The map’s inclusion in "Barbie" underscores the growing controversy over Hollywood’s reliance on China, which has rivaled the U.S. for its biggest market in recent years.

The controversy surrounds a scene in the picture featuring a fantastical “World Map” with a crude outline of the “nine-dash line,” a contested swath of the South China Sea unilaterally ...

When the Barbie map controversy first started, Cruz was one of the first to jump all over the latest culture war bauble by having his spokesperson issue a statement to USA Today.

Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer responds to developments from the NATO Summit and unpacks the controversy surrounding a map of China in the upcoming ‘Barbie’ movie.