China releases 1st list of mobile app stores complying with new rule, sans Apple - report
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The Cyberspace Administration of China, or CAC, has released the names of the first batch of 26 application distribution platforms (mobile app stores) which have completed filing business details to the regulator.
App stores run by companies, including Tencent (OTCPK:TCEHY) (OTCPK:TCTZF) Huawei, Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), Xiaomi (OTCPK:XIACF) (OTCPK:XIACY) and Samsung (OTCPK:SSNLF) have submitted filing, as per the Chinese cyberspace regulator.
However, Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store is not among the app stores on the list, according to a report from Reuters.
The CAC said that since the implementation of the "Mobile Internet Application Information Service Management Regulations" on Aug. 1, 2022, it has carried out the registration management of application distribution platforms as per the laws.
However, registration is only a confirmation of the application distribution platform's provision of distribution services and does not represent recognition of the platform's service capabilities and its existing applications, according to the CAC.
The Chinese government has been expanding oversight of smartphone and mobile app usage over the past several years. The Asian nation now requires mobile app stores and mobile apps to file their business details to the government.
The rules have caused worries in the industry that publishing apps China would become difficult and several apps may need to be taken down, the report added.
Earlier this month, it was reported that app stores operated by companies including Tencent and Huawei have started demanding apps on their app stores comply with the new rules.
Apple has not revealed how its app store in China would comply with China's new rules. However, experts noted that the tech giant's compliance could lead to tens of thousands of apps being removed from Apple's App Store in China, the report noted.

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