REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW DELHI — Government India banned 54 apps from China over security concerns. Among the banned apps on the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s list are products from major Chinese technology companies such as Tencent, Alibaba and NetEase.
All of them are reworked versions of apps banned by India in 2020. Apart from this, the apps banned for use in India are games. Free fire from Sea Ltd. So far, Sea has not immediately commented on the ban.
Free Fire is one of the most popular mobile games in the world, with over 1 billion downloads on Google Play. In India, it is the best-selling game throughout Q3 2021.
India’s latest moves come as disputes with China return. In 2020, tensions arose on the border between the two countries, with soldiers killed.
India and China share a 3,488 km unmarked border along the Himalayas. There were thousands of soldiers, tanks and artillery weapons from both countries following the tensions that arose.
Theta voltagep between India and China continues to this day. Last month, India’s military chief spoke of the risk of aggression from China.
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