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Baidu

(百度)

Baidu

百度

Baidu operates the largest and most widely used search engine in China. It also offers maps, translation and e-commerce and operates a music-streaming service and a mobile app market. Baidu owns a majority stake in iQIYI, dubbed China’s answer to Netflix. The company also invests heavily in autonomous driving and artificial intelligence.

Chairman / President

Robin Li

CFO / Finance Director

Rong Luo

Industry

Internet

Website

baidu.com

Headquarters address

Beijing, China

Stock Code

NASDAQ: BIDU
SEHK:9988

Year founded

2000

Geely’s Caocao concept car at the 2026 International Automotive and Supply Chain Expo (Hong Kong). China is hoping Hong Kong can open the door to global markets. Photo: May Tse

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Hong Kong emerging as the proving ground for China’s global smart-car ambitions

Chinese carmakers unveiled 14 smart vehicles in Hong Kong as they use the city to gauge overseas demand and refine global expansion plans.

China’s US envoy calls for 10-fold rise in tariff-free trade under joint board

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Washington is using national security as a cover for its efforts to contain Chinese companies doing business overseas, Beijing says.

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The company says it suffered substantial reputational and operational harm after being placed on a Pentagon blacklist.

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US midterms could bring ‘renewed volatility’ to China ties, veteran diplomat warns

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Chinese tech giants including Alibaba and Baidu strongly reject the Pentagon’s characterisation of them as “Chinese military companies”.

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Alibaba, Baidu, BYD and Unitree were among Chinese companies added to a US military blacklist as competition between the nations expands further into technology.

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Designation of Chinese firms fuels investor unease, with markets bracing for a potential Fed tightening and an unwinding of the AI trade.

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Trump administration has designated top China firms as ‘Chinese military companies’ operating in the United States.

Huawei chips refine DeepSeek model in leap for China’s AI self-reliance

While Chinese chipmakers have found success in supporting AI inference, they are struggling with the far more complex process of training.

How US export curbs are forcing China to redesign its AI chip industry

China’s tech giants are pursuing ASICs, a type of custom chip, over generic GPUs dominated by American giants like Nvidia.

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The latest list extends China’s trusted technology certification system to cover AI processors as Beijing pushes the use of home-grown chips.

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Analysts expect the company’s AI marketing services base to steadily grow to reduce declines in advertising revenue and boost profits.

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Licensing curbs follow a Wuhan system failure that stranded passengers, as authorities shift focus from rapid roll-out to safety oversight.

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.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | China’s next growth engine? An AI-powered intelligence dividend

Instead of factories and people, China’s economic growth may increasingly be powered by code and digital workers that do not tire.

Exclusive | Baidu chip unit eyes US$14.7b valuation in Hong Kong IPO: sources

Opinion | China’s next growth engine? An AI-powered intelligence dividend