China Energy Ventures Corp. Augments Management Team.

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CALGARY, Canada & BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2004

China Energy Ventures Corp., (NASDAQ OTC/BB: CEVC) today announced the appointment of Mr. Glenn Van Doorne as Executive Vice President.

Mr. Van Doorne has over 30 year of worldwide oil and gas experience. After obtaining his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Mr. Van Doorne started his career with the International Energy Agency in London, U.K. Subsequently, he held increasingly senior positions in Canada with large integrated oil companies.

In 1991, Mr. Van Doorne joined Hurricane Hydrocarbons Ltd (now known as Petrokazakhstan Inc.). As Vice President of Exploration and Development, he was a member of the management team that secured Hurricane's Kazakhstan oil and gas assets. In July 1998, Mr. Van Doorne left Hurricane to found IbrizOil Inc, a private company pursuing international oil and gas opportunities.

As Executive Vice President of China Energy Ventures Corp., Mr. Van Doorne will be responsible for oil and gas opportunities in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

China Energy Ventures Corp., through its Kazakhstan registered subsidiary, KoZhaN LLP, holds licenses to explore and produce oil and gas from three blocks: the Morskoe, Karatal, and Dauletaly blocks, in the Caspian region of Kazakhstan.

The Morskoe block is 75 km2 in areal extent and is located 10 km south of the Tengiz oilfield, Kazakhstan's largest producing field at 285,000 BOPD. Five wells in the Morskoe block were drilled and capped in the 1960s. Four of the five wells flowed 25 degrees API crude at various rates, up to 1,500 BOPD. We will drill two new wells in close proximity to the existing highest volume wells to establish early production. Existing wells may be excellent candidates for re-entry and work-overs based on results from new development wells. We have opened and staffed an office in Almaty and, subject to the receipt of government permits, expect to commence drilling operations in April 2004.

"We are very pleased to have a professional of Glenn's ability and reputation join our management team," stated Mr. Matthew Heysel, P. Eng., Chairman & CEO. "His extensive, first hand knowledge and experience of all aspects of the oil industry, particularly in Kazakhstan, will greatly contribute to our continued growth."

China Energy Ventures Corp. intends to pursue the exploitation of oil and gas opportunities in the world's most prolific basins, in partnership with national Chinese oil corporations.

Note: The information contained in this press release contains "forward looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Federal Securities Law. Such statements are based on the current expectations of the management of China Broadband Corp. only, and actual results may differ materially. For a more detailed discussion of risks and other factors related to China Broadband please refer to its 10-KSB and 10QSB reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.