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India Bans TikTok, WeChat, and Other Chinese-Owned Apps

posted by martyb on Tuesday June 30 2020, @10:12AM   Printer-friendly
from the this-does-not-look-good dept.

takyon writes:

India bans TikTok, WeChat and dozens more Chinese apps

India's government has banned TikTok and dozens more Chinese-made apps it says are a danger to the country. In a statement, it said the apps were "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order". In total, 59 different apps were banned - including popular messaging app WeChat.

It follows weeks of escalating tensions along the disputed border between the two countries. Both India and China deployed more troops to the Ladakh region in June, and minor clashes have left at least 20 Indian troops dead. Satellite images also appear to show that China has built new structures overlooking the Himalayan border region.

India's Ministry of Information Technology said it was banning the 59 Chinese apps after receiving "many complaints from various sources" about apps that were "stealing and surreptitiously transmitting users' data in an unauthorised manner".

TikTok and WeChat.

Also at CNBC and The Hill.

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  • (Score: 2) by quietus on Wednesday July 01 2020, @08:39AM

    by quietus (6328) on Wednesday July 01 2020, @08:39AM (#1014914) Journal

    I was intrigued by your Samsung phones comment -- so I checked it out.

    Samsung actually shut down its last remaining smartphone factory in China this year. As of 2019, the company is not making any phones in the People’s Republic. It previously had two factories in China but as Samsung’s market share fell below 1% in the country, it had to scale back production. It no longer makes financial sense for Samsung to manufacture phones in China. Which is why it has now stopped doing that.

    Vietnam actually produces about 120 million Samsung phones per year in Thai Nguyen province. Most of Samsung’s global supply, including for markets like North America and Europe, comes from Vietnam.Now, India ...

    India not only has Samsung’s biggest mobile factory, but it’s also the largest mobile phone manufacturing unit in the world based on production capacity. Samsung had announced in 2017 that it would invest $620 million to double smartphone production in India. It inaugurated the factory in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India in 2018. The production capacity of this factory is now at 120 million units per year.

    Much of the supply is meant for the Indian market. It is one of the most lucrative smartphone markets for Samsung. Given the import taxes in the country, Samsung needs local production in order to effectively compete against its rivals on price. The company has been manufacturing its Galaxy M and Galaxy A series handsets here as well. However, Samsung may also export Indian-manufactured smartphones to markets in Europe, Africa and West Asia.

    (source [sammobile.com])

    Rather a different view than your 'China smart, India dumb' stereotype.

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