Philippines allows ‘Barbie’ movie to be shown, calls China map ‘cartoonish’
The Philippines has cleared the release of the "Barbie" movie following calls to ban the show over a controversial map of China's "nine-dash line."The decision came after the film review board concluded that the map was "cartoonish" and that there was a failure to depict a controversial feature of the map that China uses to claim large swathes of the disputed South China Sea.Warner Bros.' "Barbie" is unexpectedly becoming one of the most controversial movie releases this summer after Vietnam last week banned Greta Gerwig's comic fantasy production of the famous doll.The promotional trailers reportedly featured a scene showing the…
