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Reuters:
Baidu Inc is prepared to win against Alphabet Inc’s Google in China, its chief executive officer said on social media, amid rumblings the U.S. search engine giant was planning to re-enter a market it left eight years ago.
Bloomberg:
The billionaire founder of China’s top internet search engine has declared he will fight fiercely and “win again” should Alphabet Inc.’s Google decide to return to the world’s largest internet arena.
Baidu Inc. Chief Executive Officer Robin Li said on social media he’s confident of combating Google if needed, his first public response to reports the U.S. search titan is plotting a return to a market it largely pulled out of in 2010.
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South China Morning Post:
Robin Li Yanhong, the chairman and chief executive of Baidu, said the Chinese online search market leader is looking to beat Google in its return to China, despite increased speculation that the US technology giant could become a major internet player in the world’s second largest economy.
Tech in Asia:
Google’s rumored return to China is stirring up a lot of discussion – and now search giant Baidu, China’s answer to Google, is joining the chatter.
Baidu’s founder and CEO Robin Li today penned a long message, posted to his WeChat, saying that Baidu is on standby for its counterpart’s return – and ready to trump it again.



win against 战胜;打败
amid 处于…环境中
rumblings 传言
fiercely 猛烈地;激烈地
combat 与…战斗;交锋
titan 巨头
plot 计划
largely 主要地;很大程度上
pull out 退出;使……离开
speculation 推断
rumor 传闻
stir up 引起,激起
on standby 随时准备行动,处于待命状态
counterpart 对等方
trump 胜过