China investigates Baidu after death of student who sought cancer cure on internet

State run media claims 'China's Google' promoted potentially dubious medical treatments in search results in exchange for money

China's state-run media has accused internet giant Baidu of putting profits before people following the death of a 21-year-old student who used its search engine to seek out ineffective treatment for cancer.

Wei Zexi, from Shaanxi province, died on 12 April after undergoing expensive experimental treatment that he had learned about through the search engine of Baidu, China's answer to Google.