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

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04893
		FILM NUMBER:		041020797

	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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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>July&nbsp;1, 2004</B><BR>
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)


<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>The Taiwan Fund, Inc.</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>042942862</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="center"><B>225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts</B><BR></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>02110</B></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="center">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)<BR></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(800)&nbsp;426-5523</B><BR>
(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7.01. Regulation&nbsp;FD Disclosure.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to Regulation&nbsp;FD Rules&nbsp;100-103, The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (the
&#147;Fund&#148;) furnishes the July&nbsp;2004 Monthly Review of the Fund&#146;s performance by the
Fund&#146;s investment adviser.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Dated: September&nbsp;8, 2004


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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">                    /s/Adelina Louie
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Adelina Louie&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Secretary and Treasurer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B><I><u>THE TAIWAN FUND,
INC. REVIEW</u><BR>
July&nbsp;2004</I></B>


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    <TD align="left" valign="top">HSBC Asset Management (Taiwan) Limited<BR>
24/F No.&nbsp;99, Tunhwa S. Rd., Sec. 2<BR>
Taipei 106, Taiwan
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">Tel: (8862)&nbsp;2325-7888<BR>
Fax: (8862)&nbsp;2706-5371</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Portfolio Review</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Market overview and portfolio performance</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">During the month of July, a decline in U.S. corporate earnings in the second quarter of 2004, weak forward-looking earnings guidance, rising oil
prices and increasing concerns with respect to rising interest rates resulted in negative sentiment to the overall Taiwan market. The Taiwan
Stock Exchange Index (the &#147;TAIEX&#148;) fell to a five-month in July of 5,420, down 8.2% month-over-month in U.S. dollar terms, against the 3.2%
decline for June. In July, the electronic technology shares sector was hit hard, under-performing the TAIEX by 2.6%, while the rubber and
plastics sectors were the best out-performing sectors, with out-performance of 10.5% and 8% compared to the TAIEX, respectively. Notably,
Integrated Circuit (&#147;IC&#148;) design shares had the biggest drop followed by Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display (&#147;TFT-LCD&#148;) and foundry and
packaging sectors. The declines in these sectors were largely attributed to concerns over end-market inventory buildups and product pricing
erosion.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Notwithstanding the above, the Fund outperformed the TAIEX by 1.02% in July, partially attributable to our over-weighting in Communication and
Printed Circuit Board (&#147;PCB&#148;) sectors and industrial cyclical stocks (i.e., rubber, steel and construction).


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Market Outlook</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Looking forward, the TAIEX may have some downside and drop to as low as 5,000 to 5,200 in the coming weeks, due to the following key reasons:
Economic slowdown caused by oil price hikes, weaker than expected corporate profit in the third quarter, inventory buildups, low visibility for
the overall technology sector and cross straight tension between Taiwan and China. However, considering the Taiwan market&#146;s attractive valuations
(i.e., current price to earnings ratio of 10.5 times versus average five-year mean of 19.0 times, the current price to book value ratio of 1.5
times, compared to five-year average of 2.3 times) and the healthy domestic demand (estimated 4% growth in 2004), we believe the outlook for the
Taiwan market could remain appealing. Moreover, already-solid earnings results for the cyclical sectors, including steel, petrochemical and
shipping, should continue to boost the Taiwan market.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">In addition, we reiterate our positive view on Morgan Stanley Capital International&#146;s (&#147;MSCI&#148;) re-weighting to the Taiwan market as this should
provide a positive catalyst for the Taiwan equity market and, thus, offer the potential foreign fund inflows to boost market liquidity in the
next 12&nbsp;months. Note that the MSCI decision to increase the Limited Investability Factor (&#147;LIF&#148;), from 0.55 to 1.0 is expected to be implemented
in two stages, first on November&nbsp;20, 2004 and second on May&nbsp;31, 2005.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Portfolio Strategy</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">The portfolio strategy will be to continue to hold quality blue chips in various sectors and some small-caps with growth momentum in the second
half of 2004, such as PCB, handset components, IC packaging and consumer electronics. Companies with high inventory level concerns and those
that are facing oversupply situations in the coming months will be reduced. Overall, the weighting in cyclical growth sectors will be maintained
to wait for rebound. When the index is approaching 6,000 levels, we plan to reduce weighting in cyclical growth sectors and move towards more
defensive sectors.


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Total Fund Sector Allocation</B>


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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="7%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>% of</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>% of</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Total Fund</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>TAIEX</B></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Semiconductor</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">20.00</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">20.13</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Finance</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">18.70</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">19.25</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">PC &#038; Peripherals</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">14.60</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">13.68</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Electronics</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">12.20</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">12.32</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Telecommunications</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">6.00</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">6.30</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Plastics</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.60</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">10.43</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Iron &#038; Steel</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.00</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">3.53</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Textiles &#038; Apparel</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">2.60</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.66</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Retail</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">2.50</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">0.82</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Others &#043; Miscellaneous</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">2.30</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">3.03</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Chemicals</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.60</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.38</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Shipping</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.50</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">2.52</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Automobiles, Tires &#038;
Accessories</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.40</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.98</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Electrical Equipment</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.40</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.32</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Cement</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.20</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">0.82</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Wire &#038; Cable</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">0.00</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">0.83</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><B>Total</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>94.60</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>100.00</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Cash</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>5.40</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><B>Tech</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>52.80</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>52.43</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><B>Non-Tech</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>28.50</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>28.32</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><B>Financial</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>18.70</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>19.25</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Top 10 Holdings of Total Fund Portfolio</B>


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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>As of 07/31/04</B><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>% of Total Portfolio</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">7.86</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">5.44</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Mega Financial Holding Co.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.83</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Benq Corp.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.77</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Asustek Computer, Inc.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.32</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Chinatrust Financial Holding Co. Ltd.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.21</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">China Steel Corp.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">4.03</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Taishin Financial Holdings Co. Ltd.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">3.95</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">United Microelectronics Corp. Ltd.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">3.70</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd.</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">3.67</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><B>Total</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>46.78</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="24%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><B>Total Net Assets: US$195.98 Million</B>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>NAV: US$11.98</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Price: US$10.24</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>Discount: -14.52%</B></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>No. of Shares: 16.3Million</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Returns in US$ (%)*</B>


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    <TD width="64%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>The Taiwan Fund, Inc.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Taiwan Stock Exchange Index</B></TD>
</TR>


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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><B>One Month</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><B>-7.28</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><B>-8.18</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><B>Fiscal Year to Date**</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><B>-6.56</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><B>-3.57</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><B>One Year</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><B>-0.11</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>3.20</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><B>Three Years</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>3.29</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>8.39</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><B>Five years</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><B>-8.86</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><B>-6.89</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><B>Ten Years</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><B>-2.80</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><B>-4.51</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><B>Since Inception</B></DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>8.96</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right"><B>10.12</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">*</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Returns for the Fund are historical total returns that reflect changes in
net asset value per share during each period and assume that dividends
and capital gains, if any, were reinvested. Returns for the TAIEX are not
total returns and reflect only changes in share price but do not assume
that cash dividends, if any, were reinvested, and thus are not strictly
comparable to the Fund returns. Past performance is not indicative of
future results of the Fund. Returns are annualized, except for periods of
less than one year which are not annualized.</TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="right">**</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">The Fund&#146;s fiscal year commences on September 1.</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Premium/Discount of TWN</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Market Data</B>


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    <TD width="68%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>As of 06/30/04</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>As of 07/31/04</B></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">TAIEX</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">5839.44</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">5420.57</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">% change in NTD terms</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">-2.32</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">-7.2</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">% change in USD terms</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">-3.17</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right">-8.18</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">NTD Daily avg. trading volume (In Billions)</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">69.75</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">55.31</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">USD Daily avg. trading volume (In Billions)</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">2.09</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">1.63</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">NTD Market Capitalization (In Billions)</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">12861.60</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">120348.00</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #eeeeee">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">USD Market Capitalization (In Billions)</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">382.56</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">351.42</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px">FX Rate: (NT$/US$)</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">33.620</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right">33.99</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap><I>Disclaimer:</I>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><I>This report is based on information believed by us to be reliable.
No representation is made that it is accurate or complete. The figures
in the report are unaudited. This report is not an offer to buy or sell
or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities mentioned.</I></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>The daily NAV of the Fund is available from Lipper and CDA Weisenberger, or
you may obtain it by calling toll free (800)&nbsp;636-9242.</I>



<P align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Lead Fund Manager: Victor Shih<BR>
Deputy Fund Manager: Sally Chang</I></B>


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