Baidu was a strategic investor in Uber, and they lead another $1.2B round a couple of months ago. Both companies have local giants backing them, so anything can happen. If I had to bet, though, I&#x27;d bet on Uber winning in China if they can win enough of the rest of the world.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;07&#x2F;uber-confirms-its-raised-1-2b-more-in-china-led-by-baidu-as-rival-didi-kuaidi-gets-3b&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;techcrunch.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;07&#x2F;uber-confirms-its-raised-1-...</a>