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                                                                    EXHIBIT 4.53

                                 LOAN AGREEMENT

     The Loan Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of October 16, 2006
between the following two parties.

     (1)  Linktone Ltd. (the "Lender"), a limited company established and
          registered in Cayman island. Legal Address: Cayman Island in British
          West Indies

     (2)  Wang Wenlei (the "Borrower") PRC ID Number: 310109197303083227
          Address: Room 502, No.50, Lane 471, Miyun Road, Hongkou District,
          Shanghai

     The Lender and the Borrower will be called hereinafter the "One Party"
respectively and the "Both Parties" collectively.

     WHEREAS, the Borrower holds 50% equity in Shanghai Weilan Computer Co.,
Ltd. (the "Borrower's Company"), a limited liability company registered in the
People's Republic of China (the "PRC").

     WHEREAS, the Lender is a company registered in Cayman Islands. The Lender
intends to provide a loan to the Borrower.

     NOW THEREFORE, Both Parties agree as follows:

1.   LOAN

     1.1  The Lender agrees to provide a long-term loan to the Borrower with the
          principal as RMB5, 000,000 in accordance with the terms and conditions
          set forth in this Agreement. Term for such loan will be ten (10) years
          and shall be extended upon the agreement of Both Parties through
          negotiations. During the term or extended term of such loan, the
          Borrower shall refund the loan ahead of the loan term or the extended
          loan term, if either of the following events occurs:

          (1)  the Borrower becomes dead or becomes a person without capacity or
               with limited capacity for civil acts;

          (2)  the Borrower quits from or dismissed by the Lender or its
               affiliates;

          (3)  the Borrower commits a crime or involves a crime;

          (4)  any other third party claim more than RMB50,000 against the
               Borrower;

          (5)  foreign investors are permitted to invest in the business of
               value-added telecommunication and the relevant authorities begin
               to approve such business in accordance with the applicable laws
               of PRC.

     1.2  The Lender agrees to remit the amount of such loan to the account
          designated by the Borrower within seven (7) days after receiving the
          Borrower's written notification to use the loan, provided that all of
          the preconditions set forth in


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          Section 2 of this Agreement are satisfied. The Borrower shall issue
          confirmation notification to the Lender on the day receiving the
          amount of the loan. The commitments of the Lender under this section
          are effective only to the Borrower itself, but not the Borrower's
          inheritor or transferee.

     1.3  The Borrower agrees to accept such loan provided by the Lender and
          agrees and warrants hereby such loan shall be used only for the
          investment in the Borrower's Company to expand the business of the
          company. Without the Lender's prior written consent, the Borrower
          shall not use the amount of such loan for any other purpose or
          transfer or pledge its equity in the Borrower's Company to any other
          third party.

     1.4  The Lender and the Borrower jointly agree and confirm that the
          Borrower shall refund the loan only by transferring all of Borrower's
          equity in the Borrower's Company to the Lender or other (legal person
          or natural person) designated by the Lender.

     1.5  The Lender and the Borrower hereby jointly agree and confirm that any
          proceeds raised from the transfer of Borrower's equity in the
          Borrower's Company shall be paid to the Lender, as the consideration
          of the loan provided by the Lender, in the means designated by the
          Lender in accordance with this Agreement and the Agreement shall
          terminate simultaneously.

     1.6  The Lender and the Borrower hereby jointly agree and confirm that the
          Lender has the right to, but has no obligation to, at any time,
          purchase or designate the other (legal person or natural person) to
          purchase all or part of Borrower's equity in the Borrower's Company at
          any price determined by Both Parties, subject to the permission of the
          law.

          The Borrower warrants to issue an irrevocable proxy to confer all its
          rights as a shareholder of the Borrower's Company to a person
          designated by the Lender.

     1.7  Interest of the Loan. In the event when the Borrower transfer its
          equity in the Borrower's Company to the Lender or the person
          designated by the Lender, the loan hereunder shall be deemed as the
          loan without interest, if the transfer price of such equity equals to
          or is less than the principal under this Agreement. However, in case
          that the transfer price exceeds the amount of principal hereunder, the
          exceeding amounts shall be deemed the interests of such loan under
          this Agreement and shall be paid to the Lender by the Borrower.

2.   PRECONDITIONS OF THE LOAN

     The Lender will be liable to provide loan to the Borrower in accordance
with Section 1.1 when all of the following conditions are satisfied or are
waived by the Lender in writing.


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2.1  Subject to the terms of Section 1.2, the Lender receives the drawing notice
     formally issued by the Borrower.

2.2  The Lender, the Borrower and Linktone Consulting Ltd. Shanghai. have
     formally executed a equity pledge contract (the "Equity Pledge Contract"),
     by virtue of which the Borrower agrees to pledge all its equity in the
     Borrower's Company to the Linktone Consulting Ltd. Shanghai.

2.3  The Borrower, Lender and Borrower's Company have executed an exclusive
     purchase contract (the "Exclusive Purchase Contract"), as per which the
     Borrower shall grant the Lender an irrevocable option to purchase all of
     the Borrower's equity in the Borrower's Company, provided that it is
     permitted by laws of PRC.

2.4  The above-mentioned Equity Pledge Contract and Exclusive Purchase Contract
     are in full effectiveness, of which there is none of default event and all
     relevant filing procedures, approval, authorization, registration and
     governmental proceedings have been obtained or completed (if needed).

2.5  The representation and warranties under Section 3.2 are, and shall be,
     true, integrate, correct and un-misleading, on the day of drawing
     notification and on the drawing day, just as the representation and
     warranties are made on such days.

2.6  The Borrower breaches none of its commitments under Section 4 and no event
     which will affect the Borrower's performance of the obligations hereunder,
     happens or threatens to happen.

3.   REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTIES

     3.1  The Lender hereby represents and warrants to the Borrower that, from
          the execution date of this Agreement until the date this Agreement
          terminates,

          (a)  the Lender is a company registered and validly existing under the
               laws of Cayman Islands;

          (b)  subject to its business scope, articles of association and other
               organizational documents, the Lender has full right, power and
               all necessary and appropriate approval and authorization to
               execute and perform this Agreement;

          (c)  the execution and the performance of this Agreement shall not be
               against any enforceable and effective laws and regulations,
               governmental approval, authorization and notification, other
               government documents and any contracts executed with, or
               commitments made to, any third party; and

          (d)  this Agreement shall constitute the legal, valid and binding
               obligations of the Lender, which is enforceable against the
               Lender in accordance with its terms upon its execution.


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     3.2  The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that, from the execution
          date of this Agreement until the date this Agreement terminates,

          (a)  the Borrower's Company is a limited liability company registered
               and validly existing under the laws of PRC;

          (b)  subject to its articles of association and other organizational
               documents, the Borrower has full right, power and all necessary
               and appropriate approval and authorization to execute and perform
               this Agreement;

          (c)  the execution and the performance of this Agreement shall not be
               against any enforceable and effective laws and regulations,
               governmental approval, authorization and notification, other
               government documents and any contracts executed with, or
               commitments made to, any third party;

          (d)  this Agreement shall constitute the legal and valid obligations
               of the Borrower, which is enforceable against the Borrower in
               accordance with its terms upon its execution;

          (e)  the Borrower has paid contribution in full for its equity in the
               Borrower's Company in accordance with applicable laws and
               regulations and has acquired capital contribution verification
               report issued by the qualified accounting firm;

          (f)  the Borrower neither create pledge or any other security, nor
               make third party any offer to transfer the Borrower's equity, nor
               make acceptance for the offer of any third party to purchase
               Borrower's equity, nor execute agreement with any third party to
               transfer Borrower's equity, except the terms of the Equity Pledge
               Contract;

          (g)  there are no disputes and legal or other proceedings pending or
               threatened before any court, tribunal or other regulatory
               authority and involving the Borrower; and

          (h)  the Borrower's Company has completed all governmental approval,
               authorization, license, register, filing and otherwise necessary
               to carry out the business subject to its business license and to
               possess its assets.

4.   COMMITMENTS OF BORROWER

4.1  The Borrower, as major shareholder of the Borrower's Company, agrees that
     it shall cause the Borrower's Company, during the term of this Agreement,


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     (a)  not to supply, amend or modify its articles of association, to
          increase or decrease its registered capital, or to change its capital
          structure in any way without the Lender's prior written consent;

     (b)  subject to good financial and business rules and practices, to
          maintain and operate its business and handle matters prudently and
          effectively;

     (c)  not to sell, transfer, mortgage, dispose of in any other way, or to
          create other security interest on, any of its assets, business or
          legal right to collect interests without the Lender's prior written
          consent;

     (d)  without the Lender's prior written consent, not to create, succeed to,
          guarantee or permit any debt, except (i)the debt arising in the course
          of the ordinary or daily business operation, but not arising from the
          loan, and (ii)the debt being reported to the Lender or having approved
          by the Lender in writing;

     (e)  to operate persistently all the business of the Borrower's Company and
          to maintain the value of its assets;

     (f)  without the Lender's prior written consent, not to execute any
          material contracts (during this stage, a contract will be deemed
          material if the value of it exceeds RMB50,000) except those executed
          during the ordinary operation;

     (g)  not to provide loan or credit to any person without the Lender's prior
          written consent;

     (h)  to provide information concerning all of its operation and financial
          affairs subject to the Lender's request;

     (i)  to purchase insurance from the insurance company accepted by the
          Lender and maintain persistently such insurance, provided that the
          amount and type of such insurance are as the same as, or equivalent
          to, the insurance amount and insurance type taken out generally by the
          company which operates, in the same territory, the similar business
          and possesses the similar properties or assets;

     (j)  not to merger or combine with, buy or invest in, any other person
          without the Lender's prior written consent;

     (k)  to inform promptly the Lender of the pending or threatened suit,
          arbitration or regulatory procedure concerning the assets, business or
          income of the Borrower's Company;

     (l)  to execute all necessary or appropriate documents, to take all
          necessary or appropriate action and to bring all necessary or
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          all necessary and appropriate defending against all claims, in order
          to maintain the ownership of the Borrower's Company for all its
          assets;

     (m)  without the Lender's prior written consent, not to issue dividends to
          each shareholder in any form, provided however, the Borrower's Company
          shall promptly allocate all its allocable profits to each of its
          shareholders upon the Lender's request;

     (n)  to appoint any person designated by the Lender to be the director of
          the Borrower's Company subject to the Lender's request;

     (o)  to comply strictly with the terms under the Exclusive Purchase
          Contract and to do nothing affecting the validity and enforceability
          of such contract;

4.2  The Borrower agrees that it shall, during the term of this Agreement,

     (a)  not sell, transfer, mortgage, dispose of in any other way, or create
          other security interest on, any of its legal right of equity or equity
          interest without the Lender's prior written consent, except the terms
          of the Equity Pledge Contract;

     (b)  cause the shareholder's meeting appointed by the Lender not to sell,
          transfer, mortgage, dispose of in any other way, or to create other
          security interest on, any of the Borrower's legal right of equity or
          equity interest without the Lender's prior written consent, except
          that the counter party is the Lender or those designated by the
          Lender;

     (c)  cause the shareholder's meeting appointed by the Lender not to merge
          or combine with, buy or invest in, any person without the Lender's
          prior consent;

     (d)  promptly inform the Lender of the pending or threatened suit,
          arbitration or regulatory procedure concerning the Borrower's equity
          in the Borrower's Company;

     (e)  execute all necessary or appropriate documents, take all necessary or
          appropriate action and bring all necessary or appropriate lawsuit or
          make all necessary and appropriate defending against all claims, in
          order to maintain the ownership of the Borrower's Company for all its
          assets;

     (f)  do nothing that may materially affect the assets, business and
          liabilities of the Borrower's Company without the Lender's prior
          written consent;

     (g)  appoint any person to be the director of the Borrower's Company
          subject to the Lender's request;


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     (h)  transfer promptly and unconditionally, at any time, all of the
          Borrower's equity in the Borrower's Company to the Lender or
          representative designated by the Lender and cause the other
          shareholder of the Borrower's Company to waive its option to purchase
          such equity hereof, subject to the requesting of the then holding
          company of the Lender, provided that such transfer is permitted under
          the laws of PRC;

     (i)  cause the other shareholder of the Borrower's Company to transfer
          promptly and unconditionally, at any time, all equity of the other
          shareholder in the Borrower's Company to the representative designated
          by the Lender and the Borrower hereby waive its option to purchase
          such equity hereof, subject to the requesting of the then holding
          company of the Lender, provided that such transfer is permitted under
          the laws of PRC;

     (j)  refund the loan to the Lender with such amount arising from
          transferring Borrower's equity in the Borrower's Company if the Lender
          purchases the Borrower's equity subject to the Exclusive Purchase
          Contract; and

     (k)  comply strictly with the terms of this Agreement, Equity Pledge
          Contract and Exclusive Purchase Contract, fully perform all
          obligations under such contracts and do nothing affecting the validity
          and enforceability of such contracts.

5.   DEFAULT

     The Borrower shall pay the overdue interests with 0.01% of the overdue
amount until the Borrower refunds all of the principal, overdue interests of the
principal and other money, in the event when the Borrower dose not perform its
obligation of repayment.

6.   NOTIFICATIONS

     Notice or other communications under this Contract shall be delivered
personally or sent by facsimile transmission or by registered mail to the
address set forth below, except that such address has been changed in writing.
The date noted on the return receipt of the registered mail is the service date
of the notice if the notice is sent by registered mail; the sending date is the
service date of the notice if the notice is sent personally or by facsimile
transmission. The original of the notice shall be sent personally or by
registered mail to the following address after the notice is sent by facsimile.

     the Lender: Linktone Ltd

                 Address: Cayman Islands, British West Indies
                 Telephone No.: _______________
                 Facsimile No.: _______________

     the Borrower: Wang Wenlei
     Address: Room 502, No.50, Lane 471, Miyun Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai


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7.   CONFIDENTIALITY

     Both parties acknowledge and confirm that any oral or written materials
concerning this Agreement exchanged between them are confidential information.
Both parties shall protect and maintain the confidentiality of all such
confidential data and information and shall not disclose to any third party
without the other party's written consent, except (a) the data or information
that was in the public domain or later becomes published or generally known to
the public, provided that it is not released by the receiving party, (b) the
data or information that shall be disclosed pursuant to applicable laws or
regulations, and (c) the data or information that shall be disclosed to One
Party's legal counsel or financial counsel who shall also bear the obligation of
maintaining the confidentiality similar to the obligations hereof. The undue
disclosing of the confidential data or information of One Party's legal counsel
or financial counsel shall be deemed the undue disclosing of such party who
shall take on the liability of breach of this Agreement. This section shall
survive after this Agreement terminates by any reason.

8.   GOVERNING LAW AND SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

     8.1  The execution, validity, interpretation, performance, implementation,
          termination and settlement of disputes of this Agreement shall be
          governed by the laws of PRC.

     8.2  Both Parties shall strive to settle any dispute arising from the
          interpretation or performance in connection with this Agreement
          through friendly consultation within 30 days after One Party ask for
          consultation. In case no settlement can be reached through
          consultation, One Party can submit such matter to China International
          Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (the "CIETAC"). The
          arbitration shall follow the current rules of CIETAC, and the
          arbitration proceedings shall take place in Shanghai. The arbitration
          award shall be final and binding upon the Both Parties and shall be
          enforceable in accordance as its terms.

     8.3  In case of any disputes arising out of the interpretation and
          performance of this Agreement or any pending arbitration of such
          dispute, Both Parties shall continue to perform their rights and
          obligations under this Agreement, except that such maters are involved
          in the disputes.

8    MISCELLANEOUS

     9.1  This Agreement shall be effective as of the date of execution and
          shall expire when Both Parties has fully performed their obligations
          under this Agreement.


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     9.2  This Agreement is made in duplicate and each of the parties shall keep
          one, which has the same effect.

     9.3  Both Parties may amend and supply this Agreement with a written
          agreement. The amendment and supplement duly executed by Both Parties
          shall be part of this Agreement and shall have the same legal effect
          as this Agreement.

     9.4  Any provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable shall
          not affect the validity and enforceability of any other provisions
          hereof.

     9.5  The Appendices referred to in this Agreement are an integral part of
          this Agreement and have the same legal effect as this Agreement.


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                                 EXECUTION PAGE

the Lender: Linktone Ltd.

Representative: [seal]
Title:
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the Borrower: Wang Wenlei


by:            [signature]
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