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India Bans 47 More Chinese Mobile Apps

India has banned 47 more Chinese apps just weeks after blocking the popular video-sharing platform TikTok and 58 others over national security and privacy concerns, an information ministry official said Monday.

NEW DELHI (AFP) — India has banned 47 more Chinese apps just weeks after blocking the popular video-sharing platform TikTok and 58 others over national security and privacy concerns, an information ministry official said Monday.

Tensions between the world's two most-populous nations soared in June after a Himalayan border clash that left 20 Indian troops dead and an unknown number of Chinese casualties.

"We have banned 47 mobile apps from China in this ongoing exercise which highlights the government's seriousness about data privacy and security," the official, who asked to remain anonymous, told Agence France-Presse.

"The order was issued on Friday. Most of these 47 apps are banned for the same reasons as the earlier 59, and many were lite versions or variants of the earlier banned applications."

There has been no official statement or order released by the government about the ban but it has been widely reported across major Indian media.

Anti-China sentiment has soared since the deadly fight in mid-June, which sparked street protests and calls for Chinese products to be banned in the nation of 1.3 billion people.

Local media on Monday said 275 other Chinese apps could also be on the chopping block due to similar concerns, including the hugely popular "PUBG Mobile" game owned by tech giant Tencent.

From toys, cosmetics and handbags to home appliances, pharma, auto components, and steel, China exports more than 3,000 products to India.

© Agence France-Presse

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