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Baidu CEO says it will defeat Google if it returns to China — The Verge

Baidu CEO Robin Li wrote on his verified WeChat account that if “Google decides to return to China, we are very confident we can just PK and win again,” writes Shannon Liao.

Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/7/17660364/baidu-ceo-google-china

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