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I hate posting Reddit links: https://www.reddit.com/r/chinalife/comments/1h2aodg/winnie_the_pooh_sold_in_miniso_store_in_shanghai/
Winnie the Pooh is not "banned" in China, nor does posting comparison pictures to Twitter or wherever bar you from entering. This is a tiny tidbit that has been blown out of proportion by sensationalist media. Forgotten pretty much everywhere but remembered in the US and Europe. Yeah, you have die-hard China stans in the comments, but my point still stands.
https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-50166474
Winnie the pooh being censored is absurd and I wouldn't exclude it from having happened once at any point (shit like this happens on Reddit all the time with US state interest aligned moderators), but you know what's even more absurd? Harping on about it as if it were this big thing that Chinese authorities deeply care about. The joke making a joke out of the joker is something truly unique to the media circus. Reminds me of Japanese people who literally think that London is being firebombed and looted by migrants.
Good for you.
The point still stands: i wouldn't extensively criticize China's government online (use Tibet or Tiananmen instead of Pooh then) and then expect to fly in without any eyebrows being raised at the gate.
First of all, supposing you are not posting under your government name, how are the Chinese supposed to know who is making posts if they are not made on sites controlled by Chinese firms? Secondly, do you not think that they know that a lot of Americans and Europeans flying into China have less-than-positive views? At this point the top officials who design policy are expecting it to some extent. It would be unsustainable to be repressive in that way.