Not only Google; even Apple removed around 4500 games in Apple China App store

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  Apple has doing Purges in apple store with new regulations which is given by the 

Chinese government. New regulations require game developers to gain approval from the Chinese regulators before uploading their apps in China’s Apple App store.
 

We are seeing unprecedented numbers of games dropping off the Apple App Store China daily since Apple implemented this new policy on July 1.

        Specifically, 1,571 apps were removed on July 1, 1,805 on July 2, and 1,276 on July 3

Here Sadly, because China only approves about 1,500 game licenses a year, and the process itself takes six to 12 months, most of these apps will be waiting a long time before they are allowed back on the store,” Todd Kuhns, marketing manager at AppInChina, was quoted as saying.

It is estimated that over 20,000 apps could be affected in total owing to new China restrictions.
China is Apple”s biggest App Store market, with sales of $16.4 billion a year, according to data from Sensor Tower. In the US, the figures are $15.4 billion a year.
Apple currently hosts roughly 60,000 games in china that are paid for or have in-app purchase
According to market research firm Newzoo, iOS may generate 53 per cent of total mobile game revenue in China which is around $13 billion. The App Store generates more revenue in China than it does in any other country, with the majority of it coming from gaming.

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