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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Si Barbie at ang nine-dash line ng China

Banned ang bagong Barbie movie sa Vietnam dahil sa mapa na isinama umano ang ilegal na nine-dash line claim ng China. Pero dito sa Pilipinas, sabi ng MTRCB, walang sapat na basehan para i-ban ang pelikula dahil hindi naman ipinakikita dito ang “nine-dash line” claim ng China.

Paliwanag ng Warner Bros. Film Group sa interview sa Variety: “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.”

Ano ba ang nine-dash line claim ng China? Bakit mahalagang maintindihan ito?

 

 

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On the ban of “Barbie” in Vietnam

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

Freepik.com, Free Photo | Rows of red seats in a theater

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