Xiaomi Confirms Plans to Enter Japan in 2020 With Smartphones, Wearables

Nov. 5, 2019

Wang also reportedly said that the company is looking to tie-up with wireless carriers in the country, although he did not mention any specific names. Much like the US, telecom operators are the biggest distributors of smartphones in Japan, which means companies that do not have tie-ups with service providers typically struggle to gain traction in the country.

Interacting with the Japanese media on Monday, Wang also tried to downplaydata-privacy concerns surrounding Chinese companies, referring to its record in Europe since its entry in the continent earlier this decade.“We cooperate with … Google. We have a track record of respecting personal data protection rules in Europe, and we’ll do the same in Japan”, he said.

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