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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-197602
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250908
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250908
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250908

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Baidu, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001329099
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-51469
		FILM NUMBER:		251298443

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		BAIDU CAMPUS, NO. 10 SHANGDI 10TH STREET
		STREET 2:		HAIDIAN DISTRICT
		CITY:			BEIJING
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	CHINA
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	F4
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(86-10)59928888

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		ADDRESS IS A NON US LOCATION: 	YES
		STREET 1:		BAIDU CAMPUS, NO. 10 SHANGDI 10TH STREET
		STREET 2:		HAIDIAN DISTRICT
		CITY:			BEIJING
		NON US STATE TERRITORY:  	CHINA
		PROVINCE COUNTRY:   	F4

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Baidu.com, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20050602
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</DIV><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-16</FONT> OR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-16</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month of September 2025 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission File Number: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">000-51469</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BAIDU, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center><DIV STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</DIV></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Baidu Campus </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>No.&nbsp;10 Shangdi 10th Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Haidian District, Beijing 100085 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The People&#8217;s Republic of China </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> or Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F&#8194;&#9746;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;Form</FONT> <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F&#8194;&#9744;</FONT> </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Press Release&#8212;Baidu Announces Proposed Offering of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">CNY-denominated</FONT> Senior Notes</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Haijian He</TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Date: September&nbsp;8, 2025 </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Baidu Announces Proposed Offering of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">CNY-denominated</FONT> Senior Notes </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BEIJING, September 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ &#8212; Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU and HKEX: 9888 (HKD Counter) and 89888 (RMB Counter)), (&#8220;Baidu&#8221; or the
&#8220;Company&#8221;), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced that it proposes to offer <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">CNY-denominated</FONT> senior unsecured notes (the &#8220;Notes&#8221;) in offshore transactions
outside the United States to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> persons in reliance on Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), subject to market conditions and other
factors (the &#8220;Notes Offering&#8221;). The principal amount, interest rates, maturity dates and other terms of the Notes will be determined at the time of pricing of the Notes Offering. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes Offering for general corporate purposes, including repayment of certain existing indebtedness,
payment of interest and general corporate purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities
laws.&nbsp;They may not be offered or sold in&nbsp;the United States&nbsp;or to, or for the account or benefits of, U.S.&nbsp;persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not
subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to
purchase any securities, in the United States or elsewhere, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of the securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Any offering of
securities will be made by means of one or more offering documents, which will contain detailed material information about the Company and its operational and financial performance. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This announcement contains information about the pending Notes Offering, and there can be no assurance that the Notes Offering will be completed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Baidu </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Founded in 2000, Baidu&#8217;s mission is to
make the complicated world simpler through technology. Baidu is a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, trading on Nasdaq under &#8220;BIDU&#8221; and HKEX under &#8220;9888&#8221;. One Baidu ADS represents eight Class&nbsp;A ordinary
shares. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Safe Harbor Statement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the &#8220;safe harbor&#8221; provisions of the U.S. Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;future,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;plans,&#8221;
&#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;estimates,&#8221; &#8220;confident&#8221; and similar statements. Baidu may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in announcements
made on the website of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the &#8220;Hong Kong Stock Exchange&#8221;), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors
or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including but not limited to statements about Baidu&#8217;s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: Baidu&#8217;s growth strategies; its future business development,
including development of new products and services; its ability to attract and retain users and customers; competition in the Chinese Internet search and newsfeed market; competition for online marketing customers; changes in the Company&#8217;s
revenues and certain cost or expense items as a percentage of its revenues; the outcome of ongoing, or any future, litigation or arbitration, including those relating to intellectual property rights; the expected growth of the Chinese-language
Internet search and newsfeed market and the number of Internet and broadband users in China; Chinese governmental policies relating to the Internet and Internet search providers, and general economic conditions in China and elsewhere. Further
information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company&#8217;s annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> and other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and announcements on the website
of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Baidu does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of the
press release, and Baidu undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SOURCE&nbsp;Baidu, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors Relations, Baidu, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tel: <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">+86-10-5992-8888</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email:&nbsp;ir@baidu.com </P>
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