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Xiaomi enjoyed a sharp rise in its share price on Monday after a US court temporarily blocked the Department of Defense from forcing American investors to divest from the China-based smartphone manufacturer.
It followed President Trump s decision on January 14, just days before he left office, to add Xiaomi to a list of Communist Chinese Military Companies under the 1999 National Defense Authorization Act s Section 1237.
Fear and sadness: Trump is gone – and so is the ban on investing in Xiaomi, at least for now.
(Source: The White House)
Xiaomi had argued that the decision was factually incorrect and has deprived the Company of legal due process. Unless reversed, the move would have prevented US investors from buying Xiaomi shares by March 15, forcing them to divest their holdings by January 14, 2022.
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On December 21, 2020, the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (“NISPOM”) was published as a final rule in the
Federal Register. A revision to the NISPOM has been expected for a number of years, and is effective today, February 24, 2021. A number of changes were made to this iteration of the NISPOM, but most of the changes merely formalize current U.S. government policies that were not previously described in the manual. In any case, companies who currently possess, are in process for, or are seeking a facility security clearance should review how the NISPOM changes apply to their specific circumstances and goals going forward.
Donald Trump spent his last days in office blacklisting Beijing smartphone maker Xiaomi and other Chinese technology companies.
Not content to wait and see if the new administration of President Joe Biden overturns it, Xiaomi has decided to try its luck in court.
The world s third-largest smartphone maker brought the action on Friday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, against Lloyd Austin s Department of Defense and Janet Yellen s Treasury.
Fight or flight: Xiaomi isn t taking Trump s farewell blacklisting lying down.
Trump s decision on January 14, four days before he left office, added Xiaomi to a list of Communist Chinese Military Companies under the 1999 National Defense Authorization Act s Section 1237.