Chinese technology giant Baidu has launched a public beta for its most-anticipated Xuperchain blockchain project, according to its official website announcement dated 6th Jan 2020. The Beijing headquartered technology behemoth, with a particular emphasis on emergent technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence in internet-related services, is not touted as China’s answer to Google, for no reason. Ever since President Xi Jinping publicly advocated for the use of blockchain in both public and private sector companies in the country, Chinese corporations have sprung into action to do their best in accommodating this technology into their products and services. Baidu’s Xuperchain blockchain