While phones made by the US' iconic brand Apple have swamped the Chinese market, now China's homegrown smartphone makers are stepping up their game in the US.

Sensing a business opportunity, the US-based carrier US Mobile said it would import a range of Xiaomi handsets from China and sell them online from this week. Xiaomi, now China's most popular smartphone brand, however, has distanced itself from the move. The company released a statement saying US Mobile is not an authorised distributor for Xiaomi.

It's looking like the move is a unilateral one on the part of the eager US carrier, though Xiaomi CEO Leijun had previously expressed his desire to enter the US smartphone market.

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