There is a somewhat murky environment in the smartphone industry right now, and it has to do with the action recently announced by the United States on Xiaomi, the third largest mobile manufacturer in the world after Samsung and Huawei.
In case you have not found out yet, the Trump administration and the Department of Security of the North American country they have blacklisted Xiaomi for being a «communist Chinese military company», without giving many details about it. The company, as expected, has reacted, and has done so through the statement that we show you below.
Xiaomi claims it has no relationship with the Chinese government
For now, Xiaomi's future in the smartphone market and industry is somewhat uncertainWell, there are still not many details about the measures that the United States will apply to the firm, but it seems that they will be more rigorous than those that Huawei has suffered since 2019. And we have already commented that it is possible that one of these is leave Xiaomi without the possibility of using Google Services, among others.
In the same way, whatever it is, Xiaomi complies with leaving its position planted, in which it affirms that it is not a tool of the Chinese government, far from it. Here is the statement issued from Xiaomi to Android Authority:
“The company has complied with the law and has operated in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of the jurisdictions in which it does business. The company reiterates that it provides products and services for civil and commercial use. The company confirms that it is not owned, controlled or affiliated with the Chinese military, and is not a "Chinese Communist Military Company" defined under the NDAA. The company will take appropriate measures to protect the interests of the company and its shareholders.
The company is reviewing the possible consequences of this to develop a more complete understanding of its impact on the Group. The company will make further announcements when appropriate. "
The development of this story remains to be seen. We really hope that the outcome is favorable and arrives soon for Xiaomi, but everything indicates that this will be an extensive topic that we will be touching throughout this 2021.
