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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.20

                        EQUITY INTERESTS PLEDGE AGREEMENT

This Equity Interests Pledge Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into on the
day of 27 November, 2003 by and between the following parties:

Pledgee:        Shanghai Linktone Consulting Co., Ltd.
Address:        F6, Ganglu Sqhare, Xizang middle Road, Shanghai

Pledgor:        Hu Ankai
Identity Code:  3101027101188043

Address:        No.22, Lane 1416, Zhonghua Road, Shanghai

WHEREAS,

1.    Hu Ankai, the Pledgor, is the citizen of the People's Republic of China
      ("PRC"). The Pledgor owns 50% of the equity interest in Shanghai Weilan
      Computer Co., Ltd. ("Shanghai Weilan") is a limited liability company
      registered in Shanghai carrying on value added telecummunication business.

2.    The Pledgee, a wholly foreign-owned company registered in Shanghai, PRC,
      has been licensed by the PRC relevant government authority to carry on the
      business of Internet technical service. The Pledgee and the Pledgor-owned
      Shanghai Weilan Computer Co., Ltd enter into Exclusive Technical
      Consulting and Services Agreement (the " Service Agreement").

3.    In order to make sure that the Pledgee collect technical service fees as
      normal from Shanghai Weilan , the Pledgor is willing to pledge all its
      equity interest in Shanghai Weilan to the Pledgee as a security for the
      Pledgee to collect technical consulting and service fees under the Service
      Agreement.

      In order to define each Party's rights and obligations, the Pledgee and
      the Pledgor through mutual negotiations hereby enter into this Agreement
      based upon the following terms:

1.    Definitions and Interpretations

Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

      1.1   Pledge means the full content of Article 2 hereunder

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      1.2   Equity Interest means all its 50% equity interests in Shanghai
            Weilan legally held by the Pledgor.

      1.3   Rate of Pledge means the ratio between the value of the pledge under
            this Agreement and the exclusive technical consulting and service
            fees under the Service Agreement.

      1.4   Term of Pledge means the period provided for under Article 3.2
            hereunder.

      1.5   Service Agreement means the Exclusive Technical Consulting and
            Service Agreement entered into by and between Shanghai Weilan and
            the Pledgee.

      1.6   Event of Default means any event in accordance with Article 7
            hereunder.

      1.7   Notice of Default means the notice of default issued by the Pledgee
            in accordance with this Agreement.

2.    Assignment and Pledge

      2.1   The Pledgor agrees to pledge all its equity interest in Shanghai
            Weilan to the Pledgee as guarantee for the technical consulting
            service fee payable to the Pledgee under the Service Agreement.

      2.2   Pledge under this Agreement refers to the rights owned by the
            Pledgee who shall be entitled to have priority in receiving payment
            by the evaluation or proceeds from the auction or sale of the equity
            interests pledged by the Pledgor to the Pledgee.

3.    Rate of Pledge and Term of Pledge

      3.1   The rate of Pledge

            3.1.1 The rate of pledge shall be 100%

      3.2   The term of Pledge

            3.2.1 The Pledge shall take effect as of the date when the equity
                  interests under this Agreement are recorded in the Register of
                  Shareholder of Shanghai Weilan and registered with the
                  competent Administration for Industry and Commerce. The term
                  of the Pledge is the same with the

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                  term of Service Agreement.

            3.2.2 During the Pledge, the Pledgor shall be entitled to dispose
                  the Pledge in accordance with this Agreement in the event that
                  Shanghai Weilan fails to pay exclusive technical Consulting
                  and service fee in accordance with the Service Agreement.

4.    Physical Possession of Documents

      4.1   During the term of Pledge under this Agreement, the Pledgor shall
            deliver the physical possession of the Certificate of Distribution
            and the Name List of Shareholder of Shanghai Weilan to the Pledgee
            within one week as of the date of conclusion of this Agreement.

      4.2   The Pledgee shall be entitled to collect the dividends from the
            equity interests.

5.    Warranties and Representations of the Pledgor

      5.1   The Pledgor is the legal owner of the equity interests.

      5.2   The Pledgee shall not be interfered by any parties at any time when
            the Pledgee exercises its rights in accordance with this Agreement.

      5.3   The Pledgee shall be entitled to dispose or assign the pledge in
            accordance with this Agreement.

      5.4   The Pledgor does not pledge or encumber the equity interests to any
            other person except for the Pledgee.

6.    Covenant of the Pledgor

      6.1   During the effective term of this Agreement, the Pledgor covenants
            to the Pledgee that the Pledgor shall:

            6.1.1 Except the transfer of equity interest, as subject to the
                  Exclusive Purchase Right Contract entered into among the
                  Pledgor, Linktone Ltd and Shanghai Weilan, to Linktone Ltd or
                  the person designated by Linktone Ltd, not transfer or assign
                  the equity interests, create or permit to create any pledges
                  which may have an adverse effect on the rights or benefits of
                  the Pledgee without prior written consent from the Pledgee;

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            6.1.2 Comply with and implement laws and regulations with respect to
                  the pledge of rights, present to the Pledgee the notices,
                  orders or suggestions with respect to the Pledge issued or
                  made by the competent authority within five days upon
                  receiving such notices, orders or suggestions and comply with
                  such notices, orders or suggestions, or object to the
                  foregoing matters at the reasonable request of the Pledgee or
                  with consent from the Pledgee.

            6.1.3 Timely notify the Pledgee of any events or any received
                  notices which may affect the Pledgor's equity interest or any
                  part of its right, and any events or any received notices
                  which may change the Pledgor's any covenant and obligation
                  under this Agreement or which may affect the Pledgor's
                  performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

      6.2   The Pledgor agrees that the Pledgee's right of exercising the Pledge
            obtained from this Agreement shall not be suspended or hampered
            through legal procedure by the Pledgor or any successors of the
            Pledgor or any person authorized by the Pledgor or any other person.

      6.3   The Pledgor warrants to the Pledgee that in order to protect or
            perfect the security over the payment of the technical consulting
            and service fees under the Service Agreement, the Pledgor shall
            execute in good faith and cause other parties who have interests in
            the pledge to execute all the title certificates, contracts, and or
            perform and cause other parties who have interests to take action as
            required by the Pledgee and make access to exercise the rights and
            authorization vested in the Pledgee under this Agreement, and
            execute all the documents with respect to the changes of certificate
            of equity interests with the Pledgee or the person(natural person or
            legal entity) designed by the Pledgee, and provides all the notices,
            orders and decisions regarded as necessary by the Pledgee with the
            Pledgee within the reasonable time.

      6.4   The Pledgor warrants to the Pledgee that the Pledgor will comply
            with and perform all the guarantees, covenants, agreements,
            representations and conditions for the benefits of the Pledgee. The
            Pledgor shall compensate all the losses suffered by the Pledgee for
            the reasons that the Pledgor does not perform or fully perform their
            guarantees, covenants, agreements, representations and conditions.

7.    Events of Default

      7.1   The following events shall be regarded as the event of default:

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            7.1.1  Shanghai Weilan fails to make full payment of the exclusive
                   technical consulting and service fees as scheduled under the
                   Service Agreement;

            7.1.2  The Pledgor makes any material misleading or fraudulent
                   representations or warranties under Article 5 herein, and/or
                   the Pledgor is in violation of any warranties under Article 5
                   herein;

            7.1.3  The Pledgor violates the covenants under Article 6 herein;

            7.1.4  The Pledgor violates any terms and conditions herein;

            7.1.5  The Pledgor waives the pledged equity interests or transfers
                   or assigns the pledged equity interests without prior written
                   consent of the Pledgee, except as provided in Article 6.1.1
                   in this Agreement;

            7.1.6  The Pledgor's any external loan, security, compensation,
                   covenants or any other compensation liabilities (1) are
                   required to be repaid or performed prior to the scheduled
                   date; or (2) are due but can not be repaid or performed as
                   scheduled and thereby cause the Pledgee to deem that the
                   Pledgor's capacity to perform the obligations herein is
                   affected;

            7.1.7  The Pledgor is incapable of repaying the general debt or
                   other debt;

            7.1.8  This Agreement is illegal for the reason of the promulgation
                   of the related laws or the Pledgor's incapability of
                   continuing to perform the obligations herein;

            7.1.9  Any approval, permits, licenses or authorization from the
                   competent authority of the government needed to perform this
                   Agreement or validate this Agreement are withdrawn,
                   suspended, invalidated or materially amended;

            7.1.10 The property of the Pledgor is adversely changed and cause
                   the Pledgee deem that the capability of the Pledgor to
                   perform the obligations herein is affected;

            7.1.11 The successors or assignees of the Shanghai Weilan are only
                   entitled to perform a portion of or refuse to perform the
                   payment liability under the Service Agreement;

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            7.1.12 Other circumstances whereby the Pledgee is incapable of
                   exercising the right to dispose the Pledge in accordance with
                   the related laws.

      7.2   The Pledgor shall immediately give a written notice to the Pledgee
            if the Pledgor is aware of or find that any event under Article 7.1
            herein or any events that may result in the foregoing events have
            happened or is going on.

      7.3   Unless the event of default under Article 7.1 herein has been solved
            to the Pledgee's satisfaction, the Pledgee, at any time when the
            event of default happens or thereafter, may give a written notice of
            default to the Pledgor and require the Pledgor to immediately make
            full payment of the outstanding service fees under the Service
            Agreement and other payables or dispose the Pledge in accordance
            with Article 8 herein.

8.    Exercise Of The Right Of The Pledge

      8.1   The Pledgor shall not transfer or assign the pledge without prior
            written approval from the Pledgee prior to the full repayment of the
            consulting and service fee under the Service Agreement.

      8.2   The Pledgee shall give a notice of default to the Pledgor when the
            Pledgee exercises the right of pledge.

      8.3   Subject to Article 7.3, the Pledgee may exercise the right to
            dispose the Pledge at any time when the Pledgee gives a notice of
            default in accordance with Article 7.3 or thereafter.

      8.4   The Pledgee is entitled to have priority in receiving payment by the
            evaluation or proceeds from the auction or sale of whole or part of
            the equity interests pledged herein in accordance with legal
            procedure until the outstanding consulting and service fees and all
            other payables under the Service Agreement are repaid.

      8.5   The Pledgor shall not hinder the Pledgee from disposing the Pledge
            in accordance with this Agreement and shall give necessary
            assistance so that the Pledgee could realize his Pledge.

9.    Transfer or Assignment

      9.1   The Pledgor shall not donate or transfer his rights and obligations
            herein

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            without prior consent from the Pledgee.

      9.2   This Agreement shall be binding upon the Pledgor and his successors
            and be effective to the Pledgee and his each successor and assignee.

      9.3   The Pledgee may transfer or assign his all or any rights and
            obligations under the Service Agreement to any individual (natural
            person or legal entity) at any time. In this case, the assignee
            shall enjoy and undertake the same rights and obligations herein of
            the Pledgee as if the assignee is a party hereto. When the Pledgee
            transfers or assigns the rights and obligations under the Service
            Agreement, at the request of the Pledgee, the Pledgor shall execute
            the relevant agreements and/or documents with respect to such
            transfer or assignment.

      9.4   After the Pledgee's change resulting from the transfer or
            assignment, the new parties to the pledge shall reexecute a pledge
            contract.

10.   Termination

This Agreement shall not be terminated until the consulting and service fees
under the Service Agreement are paid off and the Shanghai Weilan will not
undertake any obligations under the Service Agreement any more, and the Pledgee
shall cancel or terminate this Agreement within reasonable time as soon as
practicable.

11.   Formalities Fees And Other Charges

      11.1  The Pledgor shall be responsible for all the fees and actual
            expenditures in relation to this Agreement including but not limited
            to legal fees, cost of production, stamp tax and any other taxes and
            charges. If the Pledgee pays the relevant taxes in accordance with
            the laws, the Pledgor shall fully indemnify such taxes paid by the
            Pledgee.

      11.2  The Pledgor shall be responsible for all the fees (including but not
            limited to any taxes, formalities fees, management fees, litigation
            fees, attorney's fees, and various insurance premiums in connection
            with disposition of Pledge) incurred by the Pledgor for the reason
            that (1) The Pledgor fails to pay any payable taxes, fees or charges
            in accordance with this Agreement; or (2) The Pledgee has recourse
            to any foregoing taxes, charges or fees by any means for other
            reasons.

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12.   Force Majeure

      12.1  If this Agreement is delayed in or prevented from performing in the
            Event of Force Majeure ("Event of Force Majeure"), only within the
            limitation of such delay or prevention, the affected party is
            absolved from any liability under this Agreement. Force Majeure,
            which includes acts of governments, acts of nature, fire, explosion,
            typhoon, flood, earthquake, tide, lightning, war, means any
            unforeseen events beyond the prevented party's reasonable control
            and cannot be prevented with reasonable care. However, any shortage
            of credit, capital or finance shall not be regarded as an event
            beyond a Party's reasonable control. The Pledgeeffected by Force
            Majeure who claims for exemption from performing any obligations
            under this Agreement or under any Article herein shall notify the
            other party of such exemption promptly and advice him of the steps
            to be taken for completion of the performance.

      12.2  The party affected by Force Majeure shall not assume any liability
            under this Agreement. However, subject to the party affected by
            Force Majeure having taken its reasonable and practicable efforts to
            perform this Agreement, the Party claiming for exemption of the
            liabilities may only be exempted from performing such liability as
            within limitation of the part performance delayed or prevented by
            Force Majeure. Once causes for such exemption of liabilities are
            rectified and remedied, both parties agree to resume performance of
            this Agreement with their best efforts.

13.   Dispute Resolution

      13.1  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
            the PRC law.

      13.2  The parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the
            interpretation or performance, or in connection with this Agreement
            through friendly consultation. In case no settlement can be reached
            through consultation, each party can submit such matter to China
            International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC")
            for arbitration. The arbitration shall follow the current rules of
            CIETAC, and the arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in
            Chinese and shall take place in Shanghai. The arbitration award
            shall be final and binding upon the parties.

14.   Notice

      14.1  Any notice which is given by the parties hereto for the purpose of
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            the rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be in writing.
            Where such notice is delivered personally, the time of notice is the
            time when such notice actually reaches the addressee; where such
            notice is transmitted by telex or facsimile, the notice time is the
            time when such notice is transmitted. If such notice does not reach
            the addressee on business date or reaches the addressee after the
            business time, the next business day following such day is the date
            of notice. The delivery place is the address first written above of
            the parties hereto or the address advised in writing including
            facsimile and telex from time to time.

15.   Appendices

      15.1  The appendices to this Agreement are entire and integral part of
            this Agreement.

16.   Effectiveness

      16.1  This agreement and any amendments, modification, supplements,
            additions or changes hereto shall be in writing and come into effect
            upon being executed and sealed by the parties hereto.

      16.2  This Agreement is executed in both Chinese and English forms, and in
            case of conflicts, the Chinese version shall prevail.

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The Pledgee:  Shanghai Linktone Consulting Co., Ltd.

Authorized Representative: /s/ Jun Wu

The Pledgor: Hu Ankai

Signature: /s/ Hu Ankai

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EXHIBIT A

1. Register of Shareholders of Shanghai Weilan Computer Co., Ltd.

2. Certificate of Capital Contribution of Shanghai Weilan Computer Co., Ltd

3. Exclusive Technical Consulting and Services Agreement