IRAN ISSUES WARRANT AGAINST TRUMP, OTHERS OVER KILLING OF ITS TOP GENERAL Indian govt’s decision to block Chinese apps draws concerns
Iran has shown its dissatisfaction with U.S. President Donald Trump by issuing an arrest warrant against the President and dozens of others, accusing them of being responsible for the death of a top Iranian general.
Teheran prosecutor
Ali Qasi Mehr, quoted by IRNA, said General Qassem that 36 U.S. Soleimani. political and military officials “involved in the assassination” of Qasem Soleimani in January “have been investigated and were ordered to be arrested through Interpol.” China Daily
Beijing: The Indian government’s decision on Monday to block a number of Chinese mobile apps might incur shortterm revenue losses and propel Chinese tech firms to recalibrate their overseas expansion strategy in the long term, industry experts said.
The ban cites “sovereignty and integrity” concerns, and Chinese companies subject to the policy include short video app TikTok operated by ByteDance, the WeChat messenger from Tencent, Alibaba’s UC News and Xiaomi’s Mi Video Call.
It is expected to pose “a big stumbling block” for Chinese internet powerhouses, which bank on sheer user numbers and online traffic to gain a market position overseas, said Raymond Wang, a global partner at consultancy Roland Berger.
“India, the market with the secondlargest population worldwide, is definitely lucrative for sectors that compete for market scale and share,” Mr Wang said. “That advantage could be wiped out in the foreseeable period of time.” Chinese tech products and services have a solid fan base.
For instance, India claimed roughly 30 per cent of TikTok’s 611 million downloads, according to analytics firm Sensor Tower in April.
China is deeply concerned about India’s statement banning Chinese apps and is checking the facts, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said. China and India have both benefited from their pragmatic co-operation, Mr Zhao said, adding that undermining such co-operation goes against India’s own interests.
China Daily