Apple enforces new check on apps in China as Beijing tightens oversight

China is Apple's third-largest market behind the Americas and Europe. - ST

HONG KONG (Reuters): Apple has started requiring new apps to show proof of a Chinese government licence before their release on its China App Store, joining local rivals years that had adopted the policy years earlier to meet tightening state regulations.

Apple began last Friday (Sept 29) requiring app developers to submit the "internet content provider (ICP) filing" when they publish new apps on its App Store, it said on its website for developers.