This is a terrible article. The whole premise is that Robin Li didn't attend a show, then the first update says he was there after all.

Gordon:

He was scheduled to speak at a media briefing at the event, but he did not. No explanation was given by ad:tech nor by anyone from Baidu.

There were perhaps 100 journalists, media people and poxy bloggers waiting for him, many of us with prepared questions. It was a no-show.

Perhaps a perfectly understandable no-show, but a no-show nonetheless.

Mr. Goldkorn,

This is a ridiculous article. Are you serious? You should be more careful about your choice of words, sir. Robin Li "chickens out"??? C'mon... Are you even sure you have your facts correct? Are you trying to throw around whatever little weight you have in the media in an attempt to manipulate this stock and tarnish this incredibly successful company? Very disappointing. I hope this is your last article for Danwei.

here is another gossip for baidu. it is said that baidu invited about 100 nationalwide journalists for Hongkong trip since yesterday. it is quite interesting that why now baidu began its annual media retreatment? is it to keep media's mouth shut after the CCTV exposure or try to maintain a better relationship with media? it is inappropriate for baidu which is NASDAQ company to bribe journalists. this individual blogger (dance with google) has leaked this scandal and now ask help from hongkong media.