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Vietnam pulls Abominable film over South China Sea map | Vietnam pulls Abominable film over South China Sea map |
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Vietnam has banned the new DreamWorks film Abominable from cinemas because of a scene involving a map illustrating China's claims in the South China Sea. | Vietnam has banned the new DreamWorks film Abominable from cinemas because of a scene involving a map illustrating China's claims in the South China Sea. |
Abominable, about a Chinese girl who discovers a yeti on her roof, is a joint China-DreamWorks production. | Abominable, about a Chinese girl who discovers a yeti on her roof, is a joint China-DreamWorks production. |
The map shows China's unilaterally declared "nine-dash line", which carves out a huge area in the sea that Vietnam lays claim to. | |
China and Vietnam have been locked in a recent standoff in the region. | China and Vietnam have been locked in a recent standoff in the region. |
The latest dispute started in July when China conducted an energy survey in waters controlled by Vietnam. | The latest dispute started in July when China conducted an energy survey in waters controlled by Vietnam. |
Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam all make claims to parts of the sea. | Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam all make claims to parts of the sea. |
What's in the controversial scene? | What's in the controversial scene? |
The film, jointly produced by Shanghai-based Pearl Studio and DreamWorks Animation, was first shown in Vietnamese cinemas on 4 October. | The film, jointly produced by Shanghai-based Pearl Studio and DreamWorks Animation, was first shown in Vietnamese cinemas on 4 October. |
The controversial scene shows China's "nine dash line" on a map in the background. | The controversial scene shows China's "nine dash line" on a map in the background. |
What has the reaction been? | What has the reaction been? |
Vietnamese viewers quickly spotted the map and started sharing screenshots on social media. | Vietnamese viewers quickly spotted the map and started sharing screenshots on social media. |
The government swiftly announced that the film was to be pulled from cinemas. | The government swiftly announced that the film was to be pulled from cinemas. |
"We will revoke [the film's license]," Ta Quang Dong, deputy minister of culture, sports and tourism, was quoted as saying by the Thanh Nien newspaper. | "We will revoke [the film's license]," Ta Quang Dong, deputy minister of culture, sports and tourism, was quoted as saying by the Thanh Nien newspaper. |
It comes at a time of heightened tensions between the two countries. | It comes at a time of heightened tensions between the two countries. |
In August, police broke up a rare protest outside the Chinese embassy in Hanoi over the latest dispute surrounding China's incursion into Vietnamese waters. | In August, police broke up a rare protest outside the Chinese embassy in Hanoi over the latest dispute surrounding China's incursion into Vietnamese waters. |
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