The new Barbie movie was banned in Vietnam because of the map that allegedly included China’s illegal nine-dash line claim. But here in the Philippines, the MTRCB said, there is no sufficient basis to ban the film because China’s “nine-dash line” claim is not shown here.
In an interview with Variety, Warner Bros. Film Group explained: “The map in Barbie Land is a child-like crayon drawing… The doodles depict Barbie’s make-believe journey from Barbie Land to the ‘real world.’ It was not intended to make any type of statement.”
What is China’s nine-dash line claim? Why is it important to understand this?
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On the ban of “Barbie” in Vietnam
- BBC News, Barbie movie gets Vietnam ban over South China Sea map, July 3, 2023
- Reuters, Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie over South China Sea map, July 3, 2023
- Tuoi Tre News, Vietnam upholds ban on ‘Barbie’ over China’s invalid 9-dash line, July 8, 2023
MTRCB official Facebook page, STATEMENT REGARDING THE FILM, “BARBIE”, July 12, 2023
MTRCB official Facebook page, STATEMENT OF THE MOVIE AND TELEVISION REVIEW AND CLASSIFICATION BOARD REGARDING THE FILM, “BARBIE”, July 4, 2023
Variety, ‘Barbie’ Map Controversy: Warner Bros. Explains the Drawing That Got the Film Banned in Vietnam (EXCLUSIVE), July 6, 2023
Permanent Court of Arbitration, PCA Case Nº 2013-19 IN THE MATTER OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ARBITRATION, July 12, 2016
Sen. Risa Hontiveros, Press Release, STATEMENT OF SENATOR RISA HONTIVEROS ON THE SHOWING OF THE DISPUTED CHINA’S 9 DASH LINE IN BARBIE MOVIE, July 4, 2023
CNN Philippines, MTRCB looking into calls to ban live-action ‘Barbie’ film in PH, July 4, 2023
Senate of the Philippines, Press Release – Statement of Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on the Vietnam-banned ‘Barbie’ movie, July 4, 2023
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