{"id":18255,"date":"2020-06-30T21:03:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T18:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/india-bans-tiktok-other-chinese-apps-amid-border-clashes\/"},"modified":"2020-06-30T21:03:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T18:03:00","slug":"india-bans-tiktok-other-chinese-apps-amid-border-clashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/india-bans-tiktok-other-chinese-apps-amid-border-clashes\/","title":{"rendered":"#India bans TikTok, other Chinese apps amid border clashes"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#India bans TikTok, other Chinese app<\/a>s amid border clashes<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Indian TikTok users awoke Tuesday to a notice from the popular short-video app saying their data would be transferred to an Irish subsidiary, a response to India\u2019s ban on dozens of Chinese apps amid a military standoff between the two countries.<\/p>\n

The quick workaround showed the ban was largely symbolic since the apps can\u2019t be automatically erased from devices where they are already downloaded, and is a response to a border clash with China where 20 Indian soldiers died earlier this month, digital experts said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey want to send a message. This is a decision based on a geopolitical situation,\u201d said digital rights activist Nikhil Pahwa.<\/p>\n

Indian protesters have been calling for a boycott of Chinese goods since the June 15 confrontation in the remote Karakoram mountain border region.<\/p>\n

Late Monday, the government said that it was banning 59 Chinese-owned apps, including TikTok, which is operated by Chinese internet firm Bytedance. It cited privacy concerns that it said pose a threat to India\u2019s sovereignty and security.<\/p>\n

The banned apps include some that enable TikTok users to add visual effects and music to their posts, as well as dating apps, privacy apps and multiplayer game<\/a>s.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s information technology<\/a> ministry issued a statement saying it had received reports that mobile apps were \u201cstealing and surreptitiously transmitting users\u2019 data.\u201d<\/p>\n

The compilation of such data, and its mining and profiling by elements hostile to India is \u201ca matter of very deep and immedia<\/a>te concern which requires emergency measures,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

TikTok\u2019s countermove, shifting data to Ireland, shows how integrated the two economies have become. Chinese products are ubiquitous in India, from toys to smartphones to Made-in-China Hindu idols. Two-way trade grew from $3 billion in 2000 to $95 billion in 2018, according to Indian government data, with the balance strongly favoring China.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is too much of Chinese presence in the everyday life of the average Indian,\u201d said Alka Acharya, professor of Chinese Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. The soldiers\u2019 deaths meant the Indian government had to hit back, Acharya said.<\/p>\n

The ban on Chinese apps, signed by India\u2019s powerful Home Minister Amit Shah, asked phone companies to begin blocking the applications Tuesday, as top Army officers from India and China were set to meet for a third time to try to quell tensions and rein back on military build-ups in the disputed border area.<\/p>\n

Supporters of the ban hailed it as a way to curtail China\u2019s growing influence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are earning from us and then bullying us,\u201d 30-year-old Sonu Mishra said in New Delhi.<\/p>\n

Others bemoaned the potential loss of jobs at the app companies\u2019 Indian offices. Some slammed it as an encroachment on free speech.<\/p>\n

TikTok \u201ccontinues to comply with all data privacy and security requirements under Indian law and has not shared any information of our users in India with any foreign government, including the Chinese government,\u201d the company\u2019s India chief, Nikhil Gandhi, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time TikTok has been banned in India \u2014 the Madras High Court in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu banned it last year over hate speech concerns, but quickly vacated its order.<\/p>\n

Chinese-owned apps have found a fast-growing market in India, with some companies creating India-specific apps that have exploded in popularity.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s government has used the country\u2019s 500 million internet users \u2014 second only to China \u2014 as a lure in getting tech giants including Twitter to localize Indians\u2019 data. It is expected to sponsor data localization legislation later this year.<\/p>\n

Among the list of newly banned apps, Alibaba\u2019s UC Browser, Meitu\u2019s Beauty Plus camera app and Bigo\u2019s Likee video editing app are among the top 100 most downloaded apps in India, according to app intelligence firm App Annie.<\/p>\n

India is one of TikTok\u2019s largest markets. As of April, 30 percent of TikTok\u2019s 2 billion downloads were from India, according to app data analytics firm Sensor Tower.<\/p>\n

Bytedance also operates the now-banned Helo social networking app, which was created for the Indian market and has over 50 million users.<\/p>\n

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said China was very concerned about the Indian move and seeking more information. The Indian government has the responsibility to uphold the legitimate rights of foreign investors, while Chinese companies should abide by local laws, he said.<\/p>\n

The Karakoram clash fanned already growing anti-Chinese sentiment amid the coronavirus pandemic, which emerged in China in December. India is the fourth worst affected, with nearly 570,000 cases and more than 16,000 deaths. In response to the crisis, a movement has emerged to promote India as an alternative to China for Western markets and to shun Chinese goods.<\/p>\n

TikTok has sought to cultivate goodwill: In April it said on Twitter that it had donated 30 crore rupees (about $40 million) to PM Cares, a fund set up by Modi\u2019s office to battle the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

The antagonisms carry risks for India: A broader boycott could backfire if China were to retaliate by banning exports of raw materials used by India\u2019s pharmaceutical industry. So far, it has not.<\/p>\n

In the longer term, Chinese companies might avoid investing in India\u2019s technology sector and Indian start-ups might be reluctant to accept Chinese investments for fear of repercussions, said Shaun Rein, managing director of market intelligence firm China Market Research Group.<\/p>\n

\u201cChinese investors are going to become very wary of investing in India. They\u2019ll be worried that they might invest billions of dollars into the country and either Indian consumers will boycott and protest against them, or the government will just ban them because they\u2019re backed by Chinese,\u201d Rein said.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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