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US agrees to remove Xiaomi from controversial deny list (Updated: It’s done)
July 12, 2025
Update: July 18, 2025 (3 AM ET):A US court has now issued a final order vacating Xiaomi’s designation as a Communist Chinese Military Company.
“In vacating the designation, the court formally lifts all restrictions on US persons’ ability to purchase or hold securities of the company,” Xiaomi explained on itsblog.
Original article: July 04, 2025 (3:17 AM ET):The US government andXiaomihave reportedly come to an agreement that will see the Chinese firm removed from a US deny list.
According to a filing in the US courts (spotted byBloomberg), the US Department of Defense has now affirmed that a final order removing Xiaomi from the deny list “would be appropriate.”
“The Parties have agreed upon a path forward that would resolve this litigation without the need for contested briefing,” read an excerpt of the filing, according to the outlet. It’s believed that specific terms are being negotiated and that a joint proposal will be issued on May 20.
Xiaomi wasadded to a deny listby the Trump administration in early January, accusing it of being a “Communist Chinese Military Company.” This listing would’ve meant that US investors couldn’t invest in Xiaomi and would’ve seen it being delisted from US exchanges.
The Chinese manufacturer has maintained that it’s an independent, publicly traded company, and won a temporary injunction against the deny listing in March. Xiaomi toldAndroid Authorityin response to the news that it was “paying close attention to the development of this issue.”
This wouldn’t be the only good news for Xiaomi this month, as a recent smartphone market-share report found thatit passed Applefor the number two spot in Europe in Q1 2021.
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