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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000804123-03-000002
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	NSAR-A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030228
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030429
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20030429

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		NSAR-A
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04893
		FILM NUMBER:		03669078

	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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Exhibit 99.77Q3 Certification
(a)(i) Benny Hu and Carol Wang have reviewed the Funds
disclosure controls and evaluated their effectiveness. Based
on such review and evaluation, they have determined that the disclosure
controls adequately ensure that information required to be disclosed by
the Fund in its periodic reports is recorded, processed, summarized,
and reported within the time periods required.
(a)(ii) Benny Hu and Carol Wang have certified that there have not
been any significant changes in internal controls of the Fund
or other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
to the date of their most recent evaluation.
(a)(iii) see Certifications Below
I, Carol Wang, certify that:
1.  I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (the
registrant);
2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report,
and the financial statements on which the financial information is based,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial
statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.  The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant
and have:
         (a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
         (b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants
disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior
to the filing date of this report (the Evaluation Date); and
         (c)  presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;
5.  The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit
committee of the registrants board of directors:
         (a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the registrants ability to
record, process, summarize, and report financial date and have identified for
the registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
         (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrants
internal controls; and
6.  The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or
in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions
with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: April 28, 2003
/s/ Carol Wang
Treasurer
I, Benny T. Hu, certify that:
1.  I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (the
registrant);
2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report,
and the financial statements on which the financial information is based,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial
statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.  The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant
and have:
         (a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
         (b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants
disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior
to the filing date of this report (the Evaluation Date); and
         (c)  presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;
5.  The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and the audit
committee of the registrants board of directors:
         (a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the registrants ability to
record, process, summarize, and report financial date and have identified for
the registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
         (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal
controls; and
6.  The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or
in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions
with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: April 28, 2003
/s/ Benny T. Hu
President



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Proxy Vote

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of  The Taiwan Fund, Inc. held
on January 27, 2003. The results of this tabulation are as follows:




1.	Election of Directors:

					For		Withheld
         David Dean			9,448,374	73,928
         Benny T. Hu			9,441,283	81,018
         Lawrence J. Lau		9,442,736	79,566
         Joe O. Rogers			9,451,243	71,059
         Jack C. Tang			9,440,411	81,891
         Gloria Wang			9,429,741	92,561
         Lawrence F. Weber		9,439,514	82,788
         Shao-Yu Wang			9,440,699	81,603








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