'Strongly concerned, verifying the situation' says China after India bans 59 Chinese apps

Beijing, July 01: The Chinese government has strongly reacted over India's decision to ban 59 mobile applications as the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said "China is strongly concerned about the relevant notice issued by the Indian side. We are checking and verifying the situation."

 

 

 

The Chinese Minister said that it was the Indian government's responsibility to uphold the legal rights of international investors including Chinese ones" during a press briefing. "We want to stress that the Chinese Govt always asks Chinese businesses to abide by international & local laws-regulations. Indian Govt has a responsibility to uphold the legal rights of international investors including Chinese ones," he said.

 

Zhao further said that the practical cooperation between China and India is mutually beneficial and win-win. "Such pattern has been artificially undermined and it is not in the interest of the Indian side," he added.

 

Hours after the statement Chinese embassy said, "We expect India acknowledges the mutually beneficial nature of China-India economic and trade cooperation, and urge the Indian side to change its discriminatory practices, maintain the momentum of China-India economic and trade cooperation, treat all investments and service providers equally, and create an open, fair and just business environment while bearing in mind the fundamental interests of both sides and the overall interests of bilateral relations."

 

 

India banned 59 Chinese apps including Tik Tok, Share it and UC Browser, saying that they were "engaged in activities which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, the security of the state and public order".

 

In a statement, the Information Technology Ministry said it has received many complaints from various sources, including several reports about the misuse of some mobile apps available on Android and iOS platforms for "stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users data in an unauthorized manner to servers which have locations outside India".