<p>Beijing lashed out at India on Wednesday after it banned another tranche of Chinese apps for national security reasons, the latest sore point between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.</p>.<p>Tensions remain high between Beijing and New Delhi after a deadly June clash in a disputed border area that left 20 Indian soldiers dead and an unspecified number of Chinese casualties.</p>.<p>India banned 43 Chinese apps on Tuesday -- including some from e-commerce giant Alibaba -- for threatening "sovereignty and integrity".</p>.<p>China said it had "serious concerns" about the move and India's "so-called pretext of upholding national security".</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/indian-government-bans-43-more-chinese-mobile-apps-full-list-919427.html" target="_blank">Indian government bans 43 more Chinese mobile apps [full list]</a></strong></p>.<p>"The relevant methods clearly violate market principles and WTO guidelines, and severely harm Chinese companies' legal rights and interests," said foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian at a regular press briefing in Beijing.</p>.<p>"India should immediately redress these discriminative methods to avoid even bigger damage to bilateral cooperation," he said.</p>.<p>New Delhi had previously pulled 59 Chinese apps -- including the wildly popular video-sharing platform TikTok -- from its huge domestic market, with another 118 Chinese mobile applications banned in September.</p>.<p>The latest tranche of banned apps includes Alibaba's AliExpress and delivery service Lalamove, as well as dating and live-streaming services.</p>.<p>Alibaba's investments in the booming Indian online market include digital payments platform Paytm and online grocer BigBasket.</p>.<p>Anti-China sentiment has soared in India since the clash and sparked calls for a boycott of goods from the neighbouring country.</p>.<p>India's imports from China, dominated by toys, cosmetics, home appliances, auto components and steel, totalled $74.9 billion last year, according to New Delhi.</p>
<p>Beijing lashed out at India on Wednesday after it banned another tranche of Chinese apps for national security reasons, the latest sore point between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.</p>.<p>Tensions remain high between Beijing and New Delhi after a deadly June clash in a disputed border area that left 20 Indian soldiers dead and an unspecified number of Chinese casualties.</p>.<p>India banned 43 Chinese apps on Tuesday -- including some from e-commerce giant Alibaba -- for threatening "sovereignty and integrity".</p>.<p>China said it had "serious concerns" about the move and India's "so-called pretext of upholding national security".</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/indian-government-bans-43-more-chinese-mobile-apps-full-list-919427.html" target="_blank">Indian government bans 43 more Chinese mobile apps [full list]</a></strong></p>.<p>"The relevant methods clearly violate market principles and WTO guidelines, and severely harm Chinese companies' legal rights and interests," said foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian at a regular press briefing in Beijing.</p>.<p>"India should immediately redress these discriminative methods to avoid even bigger damage to bilateral cooperation," he said.</p>.<p>New Delhi had previously pulled 59 Chinese apps -- including the wildly popular video-sharing platform TikTok -- from its huge domestic market, with another 118 Chinese mobile applications banned in September.</p>.<p>The latest tranche of banned apps includes Alibaba's AliExpress and delivery service Lalamove, as well as dating and live-streaming services.</p>.<p>Alibaba's investments in the booming Indian online market include digital payments platform Paytm and online grocer BigBasket.</p>.<p>Anti-China sentiment has soared in India since the clash and sparked calls for a boycott of goods from the neighbouring country.</p>.<p>India's imports from China, dominated by toys, cosmetics, home appliances, auto components and steel, totalled $74.9 billion last year, according to New Delhi.</p>