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NEW DELHI (AFP): India banned 43 more Chinese apps on Tuesday (Nov 24), including some from e-commerce giant Alibaba, saying they threatened its “sovereignty and integrity” as tensions remain high between neighbors with nuclear weapons behind a deadly frontier. shock.
New Delhi previously pulled 59 Chinese apps, including the popular video-sharing platform TikTok, from its huge domestic market, weeks after the high-altitude battle in the Ladakh region in June, when 20 Indian soldiers were killed.
Another 118 Chinese mobile apps, including the hit shooter PUBG, were banned in September.
The final stretch of banned apps includes Alibaba’s AliExpress, Lalamove delivery service, as well as dating and live streaming apps.
Alibaba’s investments in the nation’s burgeoning online marketplace of 1.3 billion people include the Paytm digital payments platform and the BigBasket online supermarket.
Anti-China sentiment has skyrocketed in India since the clash, prompting calls for a boycott of products from the neighboring country.
India’s imports from China, which include toys, cosmetics, home appliances, auto components and steel, totaled $ 74.9 billion (SS $ 100 billion) last year, according to New Delhi.
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