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Barbie Is Just the Latest Hollywood Film to Get Caught in the Crossfire of Asian Geopolitics

The Barbie movie was meant to be for everyone. “If you love Barbie, this movie is for you,” the trailer for Warner Bros.’ summer blockbuster declares. “If you hate Barbie, this movie is for you.” But with just weeks before the star-studded film about the titular doll was set to hit theaters, some in Southeast Asia have decided that it’s not for them. Authorities in Vietnam announced on Monday that the cinematic distribution of Barbie would be banned over the display of a map that includes the controversial “nine-dash line,” a disputed maritime border that China has used to lay claim to virtually all of the South China Sea, even though it was rejected by an international tribunal in 2016. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Authorities in the Philippines, also concerned about the promotion of the “nine-dash line,” are currently deliberating whether or not to permit the release of the film.

 

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