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Vietnam is reportedly banning Barbie over the display of a map that allegedly includes the controversial “nine-dash line,” a recurring issue that raises questions about Hollywood’s relationship with China.
Authorities in Vietnam have banned commercial screenings of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” The Warner Bros. film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, one of the most anticipated movies of the summer, was set to have been released in the country on July 21. The film contains a scene that depicts a map with the “nine dash […]
The highly-anticipated Barbie movie has been banned from showing in Vietnam due to a controversial scene containing a map.
Vietnam’s government has made a string of similar moves in recent years over territorial claims in the South China Sea.
The upcoming film is the latest to fall afoul of the country’s censors for depicting a map containing China’s “nine-dash line” maritime claim.