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Re:India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to C... by actuator on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @01:37PM (#24355659)
Has PRC also started it? It would be interesting if they go after critical components like semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, machinery etc.
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Re:India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to C... by Aperocky on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @01:41PM (#24355697)
Why would PRC start a trade war with anybody when they're all largely customers.

China barely imports anything from India so there's not even a place to start.

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Re:India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to C... by actuator on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @01:43PM (#24355719)
Not import restrictions, more like export restrictions, just to make the other suffer.

Wiki infobox suggests that they just have 3% exports to India, they can choose to take that hit. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_China

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Re:India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to C... by addicted on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @03:03PM (#24356623)
Why would the PRC follow India’s lead in foot shooting when they can simply not and come out better?

It’s like the US which is currently undermining itself in some sort of nonsensical effort to match China in the very things we don’t like about China and ends up hurting China.

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Re:India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to C... by Aperocky on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @01:53PM (#24355823)
Why impose export restriction when the other party is doing it with import restrictions to the same effect
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Re:India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to C... by _jgdh on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @02:07PM (#24355971)
India's economy won't be affected by the loss of PUBG. But it will without certain critical parts of the manufacturing supply chain. I don't know what those parts are, but the Chinese govt will know. A good example of this in action is banning exports of rare earth metals to Japan in 2010, affecting Japan's electronics industry.
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Re:India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to C... by manojlds on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @02:37PM (#24356308)
> India's economy won't be affected by the loss of PUBG.

It maybe be improved by the loss of PUBG due to the gain in productivity /s

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Re:India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to C... by econcon on Thursday September 03, 2020 @01:02AM (#24360931)
There are no jobs for the youth. 13 Cr people who have various degrees are unemployed.

More than 1.25 Cr have lost jobs this quarter.

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Re:India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to C... by magicsmoke on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @02:05PM (#24355947)
India is imposing import restrictions on things they could make themselves, like software. Export restrictions would comprise things India can't make alternatives for, like electronics and pharmaceutical chemicals. The effect is closer to the US banning export of chips and foundry services to Huawei.

Unlike the US's tech export restrictions though, anything China makes India could probably find an alternative supplier for, just at a higher cost and lower volume. It'll still hurt, just not as much as being pressured by the US.

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Re:India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to C... by actuator on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @02:05PM (#24355942)
Does app ban really have any material impact on citizens?

Not having access to medicines or say equipment used in your power plants will.

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Re:India bans PUBG, Baidu and more than 100 apps linked to C... by rasz on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @05:27PM (#24358357)
PRC is happy annexing Indian land without open declarations.
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