Vietnam Probes Child Toys Depicting China Claim in Disputed Sea

Vietnam is stepping up inspections of particular children’s toys over concerns that imagery on the model’s face resembles a map China uses to stake competing territorial claims in the South China Sea.

The investigation was launched after local media reported that a version of Baby Three toys, many of which are made in China, featured a design similar to a map of the disputed South China Sea and were being widely sold, according to a statement on the Agency for Domestic Market Surveillance and Development’s website — a unit of the trade ministry.