World's Third-Largest Smartphone Maker Added to U.S. Military Blacklist
Xiaomi shares plunged in Hong Kong trade Friday after the Department of Defense said the mobile-phone maker is part of China's 'military-civil fusion'.
Jan 15, 2021 | 08:30 AM EST
The shares of Xiaomi, the world's third-largest maker of smartphones, were slammed in Hong Kong trade on Friday after the U.S. Department of Defense labelled it as having ties to China's military. Xiaomi stock lurched lower as soon as trading started, and ended the day down 10.3%.
Xiaomi, which specializes in mass and mid-range phones, now sells more smartphones than Apple (AAPL) . It has been one of 2020's success stories. Xiaomi's shares tripled in value over the course of the year, as it won business from its main mainland competitor Huawei Technologies, the primary initial target for U.S. sanctions.