BIDU [Baidu] CORRESP: (Original Filing)
[AIDU NC B Baidu Campus No. 10 Shangdi 10th Street Haidian District, Beijing 100085 The Peoples Republic of China August 14, 2012 VIA EDGAR Kathleen Collins, Accounting Branch Chief Laura Veator, Staff Accountant Gabriel Eckstein, Staff Attorney Matthew Crispino, Staff Attorney Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. Re: Baidu, Inc. (the Company) Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended]