Episode four was still available Monday.Įarlier this year Vietnam lodged a complaint over the same issue, prompting Netflix to pull the entire six-episode drama in the country.īeijing has ignored a 2016 international tribunal decision that declared its historical claim over most of the South China Sea - a key global shipping route - to be without basis. Rachel Arenas, who was chair of the broadcasting authority when the decision was handed down, told AFP that Netflix had been ordered to remove episodes two, three and four. The department said it "expects Netflix to comply with the ruling". "The portrayal of the illegal nine-dash line in Pine Gap is no accident as it was consciously designed and calculated to specifically convey a message that China's nine-dash line legitimately exists," the department said, citing the broadcasting authority's decision.
The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board ruled in September that certain episodes of the show violated Philippine sovereignty and were "unfit for public exhibition", the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. Netflix did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday it had lodged a complaint over the map which included the line - shown briefly in the drama "Pine Gap" - with the Philippines' broadcasting authority.Įpisodes two and three of the show had been tagged "This episode removed by government demand". MANILA, (AFP): Netflix has removed two episodes of an Australian spy show from its streaming service in the Philippines after Manila objected to scenes showing a map with Beijing's claims to the disputed South China Sea.Ĭhina has long used its so-called nine-dash line to justify its claims over most of the resource-rich South China Sea, where the Philippines has rival claims.
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