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China Creates ‘Strong Nation’ App as Data Regime Tightens
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China Creates ‘Strong Nation’ App as Data Regime Tightens

[ad_1] Called “Strong Nation Transport,” the app will target government and state enterprise employees, several media outlets including the Beijing Daily reported. China plans to launch a government-backed app to integrate a variety of services including ride-hailing, a sign of more state involvement in a sector wracked by controversy. Called “Strong Nation Transport,” the app will target government and state enterprise employees, several media outlets including the Beijing Daily reported.  It's unclear whether the app's availability will widen, or eventually include Didi Global Inc.'s Chuxing service, by far the country's dominant ride-hailing platform. Beijing has been wary of the reams of data that mobile app operators like Didi are amassing, everything from o...