Amazon’s audiobook service Audible and phone apps for reading the religious books of Christianity and Islam have disappeared from the Apple store in mainland China, the latest examples of the impact of the country’s tightened rules for internet firms. Audible said Friday that it removed its app from the Apple store in mainland China last month “due to permit requirements.” The makers of apps for reading and listening to the Bible and Quran say their apps have also been removed from Apple’s China-based store at the regime’s request. Apple didn’t return requests for comment Friday. A spokesperson for China’s embassy in the United States declined to speak about specific app removals but said the Chinese regime has “always encouraged and supported the development of the Internet.” “At the same time, the development of the Internet in China must also comply with Chinese laws and regulations,” said an emailed statement from Liu …