China Says “Strongly Concerned” After India Blocks Chinese Apps


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China said today that it was concerned about the Indian government blocking 59 mostly Chinese apps including TikTok and WeChat and was "verifying" the situation. "China is strongly concerned," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian was quoted by ANI as saying. He also told reporters during a daily briefing that India has a responsibility to uphold the rights of Chinese businesses, according to Reuters. Besides Bytedance's wildly popular video sharing app TikTok and Tencent's WeChat, the apps blocked by the government last evening include Alibaba's UC Browser and two of Xiaomi's apps. The apps are "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity...