(CNN) — 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. (Warner Bros’, like CNN, is a unit of Warner Bros. 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 of what Vietnam considers its continental shelf, where it has awarded oil concessions. Vietnam and China have long had overlapping territorial claims to a potentially energy-rich stretch in the South China Sea. This story was first published on CNN.com, “Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie over South China Sea map"

Source: CNN July 04, 2023 01:30 UTC