US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File Photo: IANS/PIB)

US Welcomes India’s Ban On Chinese Apps

July 1, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has welcomed India’s ban on 59 Chinese apps, saying the “clean app” policy will promote India’s national security against the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) spying on the country.

“We welcome India’s ban on certain mobile apps that can serve as appendages of the CCP’s surveillance state. India’s ‘clean app’ approach will boost India’s sovereignty, will also boost India’s integrity and national security as the Indian government itself has stated,” he said while briefing reporters in Washington on Tuesday.

India’s Electronics and Information Technology Ministry has banned the 59 Chinese apps, including the popular TikTok video app, saying they opened the way for “elements hostile to national security and defence” to exploit them to “ultimately impinges upon the sovereignty and integrity of India”.

Pompeo also praised the action by Ajit Pai, the head of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), against two Chinese technology companies.

“I applaud FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s for designating Huawei and ZTE as national security risks,” he said.

The US has campaigned for India and other countries to ban Huawei telecom equipment because the company under Chinese law could be made to spy on countries using them.

India has stopped the telecommunication company from using Chinese equipment.

Also Read: India Govt Bans Various Chinese Apps

Also Read: China Expresses Concern Over India’s Apps Ban

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