Xiaomi Is Removed From US Blacklist, While Huawei Still On List

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JAKARTA – Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has officially announced its name is no longer listed on the blacklist issued by the United States. This announcement makes Xiaomi breathe a sigh of relief. This is inversely proportional to Huawei which has not been off the blacklist.

"Xiaomi is happy to announce that on May 25, 2020, at 4:09 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a final order to remove Xiaomi from appointment by the U.S. Department of Defense as a 'Communist Military Company of China,'" Xiaomi said in its official statement Wednesday, May 26.

With the ruling, the court has officially lifted various restrictions that do not allow U.S. residents, both investors and the general public to buy shares and Xiaomi products.

"The Company is grateful for the trust and support of global users, partners, employees, and shareholders," Xiaomi continued.

Xiaomi itself confirms that its company is a transparent, independently managed, and publicly traded open corporation. Until now Xiaomi continues to strive to present its various electronic products for a variety of consumer needs.

Previously, in January 2021, the U.S. Government had blacklisted Xiaomi because it was accused of being linked by the technology company to the Chinese military.

As a result, the company was prohibited from conducting transactions with a number of technology companies from the United States. Previously, Huawei had been blacklisted by the US before Xiaomi with allegations of threatening US national defense.

Although Xiaomi is already free, Huawei has not yet come out of the US blacklist. Huawei is rumored to have changed the course of its business from a hardware manufacturer to a software manufacturer. This is proved with the presence of HarmonyOS.