One man defeated everybody out and about Tokyo’s Shibuya Halloween party on Oct. 31 when he showed up dressed as Xinnie the Pooh, and flanked by his entourage of faux security personnel.

Proving once again that the Japanese are always cutting-edge, insane and politically-incorrect, despite being outwardly courteous, the Winnie the Pooh reference with over-the-top security out on the streets of Japan is a not-so-subtle jab at Chinese president Xi Jinping.

有名人が来ました#渋谷ハロウィン pic.twitter.com/3QFLqKlp0T

— おおつか (@trc1011) October 31, 2019

https://twitter.com/y2tor6/status/1190056734712221696

プーさんゴミ拾います。#渋谷ハロウィン #プーさん通ります#ゴミ拾い pic.twitter.com/qBEd6NDhao

— すー (@_Steroid) October 31, 2019

Xi as Pooh since 2013

Winnie the Pooh is a highly sensitive subject in China.

A comparison of Xi with the lovable character from the Hundred-Acre Wood first emerged back in 2013.

Xi was photographed taking a stroll alongside United States President Barack Obama at the Sunnylands Estate in California.

While Obama never had any qualms with the photo, the same cannot be said of Xi.

Xinnie the Pooh in 2018 and 2019

On Hong Kong Reddit, a video of Xinnie the Pooh was greeted and hailed enthusiastically -- for obvious reasons.

The thread also provided links to a video and an image of Xinnie the Pooh showing up in Shibuya previously during 2018's Halloween in Shibuya as well.

So, 2019 is probably not the first time Xinnie the Pooh showed up.

Winnie the Pooh controversial in China

Winnie the Pooh has been banned by China, and so was YouTube star PewDiePie recently for making the Xi-and-Pooh comparison.

The Winnie the Pooh movie, Christopher Robin, was also not released in China in 2018.

The meme has been kept alive though, as Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam was made Piglet alongside Xi Jinping who has been Winnie the Pooh.