<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000804123-01-500012.txt : 20011031
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000804123-01-500012
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	NSAR-B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20010831
FILED AS OF DATE:		20011029

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		NSAR-B
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04893
		FILM NUMBER:		1768721

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 FRANKLIN STREET
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6176622789

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 FRANKLIN STREET
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 9110
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
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SIGNATURE   TONY FERNANDES
TITLE       ASST. SECRETARY


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Independent Auditors' Report

The Board of Directors and Shareholders
The Taiwan Fund, Inc.

In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of The
Taiwan Fund, Inc. for the year ended August 31, 2001, we considered its
internal control, including control activities for safeguarding securities,
in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing
our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements
of Form N-SAR, not to provide assurance on internal control.

The management of The Taiwan Fund, Inc. is responsible for establishing and
maintaining internal control.  In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates
and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits
and related costs of controls.  Generally, controls that are relevant to an
audit pertain to the entity's objective of preparing financial statements
for external purposes that are fairly presented in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Those controls include the safeguarding of assets against unauthorized
acquisition, use or disposition.

Because of inherent limitations in internal control, errors or fraud may
occur and not be detected.  Also, projection of any evaluation of internal
control to future periods is subject to the risks that it may become
inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the effectiveness of
the design and operation may deteriorate.

Our consideration of internal control would not necessarily disclose all
matters in internal control that might be material weaknesses under
standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.  A material weakness is a condition in which the design or
operation of one or more of the internal control components does not reduce
to a relatively low level the risk that misstatements caused by error or
fraud in amounts that would be material in relation to the financial
statements being audited may occur and not be detected within a timely
period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned
functions.  However, we noted no matters involving internal control and its
operation, including controls for safeguarding securities, that we consider
to be material weaknesses as defined above as of August 31, 2001.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of management
and the Board of Directors of The Taiwan Fund, Inc. and the Securities and
Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by
anyone other than these specified parties.



/S/ KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 12, 2001
Page









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SUB-ITEM 77C:  Submission of matters to a vote of security holders

RESULTS OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS HELD ON AUGUST 22, 2001
At a special meeting held August 22, 2001, the stockholders of the
Fund approved a new Securities Investment Trust Investment Management
and Custodian Contract among the Fund, HSBC Asset Management (Taiwan)
Limited ("HSBC Taiwan") (formerly China Securities Investment Trust
Corporation ("CSITC")) and the Fund's Custodian, pursuant to which
HSBC Taiwan will continue to serve as the investment advisor with respect
to the assets of the Fund.  In addition, the stockholders approved a new
U.S. Asset Advisory Agreement between the Fund and HSBC Taiwan pursuant
to which HSBC Taiwan will continue to serve as the investment advisor
with respect to the assets of the Fund held in the United States.

On August 6, 2001 (the "Closing Date"), China Development Industrial
Bank ("CDIB") sold its 52.87% interest in CSITC to HSBC Asset Management
(Europe) Limited, a member of the HSBC Group ("HSBC") and CSITC's name
was changed to HSBC Asset Management (Taiwan) Limited. The sale by CDIB
constituted an assignment of the prior advisory contracts between the Fund
and CSITC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and therefore resulted
in the automatic termination of these contracts.  At a meeting held on
June 13, 2001, the Board of Directors of the Fund approved interim
advisory contracts with CSITC which became effective on the Closing Date
and remained in place until the new advisory agreements were approved at
the Special Meeting of Stockholders.




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<DESCRIPTION>CHANGE IN ACCOUNTANTS
<TEXT>




October 23, 2001

Ms. Ann L. Kennedy, Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
160 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts  02110


Dear Ms. Kennedy:

A Special Meeting of the Board of the Directors of The Taiwan Fund, Inc.
(1940 Act SEC File No: 811-04893 and 1933 Act SEC File No: 333-02697)
was held on July 12, 2001 to consider, and vote, on the recommendations
of the Audit Committee held on that date to accept the resignation of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent accountants for the Fund
effective immediately. In accordance with the requirements of Item 77K
of Regulation S-K, please provide us with a letter from your firm
addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating your
agreement with the following:

1.	Effective July 12, 2001, the Board of Directors of The Taiwan Fund,
Inc.voted to accept the resignation of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as
the Fund's independent accountants.  The Funds' Audit Committee
recommended this action on July 12, 2001.

2.	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's reports on the Funds' financial
statements for fiscal years ended in 2000 and 1999 did not contain an
adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports
qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting
principles.

3.	During the Fund's fiscal years ended in 2000 and 1999, and through
July 12, 2001, there were no disagreements with
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on any matter of accounting principles or
practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or
procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, would have caused it to make reference
to the subject matter of the disagreement in its report on the
financial statements for such years.


A copy of your letter will be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission along with this letter as an exhibit to the Fund's next Form
N-SAR (in accordance with Sub-Item 77K of Form N-SAR).

Sincerely,


Haichi Vicki Hau
Secretary and Treasurer of The Taiwan Fund, Inc.



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