Barbie' movie South China Sea map

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Bye bye 'Barbie': Vietnam bans new film over South China Sea map (The Japan Times)

Originally slated for a July 21 release, the film was banned from release in the country after it was found to feature a map with China's so-called ...

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What is the 'nine-dash line' and what does it have to do with the ... (The Conversation AU)

China and Vietnam engaged in military clashes over the Paracel and Spratly Islands in the South China Sea in 1974 and 1988. Those disputes were over land, but ...

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Vietnam bans 'Barbie' movie over map of South China Sea (PBS NewsHour)

The newspaper Vietnam Express reported that posters advertising the movie, which was supposed to open in Vietnamese theaters on July 21, were removed from ...

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Why Vietnam banned the Barbie movie over a map | ScreenHub ... (ScreenHub)

A scene in the film depicts a map with the “nine dash line,” a representation of China's territorial claims in the South China Sea, which Vietnam says violates ...

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What it means: Vietnam bans Barbie movie over South China Sea map (Yahoo News)

One of the year's most awaited releases has been banned over a map showing Chinese territorial claims that Vietnam rejects.

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Vietnam bans 'Barbie' movie over disputed map of South China Sea (EL PAÍS in English)

The 'Nine-dash-line' that shows China's claim over the area shows up briefly in the film. The Vietnamese government's decision leaves 100 million people ...

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