China says it will take ‘necessary measures’ to protect interests of its companies in India

With New Delhi contemplating more economic measures against China, Beijing on Tuesday stated that it would take “necessary measures” to protect the interests of its companies in India.

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government barred the use of 47 clones and different versions of the previously banned 59 Chinese apps in India, Beijing asked New Delhi to “correct” its “wrongdoing”.

“The Indian government has the responsibility to protect the legitimate rights and interests of international investors in India, including Chinese businesses, in accordance with market principles,” Ji Rong, a spokesperson of the communist country’s embassy in New Delhi, said in a statement issued on Tuesday.