Continued Strong Growth Reported by StarBridge Global Joint Venture.

Business and Technology Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2000

StarBridge Global Inc., (OTCBB:STBR), an expanded and restructured network solutions, systems integration and smart card services provider with interests in China, has filed its quarterly Form 10-QSB with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC".)

StarBridge President and CEO, David A. Turik stated, "With this filing, we are very pleased to show that the earnings stream, generated by our 45% investment in CCF StarBridge Hengxin Corporation Ltd ("CCF StarBridge Hengxin"), has continued its strong growth for the past quarter. This growth represents only the systems integration and network solutions business of the joint venture. The net equity in earnings of the joint venture totaled USD 214,082 for the quarter and USD 221,099 for the year to October 31, 2000."

He went on to explain that in the first ten months of its fiscal year, CCF StarBridge Hengxin had recorded net sales revenue of USD 13.7 million, and net income of USD 1.5 million. On an annualized basis, StarBridge is forecasting sales revenues of approximately USD 16.0 million for the systems integration and network solutions business of the joint venture.

Mr Turik also stated that the recent acquisition of Gold Phoenix Associates Limited has provided StarBridge with the opportunity of adding a further strong potential revenue business to the group. This acquisition gives StarBridge a 60 per cent ownership interest in Ai Wei Information Technology Corporation Limited ("Ai Wei"), a joint venture created to distribute identification smart cards across China for the Health Card Registration and Management System. This project aims to provide smart cards to 240 million people in China's food and food-related industries.

StarBridge Global Inc. through its Sino-foreign joint venture companies, CCF StarBridge Hengxin Corporation Limited, and Ai Wei Information Technology Corporation Limited aims to be a major, high value network solutions, systems integration and smart card services provider through-out Greater China and South East Asia.

This news release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1996. Forward-looking statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events of performance and underlying assumptions and other statements which are other than statements of historical facts. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including but not limited to, product and services demand and acceptance, changes in technology and in economic, political and regulatory conditions and to all of the risks generally associated with a company at StarBridge Global's stage of development. All such forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, and whether made by or on behalf of the company are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements. In addition, the Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.