Xiaomi India, the subsidiary of Xiaomi Group (Xiaomi)—a world-leading electronics giant from China—had grown explosively since entering the country in 2014. However, in April 2022, the Indian Enforcement Directorate accused it of illegal remittance of profits out of the country and, in response, seized a fund of US$669.95 million in the company’s account. This seizure was record-breaking in Indian history, equivalent to nearly half the annual worldwide profits of Xiaomi. To unfreeze the fund was obviously urgent. More importantly, the company had to formulate effective strategies to navigate an increasingly hostile, foreign context that had been strained by the escalating geopolitical conflicts.