The censors began examining "Barbie" last week after Vietnam reportedly banned the film over scenes featuring a map showing the so-called nine-dash line, which China uses to justify its maritime ...

Margot Robbie in a scene from the “Barbie” movie trailer, next to a map that has been interpreted as depicting China’s controversial “nine-dash line” in the South China Sea.

Officials in Vietnam reportedly banned ‘Barbie’ for showing China’s nine-dash line on a map of the South China Sea, a territorial claim the country disputes.

The map’s inclusion in "Barbie" underscores the growing controversy over Hollywood’s reliance on China, which has rivaled the U.S. for its biggest market in recent years.

Vietnam has banned commercial screenings of Warner Bros’ Barbie due to a scene that depicts a map of the South China Sea with the “nine-dash line” that is contested by the Vietnamese ...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher took aim at the highly publicized Warner Bros. film "Barbie" this week over a scene in the movie that purportedly includes a cartoon map depicting China ...

The "Barbie" movie has come under fire for using a map with a pro-China illustration of disputed islands in the South China Sea. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images "Barbie" has been banned in Vietnam ...

Warner Bros' highly anticipated "Barbie" movie has been banned in Vietnam due to a scene that includes a map using the "nine-dash line" — a set of line segments that represent China's ...

Barbie won’t be banned in the Philippines after all, following a week-long review by local censors and government officials, although a scene with a controversial map of the South China Sea ...

It is unclear what role the map of the South China Sea plays in the film directed by Greta Gerwig. The movie releases worldwide on July 21 and features Robbie as Barbie, who is cast into the real ...

The Philippines cleared the “Barbie” movie for release following calls to ban the show due to a controversial map of China’s “nine-dash line.” ...