.