After ban on 59 Chinese apps, 275 more on radar; list includes PubG and Resso – Economic Times
Bengaluru | New Delhi: India has drawn up a list of 275 Chinese apps that it will examine for any violation of national security and user privacy, signalling heightened scrutiny and the possibility of more Chinese internet companies being banned in the country, according to people aware of the developments. This follows the high-profile ban of 59 Chinese apps last month, including short video app TikTok , amid simmering geopolitical tensions between the two Asian giants. The list, reviewed by ET, includes gaming app PubG backed by China’s most valuable internet major Tencent , Zili by phonemaker Xiaomi , AliExpress by ecommerce giant Alibaba as well as apps like Resso and ULike from TikTok-owner ByteDance. “The government may ban all, some or none from the list,” said one person cited above. A spokesperson for the union home ministry did not respond to queries from ET on the developments. However, official sources said reviews aimed at identifying more Chinese app...