Baidu Shares Jump as AI Chip Unit Kunlunxin Pushes Dual IPO Plan
Kunlunxin, Baidu’s AI chip unit, has started the process for a Shanghai STAR Market IPO while maintaining plans for a Hong Kong listing. Baidu’s Hong Kong shares rose 5.75% after the news. The move comes as Chinese investors seek domestic AI chipmakers amid U.S. export curbs. Kunlunxin signed a pre-IPO tutoring agreement with China International Capital Corp on April 29.