The Aftermath Of India's Ban On Chinese Apps

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The government of India on Monday banned 59 Chinese apps over privacy, and security concerns. The move by the Indian government has come in the backdrop of Chinese aggression at the Indo-China border days after deadly clash in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). 

Not only the most popular app TikTok has been banned; the list of apps that have been banned also includes WeChat, Helo, Likee, CamScanner, Vigo Video, Mi Video Call  Xiaomi, Clash of Kings as well as e-commerce platforms Club Factory and Shein. 

This is a warning to the country's tech giants, who for years thrived behind a government-imposed Great Firewall that kept out many of America's best-known internet names. If India finds a way to carry out that threat, it may present a model for other countries from Europe to Southeast Asia that seek to curtail the pervasiveness of apps like ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok while safeguarding their citizens' valuable data. 

Image: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian

Speaking on India banning Chinese apps, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters during a daily briefing that India has a responsibility to uphold the rights of Chinese businesses. He said, "We want to stress that the Chinese government always asks Chinese businesses to abide by international and local laws-regulations. The Indian government has a responsibility to uphold the legal rights of international investors including Chinese ones."

According to the Government, there were reports over a certain period of time that data was being sent out.  An India Today report posted the advisory letter in its website saying “As per reliable inputs, a number of Android/iOS apps developed by Chinese developers or having Chinese links are reportedly either spyware or other malicious ware. Use of these apps by our force personnel can be detrimental to data security having implications on the force and national security.”

India’s decision to ban the China-linked apps and encourage people to use Indian applications is a continuing effort to reduce dependence on its neighbor’s products and hampers efforts by China’s largest corporations like ByteDance, Tencent, etc to expand beyond their own borders.The biggest casualty of the move appears to be ByteDance, which has since last year hired several senior executives and laid out plans to invest $1 billion in India. India is TikTok's top growth market and accounts for 30% of its 2 billion downloads worldwide.
India amplified those concerns by accusing apps including TikTok, Tencent’s WeChat, Alibaba’s UC Web and Baidu Inc.’s map and translation services of threatening its sovereignty and security.

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India amplified those concerns by accusing apps including TikTok, Tencent’s WeChat, Alibaba’s UC Web and Baidu Inc.’s map and translation services of threatening its sovereignty and security.

Read more at: https://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/india-s-app-ban-threatens-china-s-rise-as-a-global-tech-power
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India amplified those concerns by accusing apps including TikTok, Tencent’s WeChat, Alibaba’s UC Web and Baidu Inc.’s map and translation services of threatening its sovereignty and security.

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With tensions simmering, New Delhi has been considering punitive economic steps that would impact Chinese interests.India will not allow Chinese companies to participate in highway projects, including those through joint ventures, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari remarked.

Image: Union Minister of India Nitin Gadkari

With key countries across the world looking at moving their supply chains out of China in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, China would not like to see its trade ties with India worth an estimated $90 billion, mostly in China’s favour, affected, say analysts.

India's prohibition could also give American companies a possible edge over Chinese players in a rare global tech market that is populous and yet saturated. Banning TikTok may shore up Facebook Inc.'s platforms (WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook) . Also, cutting off  TikTok immediately gives a boost to Alphabet Inc's YouTube. 

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