From The People’s Daily Online:
In the morning of June 28, 2005, the Ideal Plaza situated at the north 4th Ring Road in Beijing saw a mysterious guest. The middle-aged guest in business suit is Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google. As the lift stopped at the 12th floor, he stepped into Baidu CEO Li Yanhong’s office.
“I don’t know about it,” said Bi Sheng, spokesperson of Baidu as asked to confirm the visit.
“One thing is for sure. Google will enter the market of Chinese mainland this year,” said a CEO of a noted Chinese portal site and search engine company. How it enters depends on the negotiation with Baidu.