Netflix has pulled a spy drama referred to as “Pine Gap” from the video streaming platform in Vietnam after the federal government complained about maps that seem in a minimum of two episodes. The maps are a “misrepresentation of Vietnam’s sovereignty,” in accordance with officers in Hanoi.

The maps in “Pine Gap” embody the so-called nine-dash line, which seems on maps promoted by the Chinese authorities. The maps present China’s declare to water and islands within the South China Sea, one thing Vietnam doesn’t acknowledge.

It’s a minimum of the third time Vietnam’s authorities has complained to Netflix about maps exhibiting the nine-dash line, which seems in an unaltered screenshot from this system above in purple, and annotated in yellow beneath.

“Netflix’s violations angered and hurt the feelings of the entire people of Vietnam,” Vietnam’s Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information stated on Thursday, in accordance with a report from Reuters.

“Pine Gap” is a fictional portrayal of the very actual U.S. spy facility positioned in the midst of Australia. The actual Pine Gap was created with an settlement between the U.S. and Australian governments in 1960 and has been used because the first Cold War to gather alerts intelligence for the Five Eyes spy alliance. It’s roughly the CIA and NSA’s hub for hoovering up data from all of Asia.

The two episodes of “Pine Gap” in query, each the second and third within the sequence, briefly present maps that embody the nine-dash line. Several international locations in Southeast Asia, together with Vietnam and the Philippines, don’t acknowledge China’s territorial claims within the South China Sea. China frequently spars with international locations over even the smallest incursions into what the Chinese Communist Party sees as its territory.

As Reuters notes, authorities in Vietnam banned the DreamWorks animated film Abominable in 2019 over maps exhibiting the nine-dash line. Vietnam has additionally taken problem with nine-dash line maps in a Chinese present referred to as “Put Your Head on My Shoulder,” which has been pulled from Netflix, in addition to the U.S. sequence “Madam Secretary,” which continues to be accessible within the nation.

The nine-dash line that seems in “Put Your Head on My Shoulder,” flashes on display screen for roughly one second and is difficult to make out, as you’ll be able to see within the screenshot Gizmodo captured beneath from the ninth episode of the sequence.

Netflix didn’t instantly reply to a request from remark early Friday. We’ll replace this submit if we hear again.