China urges India to restore normal trade relations

New Delhi: Upset by India's latest ban on 43 Chinese mobile applications, China on Wednesday urged the government to restore the trade relations for mutual benefit.

"China and India are the opportunities of development to each other rather than threats. Both sides should bring bilateral economic and trade relations back to the right path for mutual benefit and win-win results on the basis of dialogue and negotiation," said an official statement issued by the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi.

The Embassy was responding to a media query related the Indian government's decision to block the usage of 43 mobile applications with Chinese background including AliExpress, DingTalk, etc. The Chinese Communist Party regime "firmly opposes the Indian side's repeated use of national security as an excuse to prohibit some mobile applications with Chinese background," the statement said.

The embassy further claimed that the Chinese government has "always required overseas Chinese companies to abide by international rules, operate in compliance with laws and regulations and conform to public order and good morals."