: China says India’s ban on apps is ‘discriminatory’, violates World Trade Organization rules #IndiaNEWS China on Thursday said India’s move to ban 59 Chinese-origin mobile apps is a violation

China says India’s ban on apps is ‘discriminatory’, violates World Trade Organization rules #IndiaNEWS
China on Thursday said India’s move to ban 59 Chinese-origin mobile apps is a violation of World Trade Organization rules, Reuters reported.At an online briefing, Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Gao Feng told reporters that Beijing hopes New Delhi would correct its “discriminatory actions??? against Chinese companies immediately. “China has not adopted any restrictive or discriminatory measures against Indian products and services,??? he added. Earlier in the day, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad called India’s decision to ban the mobile applications a “digital strike??? on Beijing. The United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had on Wednesday praised India for the decision, saying it will boost the country’s integrity and national security.India banned the apps on Monday, citing threat to national security and sovereignty. The ban comes amid continuing tensions on the border between New Delhi and Beijing. The order covers a variety of applications from e-commerce to gaming, social media, browsers, instant messaging and file sharing to target China in the online space. It includes mostly popular Chinese apps like TikTok, WeChat, Cam Scanner.Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official page on Chinese microblogging website Weibo went blank on Wednesday after his photograph and all the posts made over the past five years were removed. The prime minister has been an...Read more

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