{"id":42852,"date":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/contracts\/uncategorized\/strategic-partnership-agreement-between-chengdu-huayu-information.html"},"modified":"2015-09-17T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T16:25:58","slug":"strategic-partnership-agreement-between-chengdu-huayu-information","status":"publish","type":"corporate_contracts","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/contracts\/operations\/strategic-partnership-agreement-between-chengdu-huayu-information.html","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Partnership Agreement Between Chengdu Huayu Information Industry Co. Ltd. and Big Sky Network Canada Ltd."},"content":{"rendered":"<pre>                     Strategic Partnership Agreement Between\n                Chengdu Huayu Information Industry Co., Ltd. and\n                           Big Sky Network Canada Ltd.\n\n\nTHIS  AGREEMENT  is made and entered  into this 21st day of July,  2000,  by and\nbetween Chengdu Huayu Information Industry Co., Ltd. (the \"Party A\") and Big Sky\nNetwork Canada Ltd. (the \"Party B\") in Chengdu.\n\nParty A's Registered Address is:      14F Jinyu Building, #19, Section 4 North,\n                                      First Ring Road, Chendu, Sichuan, PRC\n\nParty B's Registered Address is:      2080,440 2nd Avenue, SW, Calgary, Alberta,\n                                      Canada\n\nWHEREAS:\n\n     1.   Party A is a company duly  registered  under the laws of Chengdu City,\n          Sichuan  Province,  the  Peoples  Republic  of  China.  The  Party A's\n          business scope and its business  activities  are to build  information\n          network infrastructure, to develop information industry and to provide\n          related services.\n\n     2.   Party A has built a HFC network which has one hundred twenty  thousand\n          (120,000)  subscribers.  The Party A is currently building a City-wide\n          integrated broadband  information  network,  based on its existing HFC\n          network,  in the Greater  Chengdu Area to provide high speed  Internet\n          access, data transmission and value-added  business on the network for\n          its  five   hundred   thousand   (500,000)   cable  and  data  network\n          subscribers.  The Party A intents to build a Province-wide  integrated\n          broadband  network in three (3) years.  This  network  could bring the\n          above-mentioned  services to the one  million  five  hundred  thousand\n          (1,500,000)  potential customers (including cable subscribers and data\n          network subscribers).\n\n     3.   Party B is a  corporation  duly  registered  under the laws of British\n          Virgin Island and its headquarter is located at Calgary, Canada. Party\n          B's  main   businesses   are  to  invest  in  the  broadband   network\n          infrastructure,  development and  construction of broadband  networks.\n          The Party B intends to develop the City-Wide-Area  networks in Sichuan\n          Province to deliver broadband  services to more than three million and\n          five hundred thousand  (3,500,000) cable subscribers.  Party B desires\n          to  joint  with  Party  A  to  build  a  Greater-Chengdu-Area   and  a\n          Province-Wide-Area  Integrated  Information Network and to provide the\n          high speed Internet access, data transmission and value-added business\n          to customers.\n\n     4.   On the 8th day of July,  2000,  the Parties  signed  \"the  Contractual\n          Joint Venture Contract for Huayu and Big Sky\" (the \"Contract\") and its\n          \"Articles of Association\". The Parties agreed to upgrade the existing\n          HFC network to deliver\n\n\n\n\n\nbroadband over the cable  services.  Based on the principal of equality,  mutual\nbenefits and the spirit of friendship and cooperation,  after a full discussion,\nthe Parties agree that the above mentioned  business  developments have enormous\npotential and huge market.  The Parties fully agree to continue the  cooperation\nbetween the Parties, and, therefore, the Parties further agree as follows:\n\nGeneral Principle\n\n     1.   Parties fully agree that the priority should be given to the upgrading\n          of the HFC network in accordance  with the Contract  signed on the 8th\n          day of July,  2000 and to deliver  quality high speed broadband to its\n          customers.   At  the  same  time,  the  Parties  agree  to  devclop  a\n          Greater-Chengdu-Area  integrated  high speed  broadband  network  (the\n          \"Data-Over-HFC   System\")   utilizing   Chengdu's  existing  Education\n          Network,  Government Network,  Cable TV Broadcasting  Network and Tele\n          Communication  Network to provide  high speed  Internet  access,  data\n          transmission  and  value-added  business  for  five  hundred  thousand\n          (500,000) potential customers.\n\n     2.   Upon  completion  of the  Greater-Chengdu-Area  integrated  high-speed\n          broadband  network and its service  platform and being  provided  with\n          quality Internet and other related services to customers,  the Parties\n          shall   begin  to   invest   jointly   in  the   development   of  the\n          Province-Wide-Area  integrated  broadband network to deliver broadband\n          services to more than five million  (5,000,000)  customers  (including\n          data network subscribers and cable subscribers).\n\n     3.   Parties  shall  jointly  develop  the  Greater-  Chengdu-Area  and the\n          Province-Wide-Area  integrated broadband networks (the \"Project\"). The\n          Parties   shall   invest  the  funds,   equipments,   technology   and\n          professional  personnel to the Projects.  The estimate  investment for\n          the Projects  could reach fifty  million  (50,000,000)  to one hundred\n          million (100,000,000) US Dollars.\n\nThe Responsibility of Fach Party\n\n     1.   Party A\n\n          (1)  To obtain official approval and government policy support for the\n               Project.\n\n          (2)  To seek  integration  of relevant  network  resources  of Greater\n               Chengdu  Area and  Sichuan  Province  within  the  limits  of the\n               government  policy;  to  co-operate  with each  other in order to\n               maximize the Parties' benefits; to obtain the legal rights to use\n               and  commercially  operate the Tele  communication  backbones  in\n               Sichuan Province.\n\n          (3)  To apply and to obtain all  relevant  govcrnmental  approval  and\n               operating permits.\n\n          (4)  To coordinate with all relevant  government  authorities in order\n               to achieve the maximum  efficiency  in building and operating the\n               networks.\n\n          (5)  To  invest  the  existing  fiber  optical  network  and  relevant\n               equipments for the Project.\n\n                                       2\n\n\n\n\n\n     2.   Party B\n\n          (1)  To invest cash and equipments to the Project.\n\n          (2)  To develop international strategic partnership for the Project.\n\n          (3)  To   seek   advanced   technology   and   scientific   management\n               methodology.\n\n          (4)  To develop individual  City-Wide-Area Network (the \"City LAN\") in\n               the  cities  of the  Sichuan  Province,  that to be used for high\n               speed Internet access,  data  transmission,  value-added  network\n               related  business  and to connect  the  individual  cities to the\n               Province-Wide-Area integrated broadband network.\n\n          (5)  To assist in the market  development  and to provide  training to\n               the technical personnel of the Project.\n\n          (6)  To  assist  Party  A  in  applying  and  obtaining  all  relevant\n               government  approvals and permits for the joint  operation of the\n               Parties.\n\nThe Mutual Responsibilities of the Parties\n\n     1.   To seek effective cooperation with the providers of Tele communication\n          (such as China Jitong  Telcom).  Through  Party A's networks and Party\n          B's City LANs of the Province,  the Parties and the Tele communication\n          providers will jointly develop the province-wide market for Voice over\n          IP, fiber  optical  connection,  DDN  connection,  communication  line\n          rental, enterprises VPN and other businesses.\n\n     2.   To maximize the benefits of the Parties involved\n\nThe Methods and the Term of the Co-operation\n\nThe  methods  of  co-operation  shall  be  negotiated  in  the  manner  that  is\npermissible by industry  policies of the People's Republic of China. The Parties\nwill  determine  the ratio of  distribution  of  interests  in the  future.  The\ndistribution  of  interests  or  profits  shall be agreed  and  specifed  in the\nagreement or the contract of the Project.  The term of the proposed Project will\nbe twenty (20) years.\n\nThe Declaration\n\nParty  A and  Party  B  declare  that  this  Agreement  does  riot  require  the\ndepartmental  approval of the Chinese government.  This Agreement does not cause\nthe  Parties to violate the laws and  regulations  of the  People's  Republic of\nChina and\/or other territories outside China.\n\nGeneral\n\n     1.   Confidentiality\n\n          This Agreement is strictly confidential. No Party shall disclose the \n          contents of this  Agreement to any person or a third party without \n          prior written  consent of the other Party.\n\n\n                                       3\n\n\n\n\n\n     2.   Term of this Agreement\n\n          The term of this Agreement is sixty (60) days from the date of signing\n          of this Agreement. This Agreement may be extent for another sixty (60)\n          days upon written request made by a Party and to he consented by the \n          other Party with fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration of this \n          Agreement.\n\n     3.   Language\n\n          This Agreement shall be written in English and the Chinese  languages.\n          Both languages have the same legal  validity and effect.  Every set of\n          this Agreement shall contain two (2) copies of each language.\n\n     4.   Contracting With a Third Party\n\n          Both Parties are legal entities and have power to establish contrac-\n          tual relationship  with a third party.  The Parties agree not to sign \n          a contract that contains the same or similar  terms  and\/conditions  \n          with any third party within the term of this Agreement.\n\n     5.   Contract or  Agreement  for the  Contractual  Joint  Venture or Equity\n          Joint Venture Company\n\n          Based on the spirit of  co-operation,  the  Parties  shall try to com-\n          plete  the Contract or the  Agreement  for the  Contractual  Joint  \n          Venture or Equity Joint Venture within the Term of this Agreement.\n\nParty A                                     Party B\nChengdu Huayu Information Industry          Big Sky Network Canada Ltd\nCo., Ltd.\n[Chinese Characters Appear Here]\n\n\n\nAuthorized Representative                   Authorized Representative\nGONG YONGRONG                               QIFENG XUE\n[Chinese Characters Appear Here]\nTitle: General Manager                      Title: Vice President in Marketing &amp; Sales\n\n\n                                       4\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_stopmodifiedupdate":true,"_modified_date":"","_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false},"corporate_contracts_companies":[7079],"corporate_contracts_industries":[9517],"corporate_contracts_types":[9613,9617],"class_list":["post-42852","corporate_contracts","type-corporate_contracts","status-publish","hentry","corporate_contracts_companies-china-broadband-corp","corporate_contracts_industries-telecommunications__other","corporate_contracts_types-operations","corporate_contracts_types-operations__jv"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts\/42852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/corporate_contracts"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_companies?post=42852"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_industries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_industries?post=42852"},{"taxonomy":"corporate_contracts_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/legal-api\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/corporate_contracts_types?post=42852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}