UPDATE 1-China's Xiaomi files legal complaint against U.S. Defense, Treasury over ban

Reuters2021-01-30

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By Josh Horwitz

SHANGHAI, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp , which was placed on a Pentagon list of banned companies by the previous U.S. administration of Donald Trump, on Friday filed a legal complaint against the U.S. Departments of Defense and Treasury, public court records showed.

The Trump administration in mid-January placed Xiaomi and eight other companies on a list of firms with alleged ties to China's military, which would force American investors to divest their holdings in the firms by a set deadline.

At the time, Xiaomi said it "is not owned, controlled or affiliated with the Chinese military" and would take an appropriate course of action in response.

(Reporting by Josh Horwitz, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien and Sonya Hepinstall)

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