EX-10.1



 Exhibit 10.1 
 LETTER AGREEMENT 
 May 12, 2013 

Steve Zhang 
 c/o AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc.

 4th Floor, Zhongdian Information Tower 
 6 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District 
 Beijing 100086, China 

Re: Employment Agreement Amendment and Extension 
 Dear Sir, 
 Reference is hereby made to the Executive Employment Agreement
(“Employment Agreement”) dated as of July 1, 2010 between yourself and us, AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (formerly known as AsiaInfo Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and to the proposed
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), to be entered into on or about the date hereof, among Skipper Limited (“Parent”), Skipper Acquisition Corporation (“Merger Sub”), and the
Company, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company (the “Merger”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in this letter agreement (“Letter”) have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger
Agreement. 
 In connection with the Merger, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Employment Agreement, the Company
hereby offers to extend your employment with the Company on the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement, as amended by this Letter agreement, until the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Extension”). 

As a condition to the Extension, you hereby agree to amend Section 9.1 of the Employment Agreement as follows: 

a. the phrase “six (6) months” is replaced with the phrase “12 months”; 

b. the phrase “six months” is replaced with the phrase “12 months”; and 

c. the phrase “six monthly payments” is replaced with the phrase “12 monthly payments”. 

Additionally, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Employment Agreement, the Company agrees with you that as of the Effective
Time, all outstanding, unvested Company Stock Awards then held by you will immediately vest and shall be treated as vested for purposes of the Merger Agreement, and you additionally hereby acknowledge that all Company Stock Awards then held by you
will be cancelled in consideration of a cash payment of approximately equivalent value or will be converted into approximately equivalent options, restricted stock or other similar awards with respect to, if applicable, the equity shares of Skipper
Holdings Limited, an Affiliate of Parent, in each case on the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement. 







 Unless expressly modified by this Letter, all terms of the Employment Agreement shall remain
unchanged for the duration of the Extension. 
 By countersigning this Letter, you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agree
to the foregoing, provided that the operative effect of this Letter is conditioned upon the occurrence of the Closing and your continued employment by the Company through the Closing Date. If these conditions are not satisfied (or if the
Merger Agreement is terminated), this Letter shall be deemed null and void ab initio and shall be of no force or effect. 

This Letter may be executed in counterparts and may be delivered by facsimile or in scanned format through email transmission, and all
such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 No amendment, waiver or modification of this Letter shall be
effective without an instrument in writing executed by all parties hereto. 
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 If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please so indicate by signing your name in the
space provided below. 
 Very truly yours, 

 

			
	AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Davin Mackenzie
	 Name:
	 	Davin Mackenzie
	 Title:
	 	Director


  

			
	Skipper Holdings Limited
		
		 	/s/ Ji Zhen
		 	Name: Ji Zhen
		 	Title: Authorised Signatory


 Accepted and agreed by: 
  

			
		 	Steve Zhang
		
		 	 /s/ Steve Zhang


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