United States of America – A Barbie Live Action film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is coming soon. However, the Barbie film has recently been met with controversy.
As a result, Barbie movies were banned in Vietnam. So what causes it? Check out the full news below.
Barbie Movie Banned in Vietnam
Launching from the BBC, Vietnam has banned the showing of the Barbie film because there is a scene that displays a map depicting China’s contested territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Vietnam is one of the countries contesting China’s claims to almost the entire South China Sea.
Adean at issue is when there is a map with nine dotted lines representing China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea. This made Vietnam regard as a violation of sovereignty.