‘Barbie’ movie banned in Vietnam over map of disputed South China Sea

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Vietnam has banned the highly-anticipated 'Barbie' movie from domestic distribution over a scene featuring a map that shows China’s unilaterally claimed territory in the South China Sea, state media reports.

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.

“We do not grant license for the American movie ‘Barbie’ to release in Vietnam because it contains the offending image of the nine-dash line,” the paper reported, citing Vi Kien Thanh, head of the Department of Cinema, a government body in charge of licensing and censoring foreign films.

 

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