The organizers of Blackpink’s concert in Vietnam have apologized for uploading a map on their website that China is using to justify its ambitions in the South China Sea. He writes about it”BBC“.
“The promotion and use of products or publications containing the ‘nine dotted line’ in Vietnam is a violation of the country’s laws and is unacceptable,” said Pham Thu Hang, spokesperson for the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Nine Lines Map is a line China uses to define its territorial boundaries in the South China Sea.
Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture said it was investigating the incident.
Promotional company iME, which organized Blackpink’s two concerts in Vietnam, said the map on its website “does not represent any country’s territory”. According to them, they “respect the sovereignty and culture of all countries” and will replace the image. CEO Brian Chow called the incident “an unfortunate misunderstanding”.
In 2016, an international court in The Hague ruled against China’s claims in the South China Sea, but Beijing did not recognize the decision.
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