How ban on 59 Chinese app by Modi Government will impact Indians and their daily livelihood

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: June 30, 2020 11:56 AM2020-06-30T11:56:09+5:302020-06-30T12:20:37+5:30

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Indo-China clashes have been raging on the Ladakh border for the past few weeks. 20 Indian soldiers were martyred in this conflict. So far 43 Chinese soldiers have been killed. Since then, there have been calls across the country for a boycott of Chinese products.

People have started using Chinese apps, mobiles and everything else. Meanwhile, the Modi government has decided to ban 59 Chinese apps. What does China’s 59 app ban mean and how much could it hurt China.

It's rare to find a young person who doesn't know Tiktok today. The younger generation is largely attracted to Tiktok. A lot of people have become stars by making videos on TikTok.

The Chinese company ByteDance is an app used by around 119 million people in India. The ban would hurt China, but for many Indians, Tiktok was a source of income.

Helo app is also becoming very popular in India nowadays. It is a product of the Chinese company ByteDance. Currently, the Helo app has around 5 crore active users in India every month.

This Chinese app was competing with India's ShareChat app in the competition. With the ban on this app, ShareChat will once again catch people's attention.

Likee has a total of 115 million users in the country. This app is one of the top 7 apps that people love. This Chinese app has also been banned.

People are making money by making videos which means that many people in India, including China, will suffer huge losses.

UC Browser has been downloaded by around 1.1 billion people in the rest of the world except China. Half of this business was done only in India.

Approximately 500 million users in India use UC Browser in China. Currently, the number of smartphone users in India is over 500 million. There will be hardly anyone in India who do not use this app.

Chinese mobile manufacturer Xiaomi is number one in India. It is so popular in India that it covers more than a quarter of the market.

In the third quarter of 2019, Xiaomi had 26% users in India. Xiaomi users will no longer be able to use apps like Mi Community and Mi Video Call-Xiaomi.

If we talk about India, it will also suffer. People here use a lot of apps like Helo, Likee, TikTok, UC Browser, which get a lot of money from China.

Many Indians have also found employment through these apps and these apps have also become a source of income for many people. People are making money by making videos. This means that many people in India, including China, will suffer huge losses.