**Table of Contents**     Article 1 Definition  4 Article 2 Principles and Major Contents of the Lease  5 Article 3 Lease Term  5 Article 4 Delay of Lease  6 Article 5 Lease Fee and Payment  7 Article 6 Ownership and Risk Sharing  7 Article 7 Liabilities of the Parties to the Agreement  8 Article 8 Statement, representation and guarantee  9 Article 9 Purchase Option  10 Article 10 Liability for Breach  11 Article 11 Force Majeure  11 Article 12 Confidentiality  12 Article 13 Termination  12 Article 14 Expenses  13 Article 15 Waiver, Rights and Remedies  13 Article 16 Severability  14 Article 17 Notices  14 Article 18 Governing Law and Arbitration  14 Article 19 Effectiveness and Amendment  15 Article 20 Supplementary Provisions  16 
 
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  This Agreement is signed between the following two Parties on October 29, 2010 in Beijingof the People’s Republic of China:TheLeasing Party: Unicom New Horizon Telecommunications Company Limited (“Unicom New Horizon”)Address: Room 610 of Office Build 3, No.18, Jianguomennei Street, DongchengDistrict, BeijingThe Renting Party: China United Network Communications Corporation Limited (“CUCL”)Address: No. 21 Financial Street,Xicheng District, BeijingWhereas:(1) CUCL is a foreign investment company established under the laws of the PRC, which is 100% ownedby China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (“Unicom Red Chip Company”). The major business of CUCL inChina include: fixed-line local telephone service ( including local wireless loop service), publictelegraph and telex services, domestic telecom facility services, fixed-line domestic long distancecall service, fixed-line international long distance call service, IP telephone service (limited toPhone-to-Phone service), 900/1800MHz GSM 2G digital cellular mobile telecommunications service,WCDMA 3G digital cellular mobile telecommunications service, satellite international private lineservice, Internet data transmission service, international data telecommunications service, 26GHzradio access services; and mobile communications services in 31 provinces (autonomous regions andmunicipalities) such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Liaoning, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang,Fujian, Guangdong, Hubei, Anhui, Sichuan, Guizhou, Xinjiang, Chongqing, Shaanxi, Guangxi, Henan,Heilongjiang, Jilin, Jiangxi, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Hunan, Hainan, Yunnan, Ningxia, Gansu,Qinghai and Tibet;(2) Unicom New Horizon is a limited company established and validly existing under the law of PRC,whose shares are 100% held by China United Network Communications Group Company Limited (“UnicomGroup”). Unicom New Horizon owns the fixed networks assets of the 21 southern provinces and cities(regions);
 
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Based on equality and mutual benefits, the Parties have reached the following agreement throughfriendly consultations:**Article 1 Definition**1.1 In this Agreement, unless the context (including “whereas” provisions and the annex of thisAgreement) otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings defined below:   **Unicom New Horizon (the Leasing Party)** Refers to Unicom New Horizon Telecommunications Company Limited**CUCL (the Renting Party)** Refers to China United NetworkCommunications Corporation Limited**The target area/ 21 southern provincesand cities (regions)** Shanghai Municipality, JiangsuProvince, Zhejiang Province, AnhuiProvince, Fujian Province, JiangxiProvince, Hubei Province, HunanProvince, Guangdong Province,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,Hainan Province, ChongqingMunicipality, Sichuan Province,Guizhou Province, Yunnan Province,Tibet Autonomous Region, ShaanxiProvince, Gansu Province, QinghaiProvince, Ningxia Hui AutonomousRegion and Xinjiang UygurAutonomous Region**Fixed communications network** For the purpose of this Agreement,it refers to various domestic andinternational fixed telecomnetworks, facilities and theiraffiliated equipment that areowned or succeeded by the leasingParty.**Fixed network services** It refers to the operation ofvarious domestic and internationalfixed telecom network, facilities;provision of voice, data, image,and multimedia communications andinformation services based onfixed telecom network**The fixed network assets in 21provinces and cities (regions)** It refers to the communicationsequipment and facilities relatedto the operation of the fixedcommunications network in the 21southern provinces and cities(regions)**Lease term** It refers to the period agreedunder 3.1 of this Agreement**Purchase options** It refers to the communicationsnetwork purchasing option owned bythe rent Party under Article 9 ofthis Agreement1.2 Any article or clause mentioned in this Agreement, unless otherwise explicitly specified,shall be an article or clause under this Agreement.1.3 Any party mentioned in this Agreement or other agreements or documents shall include thesuccessor or permitted transferee.1.4 Any law or any provision of the law mentioned in this Agreement shall include themodification and reenactment of the law and provision, the alternative provisions or allrules and legal documentations published according to the above-mentioned laws andprovisions.
 
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1.5 The titles of the articles and annex of this Agreement are only for the convenience ofreading, which would not have any legal effect when explaining the contract.**Article 2 Principles and Major Contents of the Lease**2.1 The Leasing Party agrees to lease the fixed network assets of 21 southern provincesand cities (regions) according to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.2.2 The Parties confirm that the lease takes effect as of Jan 1, 2011 (including the day).2.3 The Parties hereby agree that unless otherwise arranged, the Renting Party shall be thesole user of the fixed network assets of 21 southern provinces and cities (regions), uponwhich the Renting Party could operate its fixed-line services in the target areas pursuantto applicable laws and regulations of PRC.2.4 As the consideration for the Leasing Party’s fulfillment of its obligations under thisAgreement, the Renting Party shall pay the rent fee agreed under Article 5 of thisAgreement.2.5 All the business operation revenue generated by the fixed network services in the targetareas, including but not limited to voice traffic fee, monthly rent fee, interconnectionsettlement income and other revenue generated by or related to network operation shall becollected by and belong to the Renting Party. 2.6 The costs for operation, management and maintenance of the fixed communications network shallbe borne by the Renting Party.**Article 3 Lease Term**3.1 The expiration period of this Agreement and the lease term herein are two (2) years,starting from Jan 1, 2011 and ending on Dec 31, 2012.3.2 Subject to the compliance of the laws and relevant state regulations, when the term ofthis Agreement or its extension expires, the Renting Party is entitled to, with at leasttwo month prior notice to the Leasing Party, extend the renting of the fixed network assetsof 21 southern provinces and cities (regions) according to the terms and conditions(exceptthe rate of renting) set forth in this Agreement.
 
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**Article 4 Delay of Lease**4.1 If due to any incident or situation, the Leasing Party fails to provide any of therelevant telecom network facilities within the fixed network assets of 21 southernprovinces and cities (regions), which may influence the Renting Party’s provision offixed network services to its customers, the Leasing Party shall, as soon as possible(under any circumstances, within 5 working days after the Leasing Party being aware ofthe incident or situation), notify the Renting Party in writing. Such notification shalllist the following: 4.1.1 The nature of the incident or situation and if it is caused by the reasonslisted in provision 4.4;  4.1.2 If the Leasing Party believes that certain measures need to be taken forcorrecting the matter or enabling the network to operate as soon as possible, theLeasing Party must specify the measures; and 4.1.3 The impacts that such incident or situation might have on the RentingParty’s provision of fixed network service, including the number of possibleaffected fixed network users.4.2 Once the Renting Party receives any notification based on Clause 4.1, it shalldiscuss possible corrective action with the Leasing Party in good faith.4.3 In addition to the situation mentioned in Clause 4.4 of this Agreement, if the LeasingParty fails to provide any of the fixed networks assets in the 21 southern provinces andcities (regions) and thus affects the Renting Party’s provision of fixed networks services,the Leasing Party shall give a discount on the lease fee (hereinafter called “DelayDiscount”). It is calculated as follows:   Delay Discount = the number of Renting Party’s fixed network users affected bythe delay × time of delay (number of days)× the ARPU of fixed networkusers(including basic communications and value-added services)/ number of days ofcorresponding months  In the above formula, “the number of Renting Party’s fixed network users affected by thedelay” shall be confirmed in accordance with the Renting Party’s report and the actualproof provided; “the ARPU of fixed network users (including basic communications andvalue-added services)” shall be the average monthly ARPU of the fixed network users inaffected areas during the period of three months before the delay, an figure which isconfirmed by the Renting Party.   The Delay Discount shall be deducted from the lease fee (to be paid by the Renting Party tothe Leasing Party) of the next term.4.4 If any incident or situation notified by the Leasing Party to the Renting Party basedon Clause 4.1 falls in the following category or caused by the following items: 4.4.1 Force Majeure;  4.4.2 The Renting Party materially fails to fulfill its substantial obligationsunder this Agreement, or prevents the Leasing Party from carrying out its dutiesunder this Agreement; or
 
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 4.4.3 The need to abide by any applicable laws, any compulsory requirements setby the governmental authorities or other applicable compulsory stipulations;unless such incident (only limited to the incidents stipulated in Clause 4.4.3) is caused bythe Leasing Party’s violation of this Agreement, the Leasing Party is not responsible forgiving any delay discount, liquidated damages or other compensations due to the inability(caused by such incidents) to lease the telecom network facilities to the Renting Partyaccording to the terms and conditions of this Agreement; however, the Leasing Party shallresume the provision of related telecom network facilities which are interrupted due to suchincidents at the earliest date possible.**Article 5 Lease Fee and Payment**5.1 The lease fee during the lease term is: 5.1.1 The lease fee for 2011 is 2.4 billion Yuan;  5.1.2 The lease fee for 2012 is 2.6 billion Yuan. Unless otherwise specified inwriting between the two Parties, all payable lease fees shall be paid in RMB.5.2 The lease fee shall be paid by quarter based on the standards listed in Clause 5.1 andtransferred to the Leasing Party within 30 days after each quarter.5.3 If, according to Clause 3.2 of this Agreement, both Parties agree to extend the leaseterm, the related lease fee shall be separately discussed between the two Parties.**Article 6 Ownership and Risk Sharing**6.1 Both Parties agree, the fixed communications network leased under this Agreement shallbe owned by the Leasing Party. The Renting Party could, after the lease taking effect,build or expand related fixed communications network according to its business developmentneeds, and ownership of those newly built and expanded network facilities and equipment(paid by the Renting Party itself) belong solely to the Renting Party. Pursuant to theapplicable laws and regulations, the Parties shall underwrite their own network equipmentand facilities respectively and enjoy the benefits of such insurances.6.2 During the lease term, the Leasing Party shall be responsible for the risk of loss,theft, damage or destruction of the assets of fixed communication network, while theRenting Party is responsible for the loss of damage caused by the operation of fixedcommunication network within its target areas.
 
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**Article 7 Liabilities of the Parties to the Agreement**7.1 Liabilities of the Leasing PartyWithout limiting the liabilities of the Leasing Party under other provisions of thisAgreement, the Leasing Party shall hold the following liabilities to the Renting Party: 7.1.1 Obtaining and maintaining all the necessary governmentapproval/authorization, license and other documents required for network operation,maintenance and upgrade;  7.1.2 Ensuring the fixed assets of the 21 southern provinces and cities (regions)could be delivered to the Renting Party for use during the lease term; 7.1.3 Trying its best to make sure the network quality indicators’ compliance withthe agreed standards set by the two Parties; 7.1.4 If the Renting Party requires the Leasing Party to upgrade its networksoftware or hardware, the Leasing Party shall try its best to meet the requirementsas soon as possible;  7.1.5 Unless agreed in writing by the Renting Party, any part of the fixedcommunications network of the target areas shall not be rent or sold to any thirdparty, or any third party shall not be allowed to use or operate the network fortelecom service provision in any form;  7.1.6 Without the prior written consent of the Renting Party, the Leasing Partyshall not, in any form, use or operate the fixed communications network of the targetareas to provide telecom service to any third party, or compete with the listed Groupin any other form;  7.1.7 If any part of the fixed communications network in the target areasbreaks down, the Leasing Party shall provide all the necessary cooperation to theRenting Party, including contacting the network equipment providers and coordinatingamong the parties.7.2 Liabilities of the Renting PartyWithout limiting liabilities of the Renting Party under other provisions of this Agreement,the Renting Party shall hold the following liabilities to the Leasing Party: 7.2.1 Providing the information and materials about the network status, usageand operation as reasonably required by the Leasing Party from time to time;
 
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 7.2.2 Allowing the representative of the Leasing Party to examine the network duringnormal working time after a reasonable notification has been sent;  7.2.3 Being responsible for the maintenance and security of the network, and incharge of the maintenance of all the databases related to the network;  7.2.4 Allowing the Leasing Party to use the premise of the Renting Party for thepurpose of fulfilling the Leasing Party’s duties under this Agreement;  7.2.5 (i) Taking all the necessary or favorable steps to protect all parts ofnetwork, trying to keep the network in a good state (excluding normal wear and tear),and (ii) maintaining the network according to the best practice commonly recognizedby other fixed network service operators in China.**Article 8 Statement, Representation and Guarantee**8.1 Statement, representation and guarantee of the Renting Party to the Leasing Party: 8.1.1 The Renting Party is a legal entity formally registered and validlyexisting pursuant to the Chinese laws, and is operating with limited liability. Itis entitled to own and use its capital to continue its ongoing services; 8.1.2 The Renting Party is capable of executing this Agreement, fulfilling theobligations under this Agreement and carrying out the transactions contemplated inthis Agreement. In addition, it has taken all the necessary actions to approve theexecution, fulfillment and delivery of this Agreement and carry out the transactionscontemplated in this Agreement. 8.1.3 This Agreement becomes an integral part of the Renting Party’s legal, valid andbinding liabilities; 8.1.4 The Renting Party’s execution and fulfillment of this Agreement and theperformance of the transaction contemplated herein, is not and will not (i) be incontradiction with the incorporation documents of the Renting Party; or (ii) be incontraction with any document which has binding effects on the Renting Party or anyof its assets or lead to violation of such documents, nor will it lead to anyguarantee on any of its assets; 8.1.5 The Renting Party abides by the civil and commercial laws relating to itsliabilities under this Agreement; neither the Renting Party nor any of its assets isentitled to exemption of any sort, and the Renting Party’s executing and fulfilling ofthis Agreement is a private commercial act; and 8.1.6 There is no pending or possible law suit, arbitration or administrativeprocedure, the failing of which will lead to major unfavorable impact on the RentingParty’s financial status or services, or on its capability to fulfill theliabilities under this Agreement.
 
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8.2 Statement, representation and guarantee of the Leasing Party to the Renting Party: 8.2.1 The Leasing Party is a legal entity formally registered according to theChinese law, and is operating with limited liability. It is entitled to own and useits capital to continue the services it is providing; 8.2.2 The Leasing Party is capable of executing this agreement, fulfilling theobligations under this Agreement and carrying out the transactions contenplated inthis agreement. In addition, it has taken all the necessary actions to approve theexecution, fulfillment and delivery of this Agreement and carry out the transactionscontenplated in this Agreement.  8.2.3 This agreement becomes an integral part of the Leasing Party’s legal, valid andbinding liabilities; 8.2.4 The Leasing Party’s execution and fulfillment of this Agreement and theperformance of the transaction contemplated herein, is not and will not (i) be incontradiction with the incorporation documents of the Leasing Party; or (ii) be incontraction with any document which has binding effects on the Leasing Party or itsassets or lead to violation of such documents, nor will it lead to any guarantee onany of its assets; 8.2.5 All approvals, consents, registration and notification with regard to theLeasing Party’s execution, fulfillment, legal effect and performance of this Agreementunder the PRC laws and those necessary for the transaction contemplated herein, theobtaining or completion of which are the liability of the Leasing Party (depend onwhich is applicable), shall be already obtained or completed and must be in fullvalidity; 8.2.6 The Renting Party’s usage of the network under this Agreement will notcause the Renting Party to violate any law, rule, order, license, waiver, consent,registration, approval or other authorization; and 8.2.7 The Leasing Party abides by the civil and commercial laws relating to itsliabilities under this Agreement; neither the Leasing Party nor any of its asset isentitled to exemption of any sort, and the Leasing Party’s execution and fulfillmentof this Agreement constitutes a private commercial act.**Article 9 Purchase Option**9.1 The Leasing Party hereby grants the purchase option for the fixed-line communicationnetwork of the target areas to the Renting Party. The Renting Party may exercise thepurchase option during the lease term upon the delivery of a written notice to the LeasingParty.9.2 The Leasing Party and the Renting Party shall in good faith conduct a negotiation on andsign a transfer agreement in relation to the fixed-line communication network of the targetareas once it becomes practical. The purchasing price of the fixed-line communicationnetwork of the target areas shall be determined by aconsultation between the Leasing Party and the Renting Party by taking into consideration ofthe evaluation results concluded under the applicable laws and regulations of China incombination with the fair value of such network.
 
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9.3 The Renting Party shall exercise the purchase option in compliance with all applicablelaws, regulations and regulatory rules (including the Rules Governing the Listing ofSecurities on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited).**Article 10 Liability for Breach**10.1 Any untrue, inaccurate, incomplete statement and/or guarantee, any false statement,omission or misrepresentation, any violence of the commitment under this Agreement or anyprovisions thereof by either party shall be deemed as breach of this Agreement. Unlessotherwise specified, the defaulting Party shall make complete and full compensations to thenon-defaulting Party for the actual damages caused.**Article 11 Force Majeure**Force Majeure events shall mean any event that occurs after this Agreement takes effect andadversely affects the performance by a Party of its obligations under this Agreement in whole orin part, but only if and to the extent that such events are unforeseeable and the occurrence andeffect could not be prevented or overcome. Should either the Leasing Party or the Renting Party(“affected Party”) be prevented, impeded or delayed from performing any of its obligations underthis Agreement due to the Force Majeure event, then:11.1 The affected Party may, subject to a notice of the Force Majeure event(s) delivered to theother Party in accordance with Clause 11.2 of this Agreement, suspend the performance of itsobligations under this Agreement which is prevented, impeded or delayed by any Force Majeureevent during the period for which such event lasts.11.2 The affected Party shall immediately give the other Party a written notice of the ForceMajeure event(s) after its occurrence, providing reasonable details on such Force Majeureevent(s), including the occurrence, time as well as the effects of such event(s) on theaffected Party’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.11.3 The affected Party shall use all reasonable efforts to mitigate the effects of the ForceMajeure event(s) on its ability to perform the obligations under this Agreement.11.4 The affected Party shall notify the other Party in writing of the termination orelimination of the Force Majeure event(s) and the duration of such event(s) after the ceaseof such event(s) without any delay. Both Parties shall recommenceperformance of their obligations under this Agreement.
 
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**Article 12 Confidentiality**12.1 The Parties shall, and shall ensure that their directors, senior officers, employees andagents, hold in confidence this Agreement, all terms and provisions thereof, and alldocuments and information in relation to this Agreement supplied by or on behalf of theother Party and shall not disclose this Agreement, any terms and provisions thereof or anyabove-mentioned documents and information to the third party without the prior writtenconsent from the other Party. However, either Party shall be entitled to the followingdisclosure subjecting to a prior notice to the other Party: 12.1.1 any disclosure by either Party for the purpose of protecting its rights andbenefits in any lawsuit or legal actions arising out of this Agreement or in respectthereof; or 12.1.2 any disclosure required by an order of a court of the competent jurisdiction (to beperformed either in accordance with any disclosing procedures or in a patternotherwise specified) or by any laws or any rules and regulations of any stockexchange or securities regulators; or 12.1.3 any disclosure made by either Party to its auditor, legal counselor or otherprofessional consultants; or 12.1.4 any disclosure by either Party to any banks or other financing institutions, orpotential financing institutions; or 12.1.5 any disclosure required by any applicable law or made by either Party for theperformance of its obligations under this Agreement.12.2 Nothing set forth in Clause 12.1 shall preclude the disclosure of materials, documents orother information relating to this Agreement by the Renting Party to China United NetworkCommunications Limited (“Unicom A Share Company”) and its subsidiaries.**Article 13 Termination**13.1 The Renting Party may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving written notice atleast ninety (90) day prior to the desired termination date.
 
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13.2 In case of any continuing or material breach of any provisions of this Agreementby either the Leasing Party or the Renting Party (except the deliberate breach of thisAgreement by either Party for the purpose of termination), should the defaulting Partyfail to make any remedies for the breach within ninety (90) days after the receipt of awritten notice containing information on details of breach and demanding remedies whilesuch breach is remediable, the non-breaching Party shall be entitled to terminate thisAgreement at any time, but to the extent that such termination will not affect any otherrights hereunder of the Parties or the remedies.13.3 If the defaulting Party only violates the provisions on time of performance rather thanany other subject (in addition, the time of performance is not an essential element), suchbreach shall be deemed remediable.13.4 The right to terminate this Agreement stipulated in this Article shall not infringe on anyother right or remedy of either Party result from or arise out of the relevant breach (ifany) or any other breach.13.5 On termination of this Agreement due to any reason, the Parties shall have no furtherobligations hereunder except for rights or obligations otherwise specified or alreadyproperly accrued prior to such termination.13.6 Notwithstanding Clause 13.1, this Agreement may be terminated at any time subject to themutual consent in writing.13.7 Upon the termination of this Agreement, the Renting Party shall return to the LeasingParty in good faith the fixed-line communication network and properly deal with thesubsequent matters including customer service.**Article 14 Expenses**14.1 Save as otherwise provided herein, each Party shall bear its own expenses and expenditures(including legal fees and expenses) in connection with the negotiation, preparation andperformance of this Agreement.14.2 All stamp duties and other taxes payable in respect of this Agreement and any previoustransactions hereto shall be borne by the Parties in equal share.**Article 15 Waiver, Rights and Remedies**Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, the waiver, failure or delay by either Party toexercise any right, power or remedy under this Agreement or any other transaction document shallnot thereby act as a waiver of such right, power or remedy, nor shall the waiver, failure ordelay affect the Party’s subsequent performance of such right, power or remedy, or any otherright, power or remedy. Any single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy shall notpreclude any further exercise of such right, power orremedy. No waiver shall be effective unless made in writing and duly signed by an authorizedrepresentative of the waiving Party.
 
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**Article 16 Severability**All provisions under this Agreement and any other transaction documents shall be deemedseverable. In the event that any provision contained herein shall be held to be invalid orunenforceable by reason of any law in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shallattach to such provision; and the Parties shall make all reasonable efforts to replace suchprovision with one that is valid and enforceable and which achieves, to the extent possible, thepurpose of the original provision.**Article 17 Notices**17.1 All notices made under the provisions of this Agreement shall be in writing and dulysigned by the sender of such notice (or an authorized representative), and shall be given byhand-delivery, postage prepaid recorded mail, express mail or registered mail, or facsimiletransmission to the Parties with a specified recipient at the address or facsimile numberset forth hereunder. Such notice shall be deemed officially delivered (1) at the time personally delivered, when delivered by hand;  (2) upon transmission thereof, if by facsimile transmission; and  (3) at the time actually delivered, if sent by postage prepaid recorded mail,express mail or registered mail.Should any notice given by hand-delivery or facsimile transmission be delivered atnon-working hour of the recipient, such notice shall be deemed received by such recipient atthe working hour of the next working day thereafter.All the time specified in this Article shall refer to the local time at which the receivingParty is located.**Article 18 Governing Law and Arbitration**18.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of China.18.2 The Parties shall put in good effort to resolve any dispute, conflict or claim (“Dispute”)arising under, out of, in connection with or relating to the interpretation or performanceof this Agreement through amicable consultation. If such Dispute has not been resolvedwithin sixty (60) days after the receipt by aParty of a request requiring consultations between the Parties to resolve the Dispute,such Dispute shall be submitted for arbitration.
 
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18.3 Any Dispute shall be resolved by means of arbitration in accordance with the effectivearbitration rule of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”)when such Dispute is submitted. The Dispute shall be decided by three arbitrators, oneappointed by each Party and the third appointed by the two chosen. In case the twoarbitrators chosen by the Parties fail to determine the third arbitrator, CIETAC shall makethe appointment of the third arbitrator.18.4 The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted by CIETAC in Beijing and in the Chineselanguage, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties to the arbitration.18.5 The award rendered by arbitration conducted pursuant to the foregoing proceedings shall befinal and binding upon both Parties, and may be enforced in accordance with the terms andconditions thereof.18.6 The arbitration fees shall be borne by the losing party. The Parties agree that, if oneParty shall enforce the award rendered by any legal proceedings, the Party subject to suchlegal proceedings shall bear all reasonable fees, expenses and attorney fees.18.7 During dispute settlement, the Parties shall continue to perform this Agreement except forthe provisions in dispute.**Article 19 Effectiveness and Amendment**19.1 This Agreement shall not become effective unless reviewed and approved by the board ofdirectors of the Unicom A Share Company and Unicom Red Chip Company, and duly signed by thelegal representatives or their authorized representatives of the Parties with the officialseals or special seals for contractual use stamped. Upon signature of this Agreement, anyamendment to this Agreement (or any other transaction documents) shall be binding only ifmade in writing and duly signed by the legal representatives or their authorizedrepresentatives of the Parties with the official seals or special seals for contractual usestamped.19.2 Except as expressly agreed, no amendment shall be construed as a general waiver of anyprovisions under this Agreement, nor shall it affect any rights, obligations or liabilitiesunder or pursuant to this Agreement which have already accrued up to the date of amendment,and such rights and obligations shall remain in full force and effect, except and only tothe extent that they are so modified or varied.19.3 No right or privilege under this Agreement shall be assigned by either Party or itssuccessors except with the prior written consent of the other Party.
 
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**Article 20 Supplementary Provisions**20.1 (For the Parties entering into this Agreement) In case of any conflict between anyprovisions of this Agreement and any other agreements, the former shall prevail, unless (a)such other agreement expressly states its priority over this Agreement in such conflict; and(b) such other agreement is entered into by Parties to this Agreement, or such otheragreement prevails over this Agreement in such conflict as otherwise agreed in writing.20.2 This Agreement together with its attached annexures shall constitute all legal documentsin connection with the leasing matter hereof and supersede all prior oral discussions andwritten agreements on this subject matter, except otherwise agreed by the Parties.20.3 This Agreement shall be signed in ten (10) originals, each Party holding two (2) andothers for the use of information disclosure, and review by and/or registration at thegovernment authorities (if required), each of which shall be equally authentic.(The next page is the signature page of this Agreement with no main text on it.)
 
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(This page is the signature page for the 2011-2012 Network Lease Agreement for the 21Southern Provinces and there is no main text on it.)**UnicomNew Horizon Telecommunications Company Limited (Seal)**Signature of the legal representative or authorized representative   /s/ Zhao Yujun   **China United Network Communications Corporation Limited (Seal)**Signature of the legal representative or authorized representative   /s/ Tong Jilu   
 
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