MIUI 11 for Mi 9 Lite is now available in China. The update weights a solid 2.3 GB and also contains February security update.
It may be worthwhile to notice that, while Xiaomi has pushed premieres of a number of its phone and update releases - just like many other mobile companies out there - Mi 9 Lite's update came out right on schedule. Does it mean that this device is somehow more important to the company than most others? Who knows.