Vietnam’s Censoring of ‘Barbie’ Is a Reflection of the Party’s Paranoia

Vietnam’s Censoring of ‘Barbie’ Is a Reflection of the Party’s Paranoia

ASEAN Beat | Politics | Southeast Asia The overreaction to the film’s alleged depiction of China’s “nine-dash line” claim is a feature, not a bug, of the country’s culture of censorship. Advertisement Vietnam’s decision to ban the highly anticipated film “Barbie” due to concerns over an alleged “offending image of the nine-dash line” has sent shockwaves through Hollywood and … Read more