China's tech giant Xiaomi opens first store in El Salvador

[Judi Lynn]

(Xinhua) 13:25, November 26, 2020

SAN SALVADOR, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's tech giant Xiaomi, known for its smartphones, opened its first store in El Salvador on Wednesday, also the brand's largest shop in the Central American region.

According to its website, already the third largest smartphone manufacturer in the world measured by shipment, Xiaomi is now venturing into the Salvadoran market with a "technology experience center" in one of the top shopping centers in the Salvadoran capital here.

"The acceptance and success of the brand in the country, together with the users showing interest in more Xiaomi's products on our social networks, led us to make the decision to establish a flagship store in the country," Xiaomi's representative in El Salvador, Ricardo Dominguez, said at an opening ceremony.

Present at the opening was Charge d'Affaires of the Chinese embassy in San Salvador Huang Kunyu, who highlighted the brand's success in China, and the importance of the telecommunications market in El Salvador.

More:
http://en.people.cn/n3/2020/1126/c90000-9791211.html

[WA-03 Democrat]

1. They make good phones

Thanks for the post.

[Judi Lynn]

2. Good news. You're the first I've heard who knows about them! Very interesting.

[WA-03 Democrat]

3. It's the same brand size presences in the China

Smartphone market as Toyota is to the US car market. They are everywhere in Asia. They will make and ship over 1/4 of all smartphones produced this year.