On 15th June 2020, 20 soldiers of the Indian Army were martyred in the India and China border dispute. Since then, the campaign to ban Chinese products started across the country. On social media people even celebrities appealed to boycott Chinese products. The effect of this was that the Government of India banned 59 Chinese apps


Indian soldier's heartwarming appeal to boycott China goods.

The Indian soldier had shared a video appealing to the countrymen to boycott Chinese goods and apps, this video went viral on social media, it was seen and shared a lot on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram etc. It has become even faster to boycott Chinese products and apps in the country.

Video Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKDByd4x-Bc

China will lose 100 crores just because of Tik-Tok ban, 59 apps will result in loss of thousands of crores.

In India, more than 11 crore people use Tik-Tok, many people have also become Tik-Tok stars. Its craze is increasing among the people, in which the maximum is young, by banning it the Chinese company Bytedance can cause a loss of about 100 crores annually.

The role of Social Media


Social media played a major role in boycott of Chinese products and apps, everyone from common people to celebrities supported boycott of Chinese goods with their own Twitter and Facebook account, a lot of videos went viral on YouTube, on Instagram People spread awareness by sharing memes. The #bycottchineseproducts hashtag also went viral on social media.

Huge Opportunity for the native IT market and Indian youth

There is no shortage of talent in India, if there is a shortage, then the lack of an opportunity, which Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has worked on to build an Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Prime Minister has promoted startups by launching the Aatmanirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge.

This is a golden opportunity for the youth of India.

Image Source: https://twitter.com/mygovindia

The Prime Minister said: -

“If you have products that work like this or you think you have the vision and expertise to create such products, then this challenge is for you. I asked all my friends to participate in the tech community and help build an Aatmanirbhar App ecosystem. Who knows, I might as well use some of these apps you've created. "