Legal Opinion
Big Sky Network Canada, Ltd. v. Sichuan Provincial Government
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 15, 2008No. 07-4014PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.
Seeking to capitalize on the growth of broadband cable access in China, Big Sky Network Canada (“Big Sky”) formed a joint venture with a Chinese company to provide cable services to Chengdu City, the capital of Sichuan Province in central China. In response to a subsequent national directive banning foreign ownership of cable companies, two sub-national governments — the defendants in this action-— allegedly required Big Sky’s Chinese partner to terminate the joint venture. Rather than negotiate a dissolution of the joint venture, however, Big Sky’s Chinese partner…
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