On May 20, 2016, the state sponsored China Daily published an article entitled “Sogou, Bing Unite for ‘Bigger World' Searches.” Some excerpts:
Sogou’s English search engine found over 38,000 results for “Cai Yingwen,” but no results for “Xi Jinping.”
Baidu was able to find results for "Xi Jinping" in English.
Sogou’s English search engine found over 3,000 results for “Great Leap Forward,” but no results for “Cultural Revolution.”
Baidu was able to find results for "Cultural Revolution" in English.
Sogou’s English search engine found over 8 Million results for “Forbidden City,” but no results for “Tiananmen.”
Baidu was able to find results for "Tiananmen" in English.
Sogou’s English search engine found over 4 million results for “Dalai Lama,” but no results for “Li Hongzhi.”
Baidu was able to find results for "Li Hongzhi" in English.
Sogou’s English search engine found almost 2 million results for “Independent Tibet,” but no results for “Tibetan Independence.”
Baidu was able to find results for "Tibetan Independence" in English.
Sogou’s English search engine found almost 2 million results for “Obscenity,” but no results for “Pornography.”
Baidu was able to find results for "Pornography" in English.
Sogou’s English search engine found over 13 million results for “Vagina,” but no results for “Penis.”
Baidu was able to find results for "Penis" in English.
Sogou Inc joined forces with a Western search engine giant in a new English-language search service, looking to take advantage of Baidu Inc's recent crisis to gain more market share.All of the following screenshots were taken on May 20, 2016.
Sogou, which operates China's third-largest online search engine, said on Thursday that to satisfy Chinese curiosity for global information, it has teamed up with Microsoft's Bing to launch an English-language search engine.
Wang Xiaochuan, CEO of Beijing-based Sogou, said the desire to closely link with the whole world prompted his company to launch the service. "We invite you, together with us, to embrace a bigger world.”
Sogou’s English search engine found over 38,000 results for “Cai Yingwen,” but no results for “Xi Jinping.”
Sogou’s English search engine found over 3,000 results for “Great Leap Forward,” but no results for “Cultural Revolution.”
Baidu was able to find results for "Cultural Revolution" in English.
Sogou’s English search engine found over 8 Million results for “Forbidden City,” but no results for “Tiananmen.”
Baidu was able to find results for "Tiananmen" in English.
Sogou’s English search engine found over 4 million results for “Dalai Lama,” but no results for “Li Hongzhi.”
Baidu was able to find results for "Li Hongzhi" in English.
Baidu was able to find results for "Tibetan Independence" in English.
Sogou’s English search engine found almost 2 million results for “Obscenity,” but no results for “Pornography.”
Baidu was able to find results for "Pornography" in English.
Sogou’s English search engine found over 13 million results for “Vagina,” but no results for “Penis.”
Baidu was able to find results for "Penis" in English.
