Vietnam Bans ‘Barbie’ Movie on Disputed Territory Map With China, Report Says

Margot Robbie attends the Barbie movie showing in Seoul on July 2.Photographer: Jung Yeon-Je/Getty Images
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Vietnam has banned the movie Barbie from domestic distribution due to a scene that shows a map of the disputed South China Sea, VnExpress news website reported.

The movie contains an “illegal image” of China’s disputed nine-dash line, according to the report, which cited Vi Kien Thanh, head of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s cinema department.