Illustrative image (Photo: Screenshot) Hanoi (VNA) – Global streaming platform Netflixhas removed the Chinese film Flight To You from its service in Vietnam as it contains scenesof the nine-dash line that violates Vietnam’s sovereignty, said Director of theCinema Department Vi Kien Thanh on July 10.
Earlier on July 9, the FPT Telecom JSC also removed the film on its web and mobile versions right after receiving the dispatchfrom the department, under which the deadline for compliance is setwithin 24 hours starting from 00:00 on July 10, 2023, and a report must besubmitted to the department before July 12.
The watchdog said that it had reviewed all 39 episodes ofthe series and found that the image of the nine-dash line appears on the maps in episodes 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30and 38.
Though FPT had blurred the images of the maps, thedepartment said the film is not suitable for screening in Vietnam as itcontains inappropriate content, infringing upon national sovereignty./.
