Pompeo welcomes Chinese app ban, says it will 'boost' India's security

The ban comes in the backdrop of the current stand-off along the Line of Actual control in eastern Ladakh with Chinese troops

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday welcomed New Delhi's decision to ban dozens of apps with Chinese links, saying it will "boost India's integrity and national security."

"We welcome India's ban on certain mobile apps that serves as an appendage of the CCP's (Chinese Communist Party) surveillance State," Pompeo told reporters at a news conference held at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department.

"India's clean app approach will boost India's sovereignty. It will also boost India's integrity and national security," he said.

India on Monday banned 59 apps with Chinese links, including the hugely popular TikTok and