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What Vietnam's ban of the Barbie movie tells us about China's politics of persuasion

Barbie has always had some degree of notoriety. She is at once a symbol of female empowerment, ridicule and consumerism. People might suspect that the recent ban of the Barbie movie by the Vietnamese government is motivated by these concerns. Instead, international political intrigue provides a better explanation.

The Conversation

How we're using the Vietnamese ethnic savings scheme 'Hụi' to buy back our cultural heritage

Hụi is a constant but often hidden feature of life for many Vietnamese-Australians.

The Conversation

Barbie Banned in Vietnam!

The glitter-filled movie got involved in authoritarian geopolitics by allegedly displaying Chinese propaganda.

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After Vietnam, the Philippines could be next to ban 'Barbie.' Here's why

Philippine film regulators are reviewing Barbie after a senator said it depicts a map that China uses to lay claim to nearly all of the South China Sea. Warner Bros. says it's just a "doodle."

WEKU

Blackpink caught up in Vietnam-China feud

HANOI: Vietnam is investigating the website of Blackpink’s tour organiser, ahead of the K-Pop superstars’ concert in Hanoi, after fans complained that it shows a map of the South China Sea with disputed boundaries.

Bangkok Post

Rice to get costlier as supply threatened

MUMBAI: Global rice prices, now at their highest in 11 years, are set to rally further after India moved to boost payments to farmers, just as El Nino threatens yields in key producers and alternative staples get costlier for poor Asians and Africans.

Bangkok Post

Barbie movie banned in Vietnam over use of ‘offending’ map image

Highly anticipated film will not receive a cinematic release in the southeast Asian country

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Here’s A Yassified Explainer On The Nine-Dash Line And Why Vietnam Has Banned The Barbie Movie

Calling all international relations bimbos and himbos.

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Vietnam bans ‘Barbie’ movie due to an illustration showing China’s territorial claim

The National Film Evaluation Council made the decision, saying a map in the film shows China’s ‘nine-dash line,’ which extends Beijing’s territorial claims far into waters that fall within areas claimed by Vietnam and other countries.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ted Cruz accuses new Barbie movie of ‘pushing Chinese propaganda’

Issue traces back to dispute claims on South China Sea

The Independent UK

Why Barbie Just Got Banned In Vietnam

Margot Robbie's Barbie movie is not going to be screened in Vietnam for a specific reason.

Cinemablend

Vietnam, Kerala to promote ties in tourism, trade

The Hindu

War is not real patriotism

Why is patriotism linked to killing and dying on the battlefield? There are better ways to love your country

Salon

What is the 'nine-dash line' and what does it have to do with the Barbie movie?

The new Barbie film starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is set for imminent release. But according to Vietnam’s state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper the film’s release has been barred. The head of the Department of Cinema, a government body in charge of licensing and censoring foreign films, said

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The Independent UK

Vietnam bans 'Barbie' movie due to an illustration showing China's territorial claim

State media have reported that Vietnam has banned distribution of the popular "Barbie" movie because it includes a view of a map showing disputed Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea

Al Jazeera

Vietnam bans Barbie movie over disputed South China Sea map

Censors pull film because of scenes showing the ‘nine-dash line’ under which China claims almost all the South China Sea

The Independent UK

Barbie movie banned in Vietnam over use of ‘offending’ map image

Highly anticipated film will not receive a cinematic release in the southeast Asian country

Los Angeles Times

How 'Barbie' crossed a line in Vietnam's dispute with China and ended up banned

The upcoming movie "Barbie" has been banned in Vietnam.

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The Canberra Times

50 years since Vietnam, and villains have become heroes

Big events planned to mark end of Australia's involvement in war.

Fortune

The 'Barbie' franchise is trying hard to represent different ethnicities—but that may have prompted a movie ban in Vietnam

The boomer icon Barbie is making a comeback, but in an inclusive way to keep up with a Gen Z audience.

Evening Standard

Margot Robbie’s Barbie movie been banned in Vietnam due to world map

The South Asian country has pulled the film for showing ‘controversial’ map of disputed Chinese territory

Los Angeles Times

Michael Neely, innovator and leader in LA homeless and drug treatment services, has died at age 74

Michael E. Neely, a Vietnam veteran who evolved from the fiery leader of Skid Row's March to the Sea to become one of the most innovative and influential minds in Los Angeles homeless and social services policy, has died at age 74.

Daily Mirror

Greta Gerwig's Barbie film BANNED in Vietnam after 'offending image' causes outrage

Greta Gerwig-directed, "Barbie", which stars Margot Robbie, has been banned in Vietnam due to a scene depicting a map that the country says violates its sovereignty

The Independent UK

Barbie movie banned in Vietnam over use of ‘offending’ map image

Highly anticipated film will not receive a cinematic release in the southeast Asian country

Bangkok Post

Vietnam bans 'Barbie' movie over South China Sea map

HANOI: Vietnam has banned Warner Bros' highly-anticipated film "Barbie" from domestic distribution over a scene featuring a map that shows China's unilaterally claimed territory in the South China Sea, state media reported on Monday.

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