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 ...

Several Republican lawmakers are accusing the highly publicized Warner Bros. film "Barbie" of pandering to Chinese censors.

That’s used on some Chinese maps to suggest they control South China Sea territory. Warner Bros. said in a statement to multiple outlets that "The map in Barbie Land is a child-like crayon ...

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.” ...

Vietnam nonetheless felt the map showed "Barbie" was taking China's side. The studio has denied any such intention. “The map in Barbie Land is a whimsical, child-like crayon drawing,” Warner ...

The map has been "internationally condemned and rejected" by Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines. Scripps News reached out to Warner Bros. for comment but have not heard back.

Several Republican lawmakers are accusing the highly publicized Warner Bros. film "Barbie" of pandering to Chinese censors. The issue at hand pertains to a scene in the film that the lawmakers say ...