![]() ![]() "Most specifically, the United States itself. "Because precisely it legitimizes China's illegal claims on the entire South China Sea, which not one government around the world supports," he told NPR. Philippine military historian Jose Antonio Custodio says showing the nine-dash line is "crass capitalism" because even though it would be favorable to Beijing, it's very insulting to everyone else. It was not intended to make any type of statement." "The doodles depict Barbie's make-believe journey from Barbie Land to the real world. "The map in Barbie Land is a whimsical, child-like crayon drawing," Warner Bros. But in a statement to Reuters, the movie studio defended its use of the map. has not responded to a request for comment from NPR. In that house is a brightly colored world map that appears to show the nine-dash line protruding from the east coast of the Asian continent, presumably China. ![]() It appears briefly in a scene when Barbie, played by Margot Robbie, goes to another Barbie's house to seek help for her existential crisis. The map in question is shown in the movie's main trailer. However, Beijing has ignored that ruling and continues to build artificial islands and patrol large swaths of the crucial waterway - angering neighboring countries.Ī screenshot from the Barbie trailer showing a world map that appears to depict a controversial nine-dash line. ![]() "This will not just be injurious to the Republic of the Philippines, but it would be contrary to what our country fought for and achieved under the Arbitral Ruling in 2016," Tolentino said, mentioning the decision by the Hague's Permanent Court of Arbitration that rejected China's expansive claims in the South China Sea, saying they had no basis in international law. He told CNN Philippines that to screen the film domestically would denigrate Philippine sovereignty. Francis Tolentino urging that the film regulator block the movie over its map. The review comes on the heels of Philippine Sen. The movie was supposed to hit theaters across the Philippines on July 19. The film regulator did not say why the movie was being reviewed, nor did it say when a decision to allow it to be showed in theaters across the country would be rendered. On Tuesday, the Philippines' Movie and Television Review and Classification Board posted a notice confirming that the Barbie movie was under review. ![]()
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