Vietnam's largest cinema chain has pulled a new Dreamworks animated movie from theaters because it features a map asserting Chinese ownership over the South China Sea.
"Abominable" is an animated film about a young Chinese girl who embarks on an elaborate trip across China to return a magical Yeti, named Everest, to the Himalayas. The movie is a joint collaboration between Dreamworks Animation and Shanghai-based Pearl Studios in China, and is voiced predominantly by actors of Asian ancestry.In a scene close to the start of the movie, the main character, Yi, goes to her rooftop hideout in which she has spread out a map of China.
— Duan Dang October 14, 2019 In 2016, an international court dismissed China's expansive claims to the South China Sea and ruled the nine-dash line as legally invalid. China's claim to the waterway has become a delicate issue for businesses and governemnt agencies operating in the region -- fail to include the nine-dash line on maps of China and face criticism from the Chinese government; include it and risk upsetting neighboring countries.
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