“Barbie” press tour at 4 Seasons Lodge Los Angeles at Beverly Hills.
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Warner Bros’ “Barbie” film has been banned in Vietnam, in accordance with the nation’s state media, after that includes a map which contained Beijing’s unilaterally claimed territory within the South China Sea.
The American live-action film reportedly includes a scene with a map displaying the “nine-dash line.” That is used on Chinese language maps for instance its claims to giant elements of the South China Sea. Vietnam is only one of many countries that contest these claims.
The territory dispute was dropped at a world tribunal in The Hague in 2016, and resulted in a rejection of China’s claims to nearly all of the South China Sea. However Beijing didn’t settle for the judgement. The South China Sea is an important commerce route connecting the principle arteries of commerce in Southeast Asia.
“Barbie” was set to hit Vietnamese cinemas on July 21, the identical day as its American debut, however the ban has brought about film theaters to take away the characteristic from lists of upcoming movies, in accordance with state newspaper Tuổi Trẻ.
The ban was confirmed to the newspaper by Vi Kien Thanh, head of the Vietnam Cinema Division. CNBC was unable to independently confirm the report.
“Barbie” just isn’t the primary film to be banned in Vietnam for together with imagery of a map displaying the “nine-dash line.” The 2022 Tom Holland filmed “Unchartered” was barred final 12 months for a similar motive, as was the 2019 DreamWorks movie “Abominable.”
