Reacting to the third digital strike, China on Thursday opposed India banning Chinese mobile apps and said that the move to ban 118 more mobile applications violates that legal interests of the Chinese investors and service providers.

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After India decided to ban 47 more Chinese apps last month in addition to the previously banned 59 Chinese apps, the Ministry of Information & Technology on Wednesday banned 118 Chinese mobile applications, in yet another blow to China. Government has blocked 118 mobile apps which are prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, Defence of India, Security of State and Public Order, Central government stated.

China Asks India To Correct Its Mistakes

China meanwhile has been quite evidently unhappy with the previous two sets of bans on its mobile applications. It is pertinent to note that by banning its two most significant apps TikTok and PUBG, which had immense popularity among Indian users, government has dealt a huge financial blow to the country.

Now that India has launched a third digital strike against the country, China appears to be irked and loosing patience.

Speaking on the development, China's Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng in a press briefing today said, Beijing is seriously concerned and resolutely opposes the ban on Chinese mobile Apps. Indian actions violate the legal interests of Chinese investors and services providers and China asks India to correct its mistakes.

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224 Chinese Apps Banned

India has banned altogether 224 Chinese apps so far including popular ones like TikTok, WeChat and UC Browser which had a huge user base in India.

Indian government has launched the digital strike at a time when Chinese apps are already faced with rising concerns about espionage and data security in other countries as well. The move comes amid heightened tensions with China over border issue in Ladakh.

The first digital strike by India was done in the wake of the June 15 clash in which as many as 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the Galwan Valley. After several days of standoff, India in June end banned the first 59 apps of China including Tik Tok and We Chat. A month later India added 47 more Chinese apps to the list.