India has banned 47 Chinese apps which were clones of the 59 Chinese apps that were banned in June.
Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) mobile fans went absolutely bananas on social media on Monday (July 27) after fresh reports suggested that the popular mobile game might be banned in India.
India has now banned 47 Chinese apps which were clones of the 59 Chinese apps that were banned in June. These include Tik Tok Lite and Cam Scanner Advance. The order was issued on Friday.
The development comes amid an apprehensive political climate between the two countries, as India tightens rules for Chinese companies to invest in India.
Last week, India had amended the General Financial Rules, 2017, making it difficult for Chinese companies to be a part of the Indian public procurement.
The order said, "Any bidder from countries sharing a land border with India will be eligible to bid in any procurement whether of goods, services (including consultancy services and non-consultancy services) or works (including turnkey projects) only if the bidder is registered with the Competent Authority."
This is how PUBG mobile fans on Twitter reacted:
1. Reactions:
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250 more chinsese apps are to be examined it includes #pubg also #chineseappbanned
— Divyam (@Unluckyaff) July 27, 2020
Me to government :- pic.twitter.com/qVmF3NOJ3H
#chineseappbanned #PUBG
— Deepak Bhati (@Deepak341001) July 27, 2020
47 more chinese apps banned by Indian govt
China: pic.twitter.com/CIansk9BTB
#chineseappbanned
— Ashish Srivastava (@ashish_7790) July 27, 2020
47 more app banned by government.....
Le #PUBG players checking the list . pic.twitter.com/olAHwjCAEK
2. More reactions:
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India bans 47 Chinese apps which were clones of 59 Chinese apps ... now other 257 apps including PUBG on radar
— Bella Ciao (Chai) (@punjabiii_munda) July 27, 2020
Le #PUBG users pic.twitter.com/fYe6ovMqoB
#chineseappbanned
— Masoom Samiulla (@invincible_boy1) July 27, 2020
59 Chinese apps
Now 47 Chinese apps
And
After #PUBG Ban.
Tiktoker to PUBG player be like:- pic.twitter.com/4OmRnyXXhj
#PUBG players after hearing that #PUBG is under the government's radar#boycottchineseapps pic.twitter.com/qZinlqHRib
— (@cuteaskittens) July 27, 2020
3. 'We are in the Endgame now'
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Indian Government ban 47 Chinese apps, considering to ban 250 more apps including #PUBG. Meanwhile PUBG players now pic.twitter.com/sBAuI5OCrn
— Pradeep Kumar (@pradeeep__kumar) July 27, 2020
A tense moment for #pubg players India pic.twitter.com/Ai3hG6yaWl
— Kiran (@KiranDMusk) July 27, 2020
PUBG Players right now #PUBG #PubgBan #chineseappbanned pic.twitter.com/gcXv7oJgcO
— No One (@Khali_Khopadi) July 27, 2020
