Vietnam pulls movie depicting China's nine-dash line map
MANILA, Philippines — Vietnam has pulled out animated DreamWorks film "Abominable" for depicting China's expansive claims in the South China Sea.
According to a report from Vietnam Insider,
A United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea-backed tribunal in had already invalidated the "cow's tongue line" or the U-shaped line on the map in its July 2016 ruling.
China's so-called nine-dash line also covers areas in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone.
'Abominable,' the animated movie produced by
— Mike Tatarski (@miketatarski) October 14, 2019Dreamworks & Shanghai-based Pearl Studio, hasbeen pulled from theaters in Vietnam after viewers noticed a map apparently depicting China's 9-dash line in the East Sea. (Screenshot & 'X' via Zing.) pic. twitter.com/S2OUR6xyu2
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Vietnam had issued an order requiring all Vietnamese cinemas to stop showing the film, Reuters reported.
Film
DreamWorks Animation and Shanghai-based Pearl Studio produced the film about a Chinese girl "Yi" who discovers a yeti living on her roof. The animated feature was first shown in Vietnam on October 4.
In July, Vietnam accused China of trespassing and demanded the withdrawal of a Chinese survey ship in the South China Sea.
Around the same, Chinese survey ships have also
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