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India bans 54 Chinese apps, including those of Tencent, Alibaba and NetEase, on security concerns, report says
- India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology banned rebranded versions of Chinese apps that New Delhi already prohibited in 2020
- The latest move comes as a long-running dispute between the two nuclear-armed nations remains unresolved
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India has banned 54 Chinese apps in a new order citing security concerns, according to a local newspaper report, marking the latest instance of tensions between the two neighbours locked in a protracted border dispute that has affected business dealings.
The South Asian nation’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has banned apps – including those belonging to major Chinese technology companies such as Tencent Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding and NetEase – that are rebranded versions of apps that the Indian government already banned in 2020, according to a report by daily newspaper The Economic Times on Monday.
A spokesman for India’s Ministry of Home Affairs did not immediately comment on the matter.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is the parent of the South China Morning Post. Tencent and NetEase are the country’s two biggest video gaming publishers.
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India bans another 118 Chinese apps as border tensions escalate
India bans another 118 Chinese apps as border tensions escalate
The latest move comes as a long-running dispute between the two nuclear-armed nations remains unresolved, after boiling over in a bloody 2020 skirmish that left soldiers from both sides dead, and drew tougher laws in India for investments from China, including the original app ban.
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