The Indian actions violate the legal interests of Chinese investors and service providers, and China is asking India to correct its mistakes, Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said in a briefing.
India has banned 118 other mobile apps, mostly Chinese, including Tencent Holdings Ltd’s popular PUBG video game, citing concerns about data security.
These “applications collect and share data surreptitiously and compromise personal data and user information that can pose a serious threat to state security,” the technology ministry said in a statement.
The ban is a blow to Tencent in India, whose PUBG, a battle royale game, is a huge hit in the country. India ranks first in the world in terms of PUBG downloads, accounting for roughly 175 million installs, or 24 percent of the total, says app analytics firm SensorTower.
India first banned 59 Chinese apps, including ByteDance’s popular video-sharing app TikTok, Tencent’s WeChat, and Alibaba’s UC browser, in June, followed by another ban of 47 more apps, mostly clones, at the end. of July.
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