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China's Search Engines To Battle With Google
China's Internet search market will be worth US$100 million in 2004 according to analysts quoted in a Tom.com report. According to the report China's three biggest search engines are Baidu.com, Yahoo!'s 3721.com, and Zhongsou.com. All three are reportedly profitable. While Google launched its Chinese language advertising service in February, 3721's CEO Zhou Hongyi, Zhongsou's Bo Chen, and Baidu's Robin Lee all seem ready to do battle with Google Â? in Baidu and Zhongsou's cases company representatives seem unwilling to consider the possibility of a Google buyout. Baidu began generating profits last year and approximately 80 percent of last year's sales came from paid-listings.
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