South China Sea map complaint sees Netflix pull ‘Pine Gap’ episodes in the Philippines

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.China 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.The Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday it had lodged a complaint over the map which included the line – shown briefly in the…