At a time when US President Donald Trump is seen to be adopting Pro-Pakistan policies, India has decided to diversify its options. In order to keep its all options open, New Delhi and Beijing are now involved in mending ties. India-China Relationship seems to be coming on track as Prime Minister is slated to visit China for the SCO Summit on August 31.
Amid changing geopolitical scenarios, reports of Chinese apps getting coming back to India broke the internet on Friday morning. Among the most prevalent apps were- TikTok, Shein, etc. Continue reading below to know the details-
On Friday evening it was reported that the website of Chinese short video sharing platform TikTok has been unblocked in India after 5 years. Along with this, the web page of online shopping sites AliExpress and Shein are also opening. In the year 2020, they were banned due to tension in relations between India and China.
Users are currently able to access only the home page of the website of these platforms on mobile and laptop. At the same time, the app of TikTok and AliExpress is still not available on Google Play Store and Apple App Store. That is, the apps are still blocked. At the same time, Shein's app can be installed.
Following this a massive controversy erupted on social media. The opposition parties slammed the BJP and called the Modi Government's stance similar to agreeing for ceasefire with Pakistan.
The answer is no for the time being. A news agency quoted a source in Government of India who informed that Centre has not issued any unblocking order for TikTok. "Government of India has not issued any unblocking order for TikTok. Any such statement/news is false and misleading," said the Government source quoted by a news agency.
However, no official statement has come from the Electronics and IT Ministry.
TikTok or its parent company ByteDance has not yet given any official statement. Neither have they confirmed the return of the app nor have they given the reason for opening the website.
True Scoop tried to visit websites of Shein and AliExpress. We found that the websites of these platforms are now opening.
