There's a new move by India in its crackdown on Chinese companies. The Indian government has announced the closure of 118 Chinese apps, AFP just reported.
According to AFP, the Indian government announced a ban on 118 Chinese Apps
In addition, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEIT) issued a notice on September 2 announcing the banning of 118 Chinese apps, including PUBG MOBILE LITE, WeChat Work, WeChat reading, CamCard, Baidu, Cut Cut, VooV, sina news, Taobao, VooV, Sina news, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, VooV, and VooV. Baidu, Cut Cut, VooV, sina news, mobile taobao, youku and Alipay.
On June 29, the Indian government announced the banning of 59 Chinese Apps, and a month later, the Financial Express reported the deactivation of 47 more Chinese Apps. So far, the Indian government has banned 224 Chinese apps.
India TV reports that 118 Chinese apps have been banned in India, including PUBG Mobile and Baidu Maps.
It is worth mentioning that, prior to the announcement of this latest move by the Government of India, the spokesman for China's Western Theater of Operations, Senior Colonel Zhang Shui Li, in his remarks on the situation along the Sino-Indian border on 31 August, pointed out that, on 31 August, the Indian army had undermined the consensus reached at the multilevel talks previously held between the two sides and had once again illegally crossed the line of control on the southern shore of Lake Bangkung and in the vicinity of the Rechung Pass, in a blatant act of provocation that had created tension along the border. China strongly opposes this move by the Indian side and considers it a serious infringement of China's territorial sovereignty, as well as a betrayal and treachery against peace and stability in the Sino-Indian border region. We firmly demand that the Indian side immediately withdraw its troops that have illegally crossed the line to occupy control, strictly control and restrain its front-line troops, and effectively implement its commitments to avoid further escalation. The Chinese military is taking the necessary countermeasures, will closely monitor developments and will resolutely safeguard China's territorial sovereignty and the peace and stability of the border area.
India has been cracking down on Chinese companies since the June clashes on the India-China border. In June, the Indian government also claimed that it had banned 59 Chinese apps, including TikTok, WeChat, and Weibo, for "security" reasons, arguing that the apps were engaged in behavior that undermined India's sovereignty, national defense, national security, and public order. However, after saying a few things on the grounds of so-called "security", some Indian media outlets have begun to focus on the negative implications of this move: The Indian Express said it could deprive "Indians creating and working on these platforms" of their sources of income and jobs; Indian television station New Delhi said it would ban Chinese apps from the country's airwaves; and Indian media outlets said it would ban Chinese apps from the country's airwaves. The Indian Express said it could cost "Indians who create and work on these platforms" their sources of income and jobs, and New Delhi TV said the ban would overshadow celebrity accounts and government agency numbers on platforms such as TikTok.
In this regard, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian previously responded that the Chinese government has consistently asked Chinese enterprises to carry out foreign cooperation on the basis of compliance with international rules and local laws and regulations, and that the Indian government has the responsibility to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of international investors, including Chinese enterprises, in accordance with market principles. In the field of pragmatism, the cooperation between China and India is mutually beneficial and win-win, and this mode of cooperation has been artificially undermined, which is actually not in line with the self-interest of the Indian side.
