India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps connected to China

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Some 118 Chinese mobile phone programs have been banned by the Indian government, as tensions between the two countries continue to grow.

Those on the list include many Tencent products including the hot video game PUBG Mobile and WeChat Work.

Earlier the government had banned 59 of the most popular apps including TikTok for national security reasons.

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India's Ministry of Technology said it had "reliable details" of the latest figures against India's interests.

Other affected applications include:

• two Baidu search applications
• CamCard business card scanner
• Alipay Payment app and its Taobao e-commerce platform
• Netball games featuring Marvel Super War
• China News

The department said it had received numerous complaints from "various sources" including several reports of "misuse of other mobile applications found on Android and iOS platforms to steal and transmit unauthorized user information to servers located outside of India".

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"The consolidation of this data, its excavation and its interpretation by the anti-national security and defense of India, which ultimately focuses on the Indian monarchy and integrity, is a matter of great concern and urgent need for urgent action."

The ban comes after disagreements over the disputed Himalayan border.

Both India and China sent more troops to the Ladakh region in June and clashes left at least 20 Indian soldiers killed.

Satellite imagery appears to show that China has built new structures overlooking the Himalayan border region.

The US has also recently taken action against Chinese applications, threatening to block TikTok and ordering US firms to stop doing business with the Tencent WeChat platform. White House business adviser Peter Navarro said executives have other Chinese applications.

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