Published 11:04 IST, June 30th 2020
Govt banned 59 Chinese apps for India's safety, sovereignty & integrity, says Kiren Rijiju
Kiren Rijiju said Chinese apps were banned in India for the safety, sovereignty, and integrity of the nation, while also protecting the privacy of its people
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Causing a major blow to China’s Digital Silk Route ambitions, Government of India banned 59 Chinese Apps including TikTok, WeChat, and UC Browser. move comes amid rising sentiment among Indian citizens to ‘Boycott China’. Reacting to massive development, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju said, decision was me for safety, sovereignty, and integrity of nation, while also protecting data and privacy of people.
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India bans 59 Chinese apps
Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday banned 59 Chinese applications including TikTok. Centre stated that it has received many complaints from various sources including several reports about misuse of se apps for stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users’ data in an unauthorized manner to servers that have locations outside India. Hence, in a move to protect sovereignty of Indian Cyber and to ensure interests of crores of Indian mobile users. move came amid ongoing India-China standoff at Line of Actual Control (LAC).
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Anti-China sentiment
After 20 soldiers were martyred at LAC, several groups across nation have protested against sale of Chinese goods. Moreover, Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL)- a PSU under aegis of Ministry of Railways has terminated a Chinese company’s contract. BCCI too has called a council meeting to rethink its sponsorship from Chinese companies. Centre too has taken several steps to decrease Chinese imports to make India more self-reliant. Apart from se, recently several Indian companies with Chinese funding have faced ire of public as 'ban Chinese goods' sentiment grows stronger.
List of banned apps
1. TikTok
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2. Shareit
3. Kwai
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4. UC Browser
5. Baidu map
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6. Shein
7. Clash of Kings
8. DU battery saver
9. Helo
10. Likee
11. YouCam makeup
12. Mi Community
13. CM Browers
14. Virus Cleaner
15. APUS Browser
16. ROMWE
17. Club Factory
18. Newsdog
19. Beutry Plus
20. WeChat
21. UC News
22. QQ Mail
23. Weibo
24. Xender
25. QQ Music
26. QQ Newsfeed
27. Bigo Live
28. SelfieCity
29. Mail Master
30. Parallel
31. Mi Video Call – Xiaomi
32. WeSync
33. ES File Explorer
34. Viva Video – QU Video Inc
35. Meitu
36. Vigo Video
37. New Video Status
38. DU Recorder
39. Vault- Hide
40. Cache Cleaner DU App studio
41. DU Cleaner
42. DU Browser
43. Hago Play With New Friends
44. Cam Scanner
45. Clean Master – Cheetah Mobile
46. Wonder Camera
47. Photo Wonder
48. QQ Player
49. We Meet
50. Sweet Selfie
51. Baidu Translate
52. Vmate
53. QQ International
54. QQ Security Center
55. QQ Launcher
56. U Video
57. V fly Status Video
58. Mobile Legends
59. DU Privacy
11:04 IST, June 30th 2020