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EXHIBIT 23.1
SULLIVAN & CROMWELL
28th Floor
Nine Queen's Road Central
Hong Kong
Tel: 852-2826-8688
Fax: 852-2522-2280
VIA EDGAR
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Sohu.com Inc.,
7 Jianguomen Nei Avenue,
Suite 519, Tower 2,
Bright China Chang An Building,
Beijing 100005,
People's Republic of China.
Dear Sirs:
We hereby consent to the reference to us under the caption "Validity
of Common Stock" in the Prospectus of Sohu.com Inc. included in the Registration
Statement filed by Sohu.com Inc. with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission as of the date hereof.
In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are within the
category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Sullivan & Cromwell
