The apps included social media apps TikTok, WeChat and Helo, along with file sharing app ShareIT, UC Browser and shopping app Club Factory. On Monday, ET reported that the government had drawn up a list of 275 Chinese apps that it would examine for any violation of national security and user privacy, signalling heightened scrutiny and the possibility of more Chinese internet companies being banned. The exhaustive list, reviewed by ET, includes gaming app PUBG backed by China 's most valuable internet major Tencent, Zili by phone maker Xiaomi, AliExpress by ecommerce giant Alibaba, as well as apps like Resso and ULike from TikTok-owner ByteDance. Official sources had said that reviews aimed at identifying more Chinese apps and their funding was under way. "Some of these apps have been red-flagged due to security reasons, while others have been listed for violation of data sharing and privacy concerns.