US Court says Xiaomi no more Chinese military company; lifts securities ban

Global conglomerate Xiaomi on Wednesday said that a court in the US has formally vacated the Department of Defense’s designation of Xiaomi as a “Communist Chinese Military Company”, thus lifting all restrictions on its citizens to purchase or hold securities of the company.

The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday issued a final order vacating the Department of Defense’s designation of Xiaomi as a Chinese military company.

“The company is grateful for the trust and support of its global users, partners, employees and shareholders. The company reiterates that it is an open, transparent, publicly traded, independently operated and managed corporation,” Xiaomi said in a statement.