A still photo of the cartoon map from movie appears to show a blue, yellow, purple and green "World Map" with a blue figure labeled "Asia" on the right side of the map.

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.

China has issued over $1 trillion in loans and grants for tens of thousands of projects across the developing world.

Limits on China's Exports Despite this global footprint, China's arms trade remains regionally narrow. While its defense industry has grown, total exports declined by 5.4 percent from 2020 to 2024.

The film, set to be released later this month, includes a scene where the beloved doll character stands in front of a colorful, cartoon drawing of the world. The map shows a dashed line near where ...

Joe Biden is getting hammered over the American economy's slide into recession as China lobs threats over a reported plan for Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan. Aug. 5, 2022, at 2:51 p.m. Save ...

China has replaced the cartoons in several primary school books after the previous material was deemed offensive. Despite the original cartoons being used for many years, there was a sudden uproar ...

What's True. Although the map was misrepresented by some social media users, it was genuine. Also, between 2001 and 2021, China did have more forest growth than any other nation in the world.

China's disaster will, in all probability, become the world's disaster. Gordon G. Chang is the author of The Coming Collapse of China . Follow him on Twitter @GordonGChang .

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 ...

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 ...