In the statement, India cited Article 69, Paragraph 1, of the Indian Information Technology Act, saying that these applications "harm India's sovereignty and integrity, national security and public order." The statement also cited security issues with these apps. At the same time, it believes that these applications also have worrying issues in various aspects related to data security and protecting the privacy of 1.3 billion Indians.

According to the news from Indian media such as "The Indian Express", "Hindustan Times" and "India Today" on the evening of the 29th, the Ministry of Information Technology of India announced that 59 Chinese applications have been banned. These apps include TikTok, the international version of Douyin, Eggplant Kuaichuan, UC Browser, WeChat, QQ, Kuaishou and Meitu, etc., covering various users and purposes.

"Indian Express" The ministry quoted Article 69(1) of the Indian Information Technology Act in a statement, saying that these applications "undermining the sovereignty and integrity of India, national security and public order" ".

The statement also mentioned that these applications have security issues. "At the same time, there are worrying questions on various aspects related to data security and protection of privacy of 1.3 billion Indians."

The ministry further added that many "sources from various sources "The complaint pointed out that some of these apps have data abuse on Android and iOS systems. These apps steal user data in an unauthorized manner and secretly transmit it to servers outside India.

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India boycotts Chinese goods

Since the friction on the Sino-Indian border, many people on Indian social media have called for a boycott of Chinese products. "The Indian Express" reported on the 27th that from pharmaceuticals, telecommunications to automobile manufacturing, almost all fields and industries in India have begun to boycott products imported from China. For a while, there were reports that a "trade war" was about to break out between the world's two most populous superpowers. and discussions raged.

Many hotels in India have "explicitly banned" Chinese people from staying, and a "strategy" for boycotting Chinese products has even been circulated on Indian social media. However, many media outlets unanimously believe that India cannot use the "trade war" to harm China at all, but will instead cause a blow to its own economy.

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