China is not a hivemind that acts as a whole. Xiaomi is definitely worried since they're not a state-owned company - the government won't save them so they must

China is not a hivemind that acts as a whole. Xiaomi is definitely worried since they're not a state-owned company - the government won't save them so they must act carefully on their own. Even state-owned companies like ZTE were hit seriously after sanction. They admit they only did the violation because they underestimated the enforcement. Companies get so careful is because themselves could be sacrificed as political bargains.