Similarly, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has stepped up its efforts to expand in India, the world's fastest-growing major smartphone market. Xiaomi had 10.7 percent of the market share for smartphones by the end of 2016, creating more than 7,500 jobs in India.
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Indian customers try out the Mi 5, Xiaomi's latest smartphone on March 31, 2016. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
Across the border, Beijing OriginWater Technology Co has signed a deal with the Pakistani government to help solve water issues, such as pollution, shortages, and water security.
Clean energy group Enlightenment launched a wind power project in Iran and has established a manufacturing center in Kenya to produce solar photovoltaic products.
Apart from sending high-tech to other countries, some 20 Zhongguancun-based startup incubators, such as Techcode, Shengjing Technology and Angelcrunch have also built branches in Israel and Germany.