Indian startups funded by Alibaba and Tencent are backing India’s ban on Chinese apps

Boycott China

A number of Indian companies have been quick to applaud the government’s sudden ban on 59 Chinese apps—including startups whose growth has come with the help of funding and know-how from China’s tech giants. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO of Paytm, India’s largest mobile payments platform, praised the ban on Twitter on Tuesday, calling…

 

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