'Barbie' Banned in Vietnam Over Controversial Nine-Dash Line Map – Rolling Stone
Vietnam has banned screenings of 'Barbie' because of a scene featuring a map of the contested nine-dash line in the South China Sea.
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Vietnam has banned screenings of 'Barbie' because of a scene featuring a map of the contested nine-dash line in the South China Sea.
Vietnam has banned the domestic distribution of Barbie due to a scene that shows the controversial nine-dash line map of the South China Sea. | Hollywood
Greta Gerwig's Barbie may be one of the most-anticipated movies of the summer, but some Southeast Asia residents awaiting its debut will now have to travel over the border...
The film won't get a release due to featuring a map with a much-disputed border.
HANOI - Vietnam has banned Warner Bros' highly-anticipated film Barbie from domestic distribution over a scene featuring a map that shows China's unilaterally claimed territory in the South China Sea, state media reported on Monday (July 3). The U-shaped "nine-dash line" is used on Chinese maps to illustrate its claims over vast areas of the South China Sea, including swathes...