Published 22:06 IST, July 1st 2020

'Will Boost National Security': US welcomes India's ban on 59 Chinese Apps

Following India's massive decision of banning 59 Chinese apps, Mike Pompeo applauded India’s decision, saying New Delhi was ensuring its own security

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Following India's massive decision of banning 59 Chinese apps, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo applauded India’s decision, saying New Delhi was ensuring its own security.

"India's decision to ban 59 Chinese apps, will boost country's sovereignty, integrity and national security," said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

TikTok on Tuesday denied sharing users' data with Chinese government after India banned wildly popular app as ties with Beijing deteriorate sharply following a deadly border clash.

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Meanwhile, After India banned 59 Chinese apps, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, quit Twitter-like Weibo account in China. account, which posted messs in Chinese, removed all photos, posts, and comments from PM's official handle. Reports state that 10 days ago, China had deleted 'official Indian statements', including PM Modi's speech from Indian embassy’s official account on WeChat - China's popular social media app.

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India Bans 59 Chinese Apps

On Monday, government of India banned 59 Chinese Apps 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, government has stated that this was a major blow to China’s Digital Silk Route ambitions.  move came amid ongoing India-China standoff at Line of Actual Control (LAC) and China's overwhelming belligerence following COVID pandemic originating from its shores.

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21:22 IST, July 1st 2020