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    <periodOfReport>2003-09-04</periodOfReport>


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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001075247</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CHINA BROADBAND CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CBBD</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001263284</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>TAO QU</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>1980-440-2 AVENUE SW</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>CALGARY</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ALBERTA CANADA T2P 5E9</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A0</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>00000</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ALBERTA, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Options</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <value>0.15</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2003-09-04</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2008-09-04</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>33333</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Options</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0.15</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2004-09-04</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2008-09-04</value>
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                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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            </underlyingSecurity>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Options</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>0.15</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2005-09-04</value>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2008-09-04</value>
            </expirationDate>
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                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>

    </derivativeTable>


    <remarks>Mr. Tao was elected to the board of directors of China Broadband Corp.on September 4, 2003.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Mitzi Murray- Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2003-09-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

</ownershipDocument>

