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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000732892-01-500054
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20010214

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TAIWAN FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000804123
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000]
		IRS NUMBER:				042942862
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-38391
		FILM NUMBER:		1539917

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2 AVENUE DE LAFAYETTE
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02111
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6179853760

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 FRANKLIN STREET
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 9110
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LAZARD FRERES & CO LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000732892
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 []
		IRS NUMBER:				135545100
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		30 ROCKFELLER PLAZA
		STREET 2:		59TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10020
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2126326883

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
		STREET 2:		59TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10020
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<DESCRIPTION>TAIWAN FUND INC
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<U><P>CUSIP No.</U> - 874036106</P>
<P>1)NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON</P>
<P>Lazard Freres &amp; Co. LLC</P>
<P>2)CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</P>
<P>(a)<FONT SIZE=4> </FONT><FONT FACE="Wingdings" SIZE=4>o</FONT><FONT SIZE=4> </FONT>(b)<FONT SIZE=4> </FONT><FONT FACE="Wingdings" SIZE=4>o</FONT><FONT SIZE=4> </P>
</FONT><P>3)SEC USE ONLY</P>
<P>4)CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</P>
<P>New York</P>
<P>NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH</P>
<P>5)SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
<P>994,300</P>
<P>6)SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
<P>None</P>
<P>7)SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
<P>994,300</P>
<P>8)SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
<P>None</P>
<P>9)AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</P>
<P>994,300</P>
<P>10)CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES<FONT FACE="Wingdings">o</FONT><B> </P>
</B><P>11)PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</P>
<P>8.82%</P>
<P>12)TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
<P>IA</P>
<P>Schedule 13G/A</P>
<P>Item 1(a).Name of Issuer:</P>
<P>Taiwan Fund Inc</P>
<P>Item 1(b).Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:</P>
<P>2 Avenue De Lafayette </P>
<P>Boston, MA 02111</P>
<P>Item 2(a).Name of Person Filing:</P>
<P>Lazard Freres &amp; Co. LLC</P>
<P>Item 2(b).Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:</P>
<P>30 Rockefeller Plaza</P>
<P>New York, New York 10020</P>
<P>Item 2(c).Citizenship<B>: </P>
</B><P>New York Limited Liability Company</P>
<P>Item 2(d).Title of Class of Securities<B>: </B>Closed-End Fund</P>
<P>Item 2(e).CUSIP Number<B>:</B> 874036106</P>
<P>Item 3.If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:</P><DIR>
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<FONT FACE="Wingdings"><P>o</FONT> (a) Broker or Dealer Registered Under Section 15 of the Act</P></DIR>
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<LI>(e) Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940</LI></UL>
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<P>Item 4.Ownership.</P>
<P>(a) Amount beneficially owned: 994,300</P>
<P>(b)percent of class: 8.82%</P>
<P>(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:</P><DIR>
<DIR>

<P>(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote994,300</P>
<P>(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: None</P>
<P>(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 994,300</P>
<P>(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of : None</P></DIR>
</DIR>

<P>Item 5.Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.</P>
<P>Not applicable</P>
<P>Item 6.Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.</P>
<P>Clients of the Reporting Person have the right to receive dividends and proceeds of sale of the securities reported on this Schedule. To the knowledge of the Reporting Person, no such person has an interest relating to more than five percent of the
class of such securities.</P>
<P>Item 7.Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security<B> </B>Being<B> </B>Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.</P>
<P>Not applicable</P>
<P>Item 8.Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.</P>
<P>Not applicable</P>
<P>Item 9.Notice of Dissolution of Group.</P>
<P>Not applicable</P>
<P>Item 10.Certification.</P>
<P>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing
the control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">SIGNATURE</P>
<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">After reasonable inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Statement is true, complete and correct.</P>
<P>Date:February                ,2001</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>Donald E. Klein</P>
<P>Senior Vice President</P></BODY>
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