The popular gay dating app Grindr has been removed from app stores in China as the country’s Communist government renews its push for censorship ahead of the the Winter Olympics, which kick off in Beijing on Friday. Grindr was removed from Apple’s app store in China last Thursday, according to data from the app analytics site Qimai . Grindr has also been banned from Android app stores run by Chinese phone makers like Tencent and Huawei, reports Bloomberg . Representatives from Grindr confirmed to Bloomberg and The New York Post that the company removed its app from the Apple store…