The Vietnam government requires all movies to be approved by censors who screen for gratuitous violence, suggestive sex scenes, or politically-sensitive material, according to Daily Mail.

In 2018, Vietnam censored a scene from the wildly successful romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians. The scene featured a designer purse that featured a world map on it. The map depicted the South China Sea islands as being under China's control.

The South China Sea is a resource-rich sea that is home to oil, gas deposits, and shipping lanes. China drew the nine-dash line to claim the rich resources.

The rising tensions between China and Taiwan have only grown stronger over the past six months, as Taiwain insists that it is independent from the mainland. After Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen visited House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in early April, China sent warships near the island country in an act of intimidation.