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EVEN IN AUSTRALIA POLITICIANS ARE DEMANDING BAN ON TIKTOK
TIKTOK BAN IMPACT
CHINESE RESPONSE
CAN CHINA KNOCK WTODOOR?
- ‘The ban goes against the general trend of international trade and e-commerce,’ says Ji Rong, spokesperson of Chinese Embassy in India
- As India has not made any separate commitment on digital services at the WTO, China may find it difficult to establish a case
CAN CHINA KNOCK WTODOOR?
- India may use its right to invoke security exceptions under the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) at the World Trade Organization (WTO), if required, to justify the ban on 59 Chinese mobile apps, including the popular TikTokapp, imposed by the Centre
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES
- The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is a treaty of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which entered into force in January 1995 as a result of the Uruguay Round negotiations.
POINT TO NOTE
- It is crucial to note that Ji Rong, the spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in India, has already called this move “discriminatory” and says that it “abuses national security exceptions” of the WTO
INDIAN MODEL TO BAN TIKTOK
- This ban may provide a model for other countries that have expressed concerns about the pervasiveness of apps like TikTokand the privacy threat it poses with regard to their citizens’ data.
U.S ALREADY SEES TIKTOKAS A THREAT (IN 2019)
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