Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry said on Wednesday it hoped India’s ban on popular gaming app ‘Free Fire’, owned by technology group Sea Ltd., could be resolved quickly.

Singapore had raised concerns with India after it blocked ‘Free Fire’ as part of a crackdown on 54 apps it believed were sending user data to servers in China.

The app is owned by Sea, a technology company founded and headquartered in Singapore, the Trade Ministry said, according to a Reuters report filed from Singapore and New Delhi.

“We hope that this matter can be resolved expeditiously,” the ministry said in response to a Reuters request for comment on the ban and on whether Singapore had intervened.

Sources, including two Indian government officials, have said Singapore had asked Indian authorities why ‘Free Fire’ was targeted in a widening crackdown on Chinese apps, even though Sea has its headquarters in the wealthy city-state.

India’s Information Technology Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.

India is the top market for both ‘Free Fire’ and one of its premium versions, ‘Free Fire MAX’, by number of downloads, according to data from analytics firm SensorTower. But India made up just 2.6 percent of Sea’s mobile-game net sales in 2021.

Sea said on Tuesday that bookings for its digital entertainment business in 2022 will be close to 2020 levels, partly because of India’s ban.

China has expressed concern over India’s crackdown, saying it hoped all foreign investors would be treated in a non-discriminatory manner.

Last month, India had blocked 54 additional apps with Chinese links, including Tencent Xriver, Nice Video baidu and Viva Video Editor, over security and privacy concerns.

“These 54 apps allegedly obtain various critical permissions and collect sensitive user data. These collected real-time data are being misused and transmitted to servers located in a hostile country. This will enable them to compile huge personal data to mine, collate, analyze and profile by the elements who are hostile to the sovereignty and integrity of India and for activities detrimental to national security,” Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had said in a statement.

The list of banned mobile apps include Beauty Camera: Sweet Selfie HD, Beauty Camera–Selfie Camera, Rise of Kingdoms: Lost Crusade, Viva Video Editor and Tencent Xriver, amongst others, PTI reported. Other apps that have been banned, as per fresh orders, include Garena Free Fire – Illuminate, Astracraft, FancyU pro, MoonChat, Barcode Scanner – QR Code Scan, and Lica Cam..

The February crackdown marks the first such step taken this year after a massive sweep against the Chinese apps in 2020 after border skirmishes between India and China in Ladakh area.