India seizes $725m of Xiaomi assets over illegal remittances

India seizes $725m of Xiaomi assets over illegal remittances

FILE PHOTO: The Xiaomi logo is seen at a Xiaomi shop, in Shanghai, China May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

India said on Saturday it had seized $725 million from the local bank accounts of China’s Xiaomi Corp after a probe found the smartphone maker had made illegal remittances to foreign entities by passing them off as royalty payments.

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