Sensitive Words: Baidu CEO Divorced?
As of November 22, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search...
Robin Li
Chinese Web Search Giant Serves Two Masters
The New York Times describes problems facing Chinese search giant Baidu, including its changing relationship with the authorities following Google’s withdrawal. The company has gained a reputation in the West for censoring...
Rebecca MacKinnon at TEDGlobal: Let’s take back the Internet!
Global Voices Online founder Rebecca MacKinnon spoke at the ongoing TEDGlobal conference about cultivating the “citizen-centric” evolution of the Internet. She argues that “the relationship between...
Profiting From Piracy: Robin Li’s Problem Is China’s Problem
In Forbes, Gady Epstein writes about the current controversy over Baidu’s Wenku (Library) service, which allows users to download copyrighted protected books: Baidu’s billionaire co-founder and CEO Robin Li, the richest...
Han Han: Shame on Baidu
Blogger Han Han weighs in on the copyright scandal plaguing Baidu and its CEO, Robin Li, the richest man in China. Translated by Han Han Digest, a blog which aggregates translations of Han Han’s work: Yesterday,...
Baidu Planning Mobile Operating System?
Remarks by Baidu’s Robin Li to the Financial Times have prompted speculation that the company is preparing to launch its own mobile operating system: “In order for an operating system to work, it needs to [do a lot of...
China and Russia Drive Growth In World’s Billionaires
According to Forbes’ annual ranking of the world’s wealthiest people, the booming economies of Russia, China, India and Brazil have resulted in the continual increase in the number of billionaires within each...
From Baidu CFO Jennifer Li 李昕晢: CCTV Received 40 Million RMB from Us
According to powerapple.com, Baidu’s chief financial officer (CFO), Jennifer Li 李昕晢, recently divulged the inside story on Baidu’s presence in this year’s CCTV’s Spring Festival Evening (春节联欢晚会) in...
The man behind China’s answer to Google: accused by critics of piracy and censorship – Jonathan Watts
From Guardian Unlimited: He is the man who beat Google to dominate the world’s fastest-growing internet market, and he has done it by building a search engine with a distinctly Chinese character. Robin Li ‘s Baidu.com is a search engine that is weak on piracy and strong on censorship. It is very much in keeping […]
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