Xiaomi shows Arunachal is in India at handset launch, triggers anger in China

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Xiaomi shows Arunachal is in India at handset launch, triggers anger in China

Lei Jun, chairman of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, holds up the latest models of the Xiaomi Note at a press event in Beijing. Photo: AP
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A map showing Arunachal Pradesh as part of India displayed at the New Delhi launch of Chinese company Xiaomi’s popular Mi4 mobile phone on Wednesday has triggered online uproar in China.

China claims Arunachal Pradesh as South Tibet and Chinese maps show the area as part of its own territory.

Thousands of Chinese netizens reacted angrily on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter, after a picture of the Indian map displayed prominently at the high-profile event found its way across Chinese social media platforms.

It showed Xiaomi’s vice-president, Hugo Barra, standing on the stage with the map behind him – with Arunachal, as we know it, within India.

Many Chinese citizens questioned how a domestic, Chinese company allowed, what to them, was an unpardonable gaffe.

Reactions were furious also because Xiaomi, the third largest mobile phone maker in the world, is an example of a Chinese success story – a company that has punched above its weight to take on Apple and Samsung.

“Xiaomi, you need to get out of China,” said a Weibo user 145457.

Another user Virus said: “Xiaomi needs to respond to this and tell us why (this happened).”

“Xiaomi has given a part of our land to India. If it launches in Japan, it will give away Diaoyu islands to them,” a Beijing-based Chinese teacher told HT. (Like with India, China is locked in a dispute with Japan over the island in East China Sea).

Several users said that they will not by Xiaomi products any more if the company failed to apologise or explain.

Some comments were dipped in sarcasm; swear words were used freely.

“We can give them (India) Heilongjiang (in northeastern China) as long we keep making money,” wrote joo0706.

“Capital and money have no country,” wrote another.

A Xiaomi spokesperson from Singapore refused to comment on the controversy.

Interestingly, in 2011, a Chinese company had shown Arunachal Pradesh as part of China on its brochure during the signing ceremony in New Delhi to invest $400 million in Gujarat. The Indian government had then taken up the issue with the Chinese embassy in the Capital.

The question remains whether Xiaomi, which sees India as a big market, can show Arunachal Pradesh as part of China while launching its products there?

Source:- Xiaomi shows Arunachal is in India at handset launch, triggers anger in China

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Well, they just want to sell their smartphones in India, so hence the lip service.

However, Xiaomi doesn't have the power to decide China's territorial sovereignty.

If they keep breaching the rules next time, then we might say goodbye to Xiaomi with the coming Dami, Nuomi, or whatever.

 

[Chanakya's_Chant]

Well, they just want to sell their smartphones in India, so hence the lip service.

However, Xiaomi doesn't have the power to decide China's territorial sovereignty.

If they keep breaching the rules next time, then we might say goodbye to Xiaomi with the coming Dami, Nuomi, or whatever.

And China doesn't have the power to decide India's territorial sovereignty. Arunchal Pradesh is an integral part of India.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

And China doesn't have the power to decide India's territorial sovereignty. Arunchal Pradesh is an integral part of India.

While we will permanently keep Aksai Chin as our territory.

BTW, stupid Xiaomi got big trouble in China right now, and their market in China will probably get eaten by other Chinese phone makers.

 

[janon]

Well, they just want to sell their smartphones in India, so hence the lip service.

However, Xiaomi doesn't have the power to decide China's territorial sovereignty.

If they keep breaching the rules next time, then we might say goodbye to Xiaomi with the coming Dami, Nuomi, or whatever.

China doesn't have territorial sovereignity or even territory in Arunachal Pradesh. It is part of India, its people are Indian citizens, there are Indian governmental ad military institutions there.

While we will permanently keep Aksai Chin as our territory.

True, just as we will permanently keep AP. It is better to acknowledge this reality soon.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

China doesn't have territorial sovereignity or even territory in Arunachal Pradesh. It is part of India, its people are Indian citizens, there are Indian governmental ad military institutions there.


True, just as we will permanently keep AP. It is better to acknowledge this reality soon.

Well, we will always keep Aksai Chin, you cannot change this fact either.

 

[halupridol]

Arunachal is in India.
was there a week ago

 

[Manindra]

Well, we will always keep Aksai Chin, you cannot change this fact either.

And we keep AP, you also can't change this fact either.

 

[Yogijaat]

True, just as we will permanently keep AP. It is better to acknowledge this reality soon.

nope, AP is non-negotiable, aksai chin is. If they want to keep aksai chin they have to give us land in somewhere else.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

And we keep AP, you also can't change this fact either.

Well, just maintain the status quo for now.

nope, AP is non-negotiable, aksai chin is. If they want to keep aksai chin they have to give us land in somewhere else.

You are too weak to blackmail China, just try harder.

You should feel lucky if we still have the mood to maintain the status quo.

 

[Manindra]

Well, just maintain the status quo for now.



You are too weak to blackmail China, just try harder.

You should feel lucky if we still have the mood to maintain the status quo.

You should save this warnings for SCS region countries.

 

[Yogijaat]

You are too weak to blackmail China, just try harder.

You should feel lucky if we still have the mood to maintain the status quo.

Please keep your false bravado to yourself, the reality is different. What is unacceptable to us is unacceptable to us, weak or strong doesn't matter.

 

[vsdave2302]

While we will permanently keep Aksai Chin as our territory.

BTW, stupid Xiaomi got big trouble in China right now, and their market in China will probably get eaten by other Chinese phone makers.

Aksai chin and tibet (North arunachal pradesh) shall be integrated with India very shortly.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

Aksai chin and tibet (North arunachal pradesh) shall be integrated with India very shortly.

We cannot stop you if you are looking for your own demise.

 

[Steakhouse]

Chinese net respond to the gaff indicated that Chinese very much aware south Tibet is disputed territory. I think this gaff prove Chinese ain't give up their claim of south Tibet.