March 20, 2025
This photo taken on March 18, 2025 shows a Baby Three doll, with a marking on its cheek that has been claimed to resemble China's so-called nine-dash line in the disputed South China Sea, in Hanoi. PHOTO: AFP
Toy trouble: Vietnam pulls dolls over South China Sea map
In response to the online outcry, the industry and trade ministry ordered an inspection of toys supposedly displaying the nine-dash line, which it warned were “affecting national security and territorial sovereignty”.
