Baidu: Geopolitical Dynamics of the Internet in China

Translated from the English by G. Ivanov. – Moscow: Gaidar Institute Press, 2026. – 224 p.

ISBN 978-5-93255-706-8

Baidu – not Google – is the dominant search company in China, the largest Internet market in the world. This book outlines the intense competition within the search engine market and illustrates the inter-capitalist dynamic in the contemporary Chinese Internet sector, and highlights Baidu’s uniqueness on the global stage as it pivots to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and expands into other industrial sectors.

An important and timely analysis for anyone interested in the political economy of the global media, communication, and information industries, and particularly those requiring a better understanding of the Internet industry in China.