Ted Cruz says Barbie movie makes Chinese communist propaganda

The Cuban-American senatorTed Cruz assures that the filmBarbie It makes propaganda for the Chinese communist regime, due to the film's description of a region of the South China Sea over which there is a conflict between China, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Cruz accused the Hollywood industry of making concessions to guarantee that its productions are shown in China, and was especially concerned about the young American audience, being the father of two teenagers.

"There's a scene in Barbie, where there's a map of the world, and it's drawn like in crayon. I mean, it's really a very simple cartoon. And then they have this blocky thing called Asia. And then they drew what's called the nine scripts," Cruz said in an interview withThe Daily Signal.

"This is Chinese communist propaganda in which the Chinese are asserting sovereignty over the entire South China Sea. And they have no right to it under international law, but they are trying to take it away from their neighbors there," he added.

The Texas representative accused Hollywood of modifying its films so that they are not censored in China, as if they were at its service.

"We've seen a continuing pattern of Hollywood movies bowing to the Chinese communists," he questioned on his podcast, 'Verdict with Ted Cruz', on July 7.

"They realize that repeating what makes the Chinese government and Communist Party happy increases the chances that the Chinese government will allow them to sell the film in China. But I have to say that it is shameful to see Hollywood acting as a mouthpiece for the Chinese Communists. "he added.

Cruz is not the only one who has seen a political intention inBarbie.

Vietnam banned its distribution in cinemas due to the controversial "nine lines map", defined by China in the 1980s to mark its territories, and which the United Nations determined were a violation of international law. The Philippines, for its part, asked distributor Warner Bros. to "blur the controversial lines to avoid further misinterpretations."