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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950123-06-015030.txt : 20061211
<SEC-HEADER>0000950123-06-015030.hdr.sgml : 20061211
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20061211144408
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-06-015030
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070122
FILED AS OF DATE:		20061211
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20061211
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20061211

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:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-04893
		FILM NUMBER:		061268084

	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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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SCHEDULE 14A</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt"><B>(Rule&nbsp;14a-101)</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT<BR>
SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION<BR>
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the Securities<BR>
Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )</B></DIV>

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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Filed by a party other than the Registrant
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Check the appropriate box:</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preliminary Proxy Statement<BR>
<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))<BR>
<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitive Proxy Statement<BR>
<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitive Additional Materials<BR>
<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting Material Pursuant to &#167;240.14a-12

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>THE TAIWAN FUND, INC.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 1pt; width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>

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


<DIV align="center"><DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 1pt; width: 100%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if Other Than the Registrant)</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box):
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No fee required.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules&nbsp;14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">(1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">(2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">)</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">(3</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed
pursuant to Exchange Act Rule&nbsp;0-11 (set forth the amount on which the
filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap valign="top">)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">(5</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Total fee paid:</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange
Act Rule&nbsp;0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the
offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing
by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the
date of its filing.</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">(1</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">)</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">(2</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">)</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">(3</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" valign="top">(4</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top">)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Date Filed:</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE
    TAIWAN FUND, INC.<BR>
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">c/o&#160;State Street Bank and
    Trust Company, P.O. Box&#160;5049,<BR>
    2 Avenue de Lafayette, 6th&#160;Floor, Boston, Massachusetts
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">02206-5049</FONT><BR>
    For questions about the Proxy Statement, please call
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(800)&#160;636-9242</FONT></FONT></FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="right" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">December&#160;11,
    2006
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Dear Stockholder:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Enclosed you will find a Notice and Proxy Statement for the
    Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The Taiwan&#160;Fund, Inc. to
    be held on Monday, January&#160;22, 2007.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The only matter on which you, as a stockholder of the Fund, are
    being asked to vote is the election of the Fund&#146;s
    directors. The Board of Directors recommends that you vote in
    favor of the re-election of the Fund&#146;s existing directors
    listed on the proxy card.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF
    SHARES&#160;YOU OWN. PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO REVIEW THIS
    MATERIAL, CAST YOUR VOTE ON THE ENCLOSED PROXY CARD AND RETURN
    IT IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE. YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE
    IS NEEDED TO AVOID
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">FOLLOW-UP</FONT>
    MAILINGS WHICH WOULD INCREASE COSTS PAID BY ALL STOCKHOLDERS.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Thank you very much for your assistance.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 65%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Sincerely,
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 65%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Benny T. Hu
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 65%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>President</I>
</DIV>

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

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<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE
    TAIWAN FUND, INC.<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Notice
    of Annual Meeting of Stockholders<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">January&#160;22,
    2007</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    To the Stockholders of THE TAIWAN FUND, INC.:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders
    of The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) will be held at
    the offices of HSBC Investments (Hong Kong) Limited, HSBC Main
    Building, Level&#160;22, 1&#160;Queen&#146;s Road, Central, Hong
    Kong, on Monday, January&#160;22, 2007 at 2:00&#160;p.m., local
    time, for the following purposes:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<TR>
    <TD width="11%"></TD>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD width="84%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (1)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    To elect eight directors to serve for the ensuing year.
</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 6pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>    (2)&#160;
</TD>
    <TD align="left">
    To transact such other business as may properly come before the
    meeting or any adjournments thereof.
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on
    November&#160;22, 2006 as the record date for the determination
    of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting
    or any adjournments thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    You are cordially invited to attend the meeting. Stockholders
    who do not expect to attend the meeting in person are requested
    to complete, date and sign the enclosed form of proxy and return
    it promptly in the envelope provided for that purpose. The
    enclosed proxy is being solicited by the Board of Directors of
    the Fund.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 24pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    By order of the Board of Directors
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Adelina Louie
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Secretary</I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    December&#160;11, 2006
</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">PROXY
    STATEMENT<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">THE
    TAIWAN FUND, INC.<BR>
    </FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">INTRODUCTION</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the
    solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of THE TAIWAN
    FUND, INC. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) for use at the Annual Meeting
    of Stockholders, to be held at the offices of HSBC Investments
    (Hong Kong) Limited, HSBC Main Building, Level&#160;22, 1
    Queen&#146;s Road, Central, Hong Kong, on Monday,
    January&#160;22, 2007 at 2:00&#160;p.m., local time, and at any
    adjournments thereof. The Fund&#146;s investment adviser is HSBC
    Investments (Taiwan) Limited (the &#147;Adviser&#148;), 99 Tun
    Hwa South Road, Section&#160;2, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The approximate date on which this Proxy Statement and the form
    of proxy will be mailed to stockholders is December&#160;13,
    2006. Any stockholder giving a proxy has the power to revoke it
    by mail (addressed to the Secretary of the Fund c/o&#160;the
    Fund&#146;s administrator, State Street Bank and Trust Company,
    at the Fund&#146;s address at P.O.&#160;Box&#160;5049, 2 Avenue
    de Lafayette, 6th&#160;Floor, Boston, Massachusetts
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">02206-5049)</FONT>
    or in person at the meeting, by executing a superseding proxy or
    by submitting a notice of revocation to the Fund. All properly
    executed proxies received in time for the meeting will be voted
    as specified in the proxy or, if no specification is made, for
    the election of directors described in this Proxy Statement.
    Abstentions are included in the determination of the number of
    shares present at the meeting for purposes of determining the
    presence of a quorum.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on
    November&#160;22, 2006 as the record date for the determination
    of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting
    and at any adjournment thereof. Stockholders on the record date
    will be entitled to one vote for each share held, with no shares
    having cumulative voting rights. As of the record date, the Fund
    had outstanding 16,365,572&#160;shares of common stock.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Management of the Fund knows of no business other than that
    mentioned in Proposal (1)&#160;of the Notice of Meeting which
    will be presented for consideration at the meeting. If any other
    matter is properly presented, it is the intention of the persons
    named in the enclosed proxy to vote in accordance with their
    best judgment.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its annual
    report for its fiscal year ended August&#160;31, 2006 to any
    stockholder requesting such report. Requests for the annual
    report should be made in writing to The Taiwan Fund, Inc.,
    c/o&#160;State Street Bank and Trust Company, P.O.
    Box&#160;5049, 2 Avenue de Lafayette, 6th&#160;Floor, Boston,
    Massachusetts
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">02206-5049,</FONT>
    Attention: William C. Cox, or by calling
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(800)&#160;636-9242.</FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 8pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">ELECTION
    OF DIRECTORS</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Persons named in the accompanying form of proxy intend in the
    absence of contrary instruction to vote all proxies for the
    election of the eight nominees listed below as directors of the
    Fund to serve for the next year, or until their successors are
    elected and qualified. Each of the nominees for director has
    consented to be named in this Proxy Statement and to serve as a
    director of the Fund if elected. The Board of Directors of the
    Fund has no reason to believe that any of the nominees named
    below will become unavailable for election as a director, but if
    that should occur before the Annual Meeting for the Fund, the
    persons named as proxies in the proxy cards will vote for such
    persons as the Board of Directors of the Fund may recommend.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Information
    Concerning Nominees and Officers</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth certain information concerning
    each of the nominees as a director, each of whom is currently
    serving as a director of the Fund, and officers of the Fund.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Principal<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Occupation(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>or Employment<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Other Directorships in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Name, Address, and<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held with<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Director<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>During Past Five <BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Publicly-Held<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Age</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fund</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Since</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Years</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Companies or Funds</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Independent Current
    Directors</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Harvey Chang (55) &#134;# <BR>
    21F,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;172-1,</FONT>
    Section&#160;2<BR>
    Ji-Lung Road <BR>
    Taipei, Taiwan, ROC 106
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Chairman of the Board (since July
    2005) and Director
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    2005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">President and Chief Executive
    Officer, Taiwan Mobile Company Limited (September 2003-present);
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Taiwan
    Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (February 1998-September
    2003).
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director, Taiwan Mobile Co. Ltd.
    (2003-present).
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Shao-Yu Wang (83) &#134;# <BR>
    Apt. 5H<BR>
    No.&#160;56 Tun Hwa <BR>
    South Road, Section&#160;2 <BR>
    Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    1986
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Chairman of the Board of Trustees,
    Soochow University (1987-present); Chairman of the Board of
    Trustees, Min Chuan University, (1986-present); Chairman of the
    Board of Trustees, Fu-Dan High School (1986-present); Chairman,
    Evernew Biotech, Inc. (1985-present); Director, TSR Corp.
    (1985-present); Chairman, TSR Corp. (2005-present).
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director, America California Bank
    (2003-present); Director, TSR Corp. (1985-present).
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Christina Liu (50) &#134;# <BR>
    Suite&#160;312,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">No.&#160;3-1</FONT>
    <BR>
    Jinan Road <BR>
    Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    2005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Consultative Board Member,
    Commission On Economic Planning and Development, Executive Yuan,
    Taiwan, ROC (1996-present); Consultative Board Member, Central
    Deposit Insurance Corp. Taiwan, ROC (1996-2002).
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director, Taiwan Stock Exchange
    (1995-2005).
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Joe O. Rogers (58) &#134;# <BR>
    2477 Foxwood Drive <BR>
    Chapel Hill, NC 27514
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    1986
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Organizing Member, The Rogers Team
    LLC (July 2001-present); Manager, The J-Squared Team LLC (April
    2003-May 2004).
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director and Member of the Audit
    Committee, The China Fund, Inc. (1992-present).
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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    <B>Principal<BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Occupation(s)<BR>
    </B>
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
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<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
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    <B>or Employment<BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Other Directorships in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Name, Address, and<BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held with<BR>
    </B>
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<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Director<BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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    <B>During Past Five <BR>
    </B>
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&nbsp;
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    <B>Publicly-Held<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
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    <B>Age</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fund</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Since</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Years</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Companies or Funds</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">M. Christopher Canavan, Jr. (67)
    &#134;# <BR>
    73 Brook Street <BR>
    Wellesley, MA 02482
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    2003
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Independent Consultant
    (2000-present); Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Coopers
    &#38; Lybrand) (1972-1999).
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director and Chairman of the Audit
    Committee, Bruker Biosciences, Inc. (2000-present).
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Anthony Kai Yiu Lo (57) &#134;#<BR>
    23/F Shun Ho Tower <BR>
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">24-30</FONT> Ice
    House Street<BR>
    Central, Hong Kong
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    2003
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Chairman and Co-CEO, Shanghai
    Century Acquisition Inc. (February 2006-present); Director,
    Advantage Ltd. (2004-January 2006); Founder and Managing
    Director, Advantage Ltd. (1999-August 2004); Vice Chairman, ABN
    Amro HG Asia Ltd. (1998-1999).
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Member of Listing Committee, Stock
    Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd. (1996-May 2006).
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Interested Current
    Directors</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">*Benny T. Hu (57) &#134;# <BR>
    6 F, 76 Tun HwaSouth Road,<BR>
    Section&#160;2 <BR>
    Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">President and Director
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    1993
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Chairman, China Development
    Industrial Bank (June 2003-May 2004); Chairman, China
    Development Asset Management Corp. (June 2001-May 2004);
    Ambassador-at-Large, Republic of China (May 2001-May 2006).
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director, USI Far East Corp.
    (2004-present); Supervisor, China Steel Corp. (2004-present);
    Supervisor, Winbond Electronics Corp. (2002-present); Director,
    China Development Financial Holding Corp. (June 2001-May 2004);
    Director, Yangming Marine Transport Corp. (2001-present).
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Principal<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
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&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Occupation(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Position(s)<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>or Employment<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Other Directorships in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Name, Address, and<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Held with<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Director<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>During Past Five <BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Publicly-Held<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
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<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Age</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Fund</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Since</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Years</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Companies or Funds</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">*Blair Pickerell (50) &#134;#<BR>
    Level&#160;22, HSBC Main Building<BR>
    1 Queen&#146;s Road Central <BR>
    Hong Kong
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Director
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    2005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Chairman, HSBC Investments (Taiwan)
    Ltd. (May 2003-present); Chief Executive Officer, Asia-Pacific,
    HSBC Investments (Hong Kong ) Ltd. (May 2003-present); Director,
    HSBC Jintrust Fund Management Company Limited (November
    2005-present); Managing Director, Capital Holdings Ltd. (January
    2003-May 2003); Managing Director, JF Asset Management Ltd.
    (August 1999-December 2002).
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">&#151;<BR>
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD colspan="11" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -7pt; margin-left: 7pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Officers</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">*Adelina Louie (40)&#160;<BR>
    Level&#160;22 HSBC <BR>
    Main Building <BR>
    1 Queen&#146;s Road, Central <BR>
    Hong Kong
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Secretary, Treasurer and Chief
    Compliance Officer
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    2004
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Deputy Chief Operating Officer,
    Asia Pacific, HSBC Investments (Hong Kong) Limited (May
    2006-present); Chief Operating Officer, HSBC Investments
    (Taiwan) Ltd. (March 2004-April 2006); Area Commercial Manager,
    HSBC (U.K.) Ltd. (February 2002-March 2004); Senior Vice
    President, Custody &#38; Clearing, HSBC (Indonesia) Limited
    (June 2000-February&#160;2002).
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">&#151;<BR>
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Mary Moran Zeven (45)
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Assistant Secretary
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="top">
    2005
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">Senior Vice President and Senior
    Managing Counsel, State Street Bank and Trust Company
    (2002-present); and Vice President and Counsel, State Street
    Bank and Trust Company
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(2000-2002).</FONT>
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 8pt">&#151;<BR>
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="98%"></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    &#134; </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Nominee for director.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    * </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Nominee or officer is considered to be an &#147;interested
    person&#148; (as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940,
    as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;)) of the Fund or of the
    Adviser. Mr.&#160;Hu is considered to be an interested person
    because he is the President of the Fund. Mr.&#160;Pickerell and
    Ms.&#160;Louie are considered to be interested persons because
    of their affiliations with the Adviser.</TD>
</TR>

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<TR>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    # </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    There is one Portfolio in the Fund&#160;Complex overseen by the
    Directors.</TD>
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    The Fund&#146;s Board of Directors has a separately designated
    Audit Committee established in accordance with
    Section&#160;3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
    as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) which is responsible
    for reviewing financial and accounting matters. The Fund&#146;s
    Audit Committee is composed of directors who are independent (as
    defined in the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. (&#147;NYSE&#148;)
    listing standards, as may be modified or supplemented) and not
    interested persons of the Fund and its actions are governed by
    the Fund&#146;s Audit Committee Charter, attached hereto as
    Appendix&#160;A. The current members of the Audit Committee are
    Messrs.&#160;Canavan, Rogers, Lo and Wang. The Audit Committee
    convened four times during the fiscal year ended August&#160;31,
    2006.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Fund&#146;s Board of Directors has a Nominating Committee
    which is responsible for recommending individuals to the Board
    for nomination as members of the Board and its Committees. The
    Nominating Committee does not consider nominees recommended by
    the security holders. The Board believes that it is appropriate
    for the Fund to not have such a policy because the Committee has
    not previously received any director candidate recommendations
    from a
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">non-director</FONT>
    stockholder. The Fund&#146;s Nominating Committee is composed of
    directors who are not interested persons of the Fund (as defined
    in Section&#160;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act), and independent (as
    defined in the NYSE listing standards), and its actions are
    governed by the Fund&#146;s Nominating Committee Charter which
    was filed as an exhibit to the Fund&#146;s proxy statement dated
    December&#160;20, 2004. The current members of the Nominating
    Committee are Messrs.&#160;Canavan, Chang and Lo. The Nominating
    Committee met once during the fiscal year ended August&#160;31,
    2006.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Persons recommended by the Fund&#146;s Nominating Committee as
    candidates for nomination as directors are required to possess
    such knowledge, experience, skills, expertise and diversity so
    as to enhance the Board&#146;s ability to manage and direct the
    affairs and business of the Fund, including, when applicable, to
    enhance the ability of committees of the Board to fulfill their
    duties
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT> to
    satisfy any independence requirements imposed by law, regulation
    or any listing requirements of the NYSE.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Fund&#146;s Board of Directors has a Fair Valuation
    Committee which is responsible for establishing and monitoring
    policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that the
    Fund&#146;s assets are valued appropriately, objectively and
    timely, reflecting current market conditions. The Fund&#146;s
    Fair Valuation Committee is composed of directors who are not
    interested persons of the Fund as well as certain employees of
    the Fund&#146;s Adviser. The current Directors who are members
    of the Fair Valuation Committee are Messrs.&#160;Canavan, Lo and
    Rogers. The Fair Valuation Committee met once during the fiscal
    year ended August&#160;31, 2006.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Fund&#146;s Board of Directors has an Investment Management
    Oversight Committee which is responsible for overseeing and
    evaluating the nature and quality of the investment services
    provided to the Fund by the Adviser in order to assist the Board
    in overseeing the investment services being provided to the Fund
    by the Adviser. The current members of the Investment Management
    Oversight Committee are
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    5
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    Messrs.&#160;Chang and Hu and Ms.&#160;Liu. The Investment
    Management Oversight Committee convened four times during the
    fiscal year ended August&#160;31, 2006.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Board of Directors of the Fund held four regular meetings
    and one special meeting during the fiscal year ended
    August&#160;31, 2006. For the fiscal year ended August&#160;31,
    2006, Ms.&#160;Liu and Mr.&#160;Lo did not attend at least
    seventy-five percent of the aggregate number of meetings of the
    Board and of any committee on which they served held during the
    fiscal year.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    For annual or special stockholder meetings, directors may but
    are not required to attend the meetings; and for the Fund&#146;s
    last annual stockholder meeting, two Directors attended the
    meeting.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Stockholder
    Communications</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Stockholders may send communications to the Fund&#146;s Board of
    Directors by addressing the communication directly to the Board
    (or individual Board members)
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    clearly indicating that the communication is for the Board (or
    individual Board members). The communication may be sent to
    either the Fund&#146;s office or directly to such Board
    member(s) at the address specified for each Director above.
    Other stockholder communications received by the Fund not
    directly addressed and sent to the Board will be reviewed and
    generally responded to by management, and will be forwarded to
    the Board only at management&#146;s discretion based on the
    matters contained therein.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Ownership
    of Securities</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth information regarding the
    ownership of securities in the Fund by directors and nominees
    for director as of November&#160;15, 2006.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
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<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="52%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="21%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="4%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="21%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=maindata -->
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Aggregate Dollar Range<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>of Equity Securities in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>All Funds Overseen or<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>to be Overseen by<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Director or Nominee in<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    <B>Name of Director or<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Dollar Range of Equity<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Family of Investment <BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Nominee</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Securities in the Fund</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Companies&#134;</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Current Directors</FONT></B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Harvey Chang
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Shao-Yu Wang
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Christina Liu
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Joe O. Rogers
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">$50,001-$100,000
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">$50,001-$100,000
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">M. Christopher
    Canavan,&#160;Jr.&#160;
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">$1-$10,000
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">$1-$10,000
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Anthony Kai Yiu Lo
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Benny T. Hu
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -10pt; margin-left: 10pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">Blair Pickerell
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <FONT style="font-size: 10pt">None
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



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<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    &#134; </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    The term &#147;Family of Investment Companies&#148; means two or
    more registered investment companies that share the same
    investment adviser or principal underwriter and </TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <BR>
    6
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<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD valign="top">
</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    hold themselves out to investors as related companies for the
    purposes of investment and investor services.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    No director or nominee for election as director who is not an
    interested person of the Fund, or any immediate family member of
    such person, owns securities in the Adviser, or a person
    directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under
    common control with the Adviser.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Transactions
    with and Remuneration of Officers and Directors</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The aggregate remuneration, including expenses relating to
    attendance at board meetings reimbursed by the Fund, paid in
    cash to directors not affiliated with the Adviser was $317,603
    during the fiscal year ended August&#160;31, 2006. The Fund
    currently pays each director that is not affiliated with the
    Adviser an annual fee of $15,000 plus $2,000 for each
    directors&#146; meeting and committee meeting attended in
    person, and $2,000 for each meeting attended by telephone.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation from
    the Fund paid to each director during the fiscal year ended
    August&#160;31, 2006, as well as the total compensation earned
    by each director from the Fund and other funds advised by the
    Adviser or its affiliates (collectively, the
    &#147;Fund&#160;Complex&#148;).
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<!-- Table Width Row -->
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</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Pension or<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Retirement<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Total Compensation<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Aggregate<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Benefits Accrued<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Estimated Annual<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>From Fund and <BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Compensation<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>As Part of Fund<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Benefits Upon<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Fund Complex<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 7pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Name of Person</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>From Fund(1)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Expenses</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Retirement</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD colspan="2" nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Paid to Directors(2)</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Harvey Chang
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    32,125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Shao-Yu Wang
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,144
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    30,144
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Christina Liu
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24,125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    24,125
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Joe O. Rogers
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    37,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">M. Christopher Canavan, Jr.&#160;
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    41,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    41,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Anthony Kai Yiu Lo
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    31,544
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    31,544
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Benny T. Hu
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    23,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Lawrence Weber(3)
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
    $
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    6,500
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="background: #CCEEFF">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Blair Pickerell
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom">
    &#151;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



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<TR>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (1) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Includes all compensation paid to directors by the Fund. The
    Fund&#146;s directors do not receive any pension or retirement
    benefits as compensation for their service as directors of the
    Fund.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (2) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    There is one fund in the Fund&#160;Complex.</TD>
</TR>

<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt"><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">
    (3) </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Mr.&#160;Weber retired from the Board at the conclusion of his
    term of office on January&#160;19, 2006.</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Required
    Vote</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The election of each director will require the affirmative vote
    of a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or
    represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled
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    <BR>
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    to vote for the election of the directors. For this purpose,
    votes that are withheld will have no effect on the outcome of
    the elections.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FUND&#160;RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE
    &#147;FOR&#148; THE ELECTION OF THE EIGHT NOMINEES FOR DIRECTORS.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Audit
    Committee Report</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the Fund&#146;s
    audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended
    August&#160;31, 2006 with management, the Adviser and KPMG LLP,
    the Fund&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm
    (&#147;KPMG&#148;), and has discussed with KPMG the matters
    required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards
    No.&#160;61 (Codification of Statements on Auditing Standards,
    AU Section&#160;380), as may be modified or supplemented. The
    Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and letter
    from KPMG required by Independence Standards Board Standard
    No.&#160;1 (Independence Standards Board Standard No.&#160;1,
    Independence Discussions with Audit Committees), as may be
    modified or supplemented, and has discussed with KPMG its
    independence. Based on the Audit Committee review and
    discussions referred to in the two preceding sentences, the
    Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the
    audited financial statements of the Fund for the fiscal year
    ended August&#160;31, 2006 be included in its annual report to
    stockholders and the Fund&#146;s annual report filed with the
    Securities and Exchange Commission.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 31%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Joe Rogers, <I>Chairman of the Audit Committee</I>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 31%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    M. Christopher Canavan,&#160;Jr., <I>Member of the Audit
    Committee</I>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 31%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Anthony Lo, <I>Member of the Audit Committee</I>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 31%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Shao-Yu Wang, <I>Member of the Audit Committee</I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Independent
    Registered Public Accounting Firm</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    KPMG serves as the Fund&#146;s independent registered public
    accounting firm, auditing and reporting on the annual financial
    statements of the Fund and reviewing certain regulatory reports
    and the Fund&#146;s federal income tax returns. KPMG also
    performs other professional audit and certain allowable
    non-audit services, including tax services, when the Fund
    engages it to do so. Representatives of KPMG are expected to be
    available via telephone at the meeting and will have an
    opportunity to make a statement if they desire. Such
    representatives are expected to be available to respond to
    appropriate questions at the meeting.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Audit Fees.</I>&#160;&#160;The aggregate fees billed by KPMG
    in connection with the annual audits of the Fund for the fiscal
    years ended August&#160;31, 2006 and 2005 were $58,500 and
    $51,000, respectively.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Audit-Related Fees.</I>&#160;&#160;The aggregate fees billed
    by KPMG for audit-related services in the amount of $7,500 for
    the year ended August&#160;31, 2006 were related to the
    performance of the audit or review of the Fund&#146;s financial
    statements and are not reported under the section&#160;Audit
    Fees above. The aggregate fees billed by KPMG for
</DIV>

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    <BR>
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    audit-related services in the amount of $6,500 for the year
    ended August&#160;31, 2005 were related to the performance of
    the audit or review of the Fund&#146;s financial statements and
    are not reported under the section&#160;Audit Fees above.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Tax Fees.</I>&#160;&#160;The aggregate fees billed by KPMG
    for professional services rendered by KPMG for tax compliance,
    tax advice and tax planning (consisting of a review of the
    Fund&#146;s income tax returns and tax distribution
    requirements) for the fiscal years ended August&#160;31, 2006
    and 2005 were $12,900 and $11,250, respectively.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>All Other Fees.</I>&#160;&#160;There were no other fees
    billed by KPMG for services rendered to the Fund for the fiscal
    years ended August&#160;31, 2006 and 2005.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Audit Committee Pre-approval.</I>&#160;&#160;The Audit
    Committee&#146;s policy is to pre-approve all auditing and
    non-auditing services to be provided to the Fund by the
    Fund&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm. All
    of the audit and the tax services described above for which KPMG
    billed the Fund fees for the fiscal years ended August&#160;31,
    2006 and 2005 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    KPMG did not bill any non-audit fees for services rendered to
    the Fund&#146;s Adviser, or any entity controlling, controlled
    by, or under the common control with the Adviser that provides
    ongoing services to the Fund, for the fiscal years ended
    August&#160;31, 2006 and 2005.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Security
    Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Set forth below is information with respect to persons who, to
    the knowledge of the management of the Fund, owned beneficially
    more than 5% of the Fund&#146;s outstanding shares as of
    November&#160;15, 2006. The information is based on publicly
    available Schedule&#160;13D and 13G disclosures filed with the
    Securities and Exchange Commission.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 4pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<TABLE border="0" width="100%" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
<!-- Table Width Row -->
<TR style="font-size: 1pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD width="24%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=01 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="33%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=02 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="29%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=03 type=maindata -->
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=gutter -->
    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>	<!-- colindex=04 type=maindata -->
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Name and Address of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Amount and Nature of<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
    <B>Percent<BR>
    </B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom" align="center">
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom">
<DIV style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; width: 1%; padding-bottom: 1px">
    <B>Title of Class</B>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Beneficial Owner</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>Beneficial Ownership</B>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">
    <B>of Class*</B>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="line-height: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">
<TD>&nbsp;
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Common Stock
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">City of London Investment<BR>
    Management<BR>
    10 Eastcheap<BR>
    London<BR>
    EN EC3M 1LX, England
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Has sole power to vote and<BR>
    dispose of 1,772,000&#160;shares.
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">10.83%
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Common Stock
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Sarasin Investment Fonds AG<BR>
    50, avenue J.F. Kennedy<BR>
    L-1855 Luxembourg,<BR>
    Luxembourg
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Has sole power to vote and<BR>
    dispose of 1,667,000&#160;shares.
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">10.18%
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
<DIV style="text-indent: -9pt; margin-left: 9pt">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Common Stock
    </FONT>
</DIV>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Lazard Asset Management LLC<BR>
    30 Rockefeller Plaza<BR>
    New York, New York 10112
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD align="center" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">Has sole power to vote and<BR>
    dispose of 1,051,000&#160;shares.
    </FONT>
</TD>
<TD>
&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD nowrap align="left" valign="top">
    <FONT style="font-size: 9pt">6.42%
    </FONT>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; margin-left: 0%; width: 17%; align: left; border-bottom: 1pt solid #000000"></DIV><!-- callerid=999 iwidth=347 length=60 -->

<DIV style="margin-top: 3pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>



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<TR>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="98%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">
    * </TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD valign="bottom">
    Percentages are based on the number of outstanding shares of the
    Fund as of November&#160;15, 2006.</TD>
</TR>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Section&#160;16(a)
    Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Section&#160;16(a) of the Exchange Act requires that the
    Fund&#146;s officers and directors, and beneficial owners of
    more than 10% of any class of equity security registered
    pursuant to Section&#160;12 of the Exchange Act, make certain
    filings on a timely basis under
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    9
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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Section&#160;16(a) of the Exchange Act. Based solely on a review
    of copies of such reports of ownership furnished to the Fund,
    the Fund believes that during the past fiscal year all of its
    officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial holders
    complied with all applicable filing requirements.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Miscellaneous</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Proxies will be solicited by mail and may be solicited in person
    or by telephone or telegraph by officers of the Fund or
    personnel of the Adviser. The Fund has retained Georgeson
    Shareholder Communications Inc. to assist in the proxy
    solicitation. The cost of their services is estimated at $1,100,
    plus
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT>
    expenses. The expenses connected with the solicitation of these
    proxies and with any further proxies which may be solicited by
    the Fund&#146;s officers or Georgeson Shareholder Communications
    Inc. in person, by telephone, by facsimile, or by telegraph will
    be borne by the Fund. The Fund will reimburse banks, brokers,
    and other persons holding the Fund&#146;s shares registered in
    their names or in the names of their nominees for their expenses
    incurred in sending proxy material to and obtaining proxies from
    the beneficial owners of such shares.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    No business other than as set forth herein is expected to come
    before the meeting, but should any other matter requiring a vote
    of stockholders arise, the persons named in the enclosed proxy
    will vote thereon according to their best judgment in the
    interests of the Fund.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Stockholder
    Proposals</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In order to submit a stockholder proposal to be considered for
    inclusion in the Fund&#146;s proxy statement for the Fund&#146;s
    2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, stockholder proposals must
    be received by the Fund (addressed to The Taiwan Fund&#160;Inc.,
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">c/o&#160;State</FONT>
    Street Bank and Trust Company, P.O. Box&#160;5049, 2 Avenue de
    Lafayette, 6th&#160;Floor, Boston, Massachusetts
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">02206-5049)</FONT>
    not later than August&#160;16, 2007. Any stockholder who desires
    to bring a proposal at the Fund&#146;s 2008 Annual Meeting of
    Stockholders without including such proposal in the Fund&#146;s
    proxy statement, must deliver written notice thereof to the
    Secretary of the Fund (addressed to The Taiwan Fund, Inc.,
    c/o&#160;State Street Bank and Trust Company, P.O.
    Box&#160;5049, 2 Avenue de Lafayette,
    6<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP>&#160;Floor,
    Boston, Massachusetts
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">02206-5049),</FONT>
    not before October&#160;23, 2007 and not later than
    November&#160;22, 2007.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 24pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    By order of the Board of Directors,
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Adelina Louie
    </FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 49%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    <I>Secretary</I>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    P.O. Box&#160;5049
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    2 Avenue de Lafayette,
    6<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP>&#160;Floor
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Boston, Massachusetts
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">02206-5049</FONT>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    December&#160;11, 2006
</DIV>

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    <BR>
    10
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    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Appendix&#160;A<BR>
    [Adopted 10/20/03]</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 18pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">The
    Taiwan Fund, Inc.<BR>
    (the &#147;Fund&#148;)</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">

    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">AMENDED
    AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER</FONT></B>
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="4%"></TD>
    <TD width="96%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">I.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><U><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Composition
    of the Audit Committee</FONT></U></B>
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Audit Committee shall be composed of at least three
    Directors:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (a)&#160;each of whom shall not be an &#147;interested
    person&#148; of the Fund, as defined in Section&#160;2(a)(19) of
    the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or an
    &#147;affiliated person&#148; of the Fund, as described in
    Section&#160;10A(m) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
    amended (the &#147;1934&#160;Act&#148;);
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (b)&#160;each of whom shall not accept any consulting, advisory,
    or other compensatory fee from the Fund (other than fees for
    serving on the Board of Directors or any committee thereof) or
    have any other relationship to the Fund that may interfere with
    the exercise of such person&#146;s independence from the Fund
    and Fund management;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (c)&#160;each of whom shall otherwise satisfy the applicable
    independence requirements for any stock exchange or market
    quotation system on which Fund shares are listed or quoted;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (d)&#160;each of whom shall be financially literate, as such
    qualification is interpreted by the Board of Directors in its
    business judgment, or shall become financially literate within a
    reasonable period of time after his or her appointment to the
    Audit Committee;&#160;and
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (e)&#160;at least one of whom shall have accounting or related
    financial management expertise as the Board of Directors
    interprets such qualification in its business judgment.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Audit Committee shall determine whether at least one member
    of the Audit Committee is a &#147;financial expert&#148; as
    defined in rules promulgated by the U.S.&#160;Securities and
    Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) under the
    Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall consider whether any member
    thereof serves on the audit committee of any other public
    companies.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="5%"></TD>
    <TD width="95%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">II.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><U><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Purposes
    of the Audit Committee</FONT></U></B>
</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Audit Committee, in its capacity as a committee of the Board
    of Directors, is directly responsible for the appointment,
    compensation, retention and oversight of the Fund&#146;s
    independent accountants, including the resolution of
    disagreements regarding financial reporting between Fund
    management and such independent accountants. The Audit Committee
    should report regularly to the Board of Directors with respect
    to the matters described in Section&#160;III of this Audit
    Committee Charter. The Fund&#146;s independent accountants are
    required to report directly to the Audit Committee.
</DIV>

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    <BR>
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    <TD width="6%"></TD>
    <TD width="94%"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">III.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><U><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Responsibilities
    and Duties of the Audit Committee</FONT></U></B>
</TD>
</TR>

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    The policies and procedures of the Audit Committee shall remain
    flexible to facilitate its ability to react to changing
    conditions and to generally discharge its functions. The
    following listed responsibilities describe areas of attention in
    broad terms.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    To carry out its purposes, the Audit Committee shall have the
    following responsibilities and duties:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (a)&#160;upon submission of an application form by the
    Fund&#146;s independent accountants to the Public Company
    Accounting Oversight Board, to request information which would
    be material to the Audit Committee regarding: (i)&#160;such
    application form; (ii)&#160;any material amendments to such
    application form; and (iii)&#160;the written findings of the
    Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in connection with
    that Board&#146;s inspection of the Fund&#146;s independent
    accountants;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    (b)&#160;to preapprove all auditing services to be provided to
    the Fund by the Fund&#146;s independent accountants*;
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    (c)&#160;to pre-approve all non-auditing services, including tax
    services, to be provided to the Fund by the Fund&#146;s
    independent accountants; provided, however, that the preapproval
    requirement with respect to the provision of non-auditing
    services to the Fund by the Fund&#146;s independent accountants
    may be waived by the Audit Committee under the circumstances
    described in the 1934&#160;Act**;
</DIV>

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    (d)&#160;to ensure that the Fund&#146;s independent accountants
    submit on a periodic basis to the Audit Committee a formal
    written statement delineating all relationships between such
    independent accountants and the Fund, consistent with
    Independence Standards Board Standard No.&#160;1, to actively
    engage in a dialogue with the Fund&#146;s independent
    accountants with respect to any disclosed relationships or
    services that may affect the objectivity and independence of
    such independent accountants, including relationships with or
    services provided to the Fund&#146;s other service providers,
    and, if deemed appropriate by the Audit Committee, to recommend
    that the Board of Directors take appropriate action in response
    to the report of such independent accountants to satisfy itself
    of the independence of such independent accountants;
</DIV>
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    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;*&#160;The Audit Committee may
    delegate to one or more designated members of the Audit
    Committee the authority to grant such preapprovals; provided,
    however, that the Audit Committee shall not delegate preapproval
    of the audit required by the 1934&#160;Act. The decisions of any
    member or members of the Audit Committee to whom such authority
    has been given shall be reported to the full Audit Committee at
    each of its scheduled meetings.
</DIV>

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    &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;**&#160;The Audit Committee may
    delegate to one or more designated members of the Audit
    Committee the authority to grant such preapprovals. The
    decisions of any member or members of the Audit Committee to
    whom such authority has been given shall be reported to the full
    Audit Committee at each of its scheduled meetings.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (e)&#160;to receive and consider specific representations from
    the Fund&#146;s independent accountants with respect to the
    independence of such accountants, audit partner rotation, and
    conflicts of interest described in Section&#160;10A(l) of the
    1934&#160;Act, and to consider whether the provision of any
    non-audit services to the Fund by the Fund&#146;s independent
    accountants as described in Section&#160;III(c) of this Audit
    Committee Charter is compatible with maintaining the
    independence of those accountants;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (f)&#160;to review arrangements for annual and special audits
    and the scope of such audits with the Fund&#146;s independent
    accountants;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (g)&#160;to review and discuss the Fund&#146;s audited financial
    statements with Fund management;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (h)&#160;to discuss with the independent accountants those
    matters required by Statement of Accounting Standards Nos. 61
    and 90 relating to the Fund&#146;s financial statements,
    including, without limitation, any adjustment to such financial
    statements recommended by such independent accountants, or any
    other results of any audit;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (i)&#160;to cause to be prepared and to review and submit any
    report, including any recommendation of the Audit Committee,
    required by SEC Rules to be included in the Fund&#146;s annual
    proxy statement;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (j)&#160;to review legal and regulatory matters presented by
    counsel and the Fund&#146;s independent accountants that may
    have a material impact on the Fund&#146;s financial statements;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (k)&#160;to establish and administer policies and procedures
    relating to: (i)&#160;the hiring of employees or former
    employees of the Fund&#146;s independent accountants; and
    (ii)&#160;the resolution of any disagreements between Fund
    management and the Fund&#146;s independent accountants regarding
    accounting
    <FONT style="white-space: nowrap">and/or</FONT>
    financial reporting policies and procedures;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (l)&#160;to consider with the Fund&#146;s independent
    accountants their comments with respect to the quality and
    adequacy of the Fund&#146;s accounting and financial reporting
    policies, practices and internal controls and management&#146;s
    responses thereto, including, without limitation, the effect on
    the Fund of any recommendation of changes in accounting
    principles or practices by management or the independent
    accountants;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (m)&#160;to receive and consider reports from the Fund&#146;s
    independent accountants regarding: (i)&#160;all critical
    accounting policies and practices to be used; (ii)&#160;all
    alternative treatments of financial information within generally
    accepted accounting principles that have been discussed with
    Fund management, ramifications of the use of such alternative
    disclosures and treatments, and the treatment preferred by the
    independent accountants; and (iii)&#160;other material written
    communications between the independent accountants and Fund
    management, such as any management letter or schedule of
    unadjusted differences;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (n)&#160;to receive reports from the principal executive officer
    and the principal financial officer, or persons performing
    similar functions, regarding: (i)&#160;all significant
    deficiencies in the design or operation of Fund internal
    controls that could adversely
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 0%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    affect the Fund&#146;s ability to record, process, summarize,
    and report financial data and have identified for the
    Fund&#146;s independent accountants any material weaknesses in
    internal controls; (ii)&#160;any fraud, whether or not material,
    that involves Fund management or other employees who have a
    significant role in the Fund&#146;s internal controls; and
    (iii)&#160;whether or not there were significant changes in the
    Fund&#146;s internal controls or in other factors that could
    significantly affect the Fund&#146;s internal controls
    subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any
    corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and
    material weaknesses;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (o)&#160;to establish procedures for: (i)&#160;the receipt,
    retention, and treatment of complaints received by the Fund
    regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing
    matters; and (ii)&#160;the confidential, anonymous submission of
    concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (p)&#160;to discuss with Fund management and the Fund&#146;s
    independent auditors policies with respect to risk assessment
    and risk management and the quality and adequacy of the
    Fund&#146;s internal controls and processes that could
    materially affect the Fund&#146;s financial statements and
    financial reporting;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (q)&#160;to assist the Fund, if necessary, in preparing any
    written affirmation or written certification required to be
    filed with any stock exchange on which Fund shares are listed;
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (r)&#160;to at least annually, obtain and review a report by the
    independent auditor describing: the firm&#146;s internal
    quality-control procedures; any material issues raised by the
    most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review (if
    any peer review is conducted), of the firm, or by inquiry or
    investigation by governmental or professional authorities,
    within the preceding 5&#160;years, respecting one or more
    independent audits carried out by the firm, and any steps taken
    to deal with any such issue; and (to assess the auditor&#146;s
    independence) all relationships between the independent auditor
    and the Fund;
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (s)&#160;to review and reassess the adequacy of this Charter on
    an annual basis and recommend any changes to the Board of
    Directors; and
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    (t)&#160;to perform such other functions consistent with this
    Audit Committee Charter, the Fund&#146;s Certificate of
    Incorporation, the Fund&#146;s By-laws, and applicable law, as
    the Audit Committee or the Board of Directors deems necessary or
    appropriate.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    In fulfilling their responsibilities under this Audit Committee
    Charter, it is recognized that members of the Audit Committee
    are not full-time employees of the Fund. As such, it is not the
    duty or responsibility of the Audit Committee or its members to
    conduct &#147;field work&#148; or other types of auditing or
    accounting reviews or procedures. Each member of the Audit
    Committee shall be entitled to rely on (i)&#160;the integrity of
    those persons and organizations inside and outside the Fund from
    which the Audit Committee receives information and (ii)&#160;the
    accuracy of the financial and other information provided to the
    Audit Committee by such persons or organizations, absent actual
    knowledge to the contrary (which actual knowledge shall be
    promptly reported to the Board of Directors).
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    Fund management is responsible for maintaining appropriate
    systems for accounting. The Fund&#146;s independent accountants
    are responsible for conducting a proper audit of the Fund&#146;s
    financial statements and are ultimately accountable to the Audit
    Committee. The Audit Committee has the ultimate authority and
    responsibility to select (subject, if applicable, to shareholder
    approval) and evaluate the Fund&#146;s independent accountants,
    to determine the compensation of the Fund&#146;s independent
    accountants and, where appropriate, to replace the Fund&#146;s
    independent accountants.
</DIV>

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    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">IV.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><U><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Meetings</FONT></U></B>
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The Audit Committee shall meet regularly with the Fund&#146;s
    independent accountants (outside the presence of Fund
    management) and at least once annually with the representatives
    of Fund management responsible for the financial and accounting
    operations of the Fund. The Audit Committee shall hold special
    meetings at such limes as the Audit Committee believes
    appropriate. Members of the Audit Committee may participate in a
    meeting of the Audit Committee by means of conference call or
    similar communications equipment by means of which all persons
    participating in such meeting can hear each other.
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 12pt; font-size: 1pt">&nbsp;</DIV>

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    <TD>
    <B><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">V.&#160;&#160;</FONT></B>
</TD>
    <TD>
    <B><U><FONT style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times">Assistance
    from Fund Management; Authority to Engage Advisers;
    Funding</FONT></U></B>
</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="margin-left: 0%; margin-right: 0%; text-indent: 5%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times; color: #000000; background: #FFFFFF">
    The appropriate officers of the Fund shall provide or arrange to
    provide such information, data and services as the Audit
    Committee may request. The Audit Committee shall have the power
    and authority to take all action it believes necessary or
    appropriate to discharge its responsibilities, including the
    power and authority to retain independent counsel and other
    advisers. The Fund shall provide for appropriate funding, as
    determined by the Audit Committee as a committee of the Board of
    Directors, for payment of compensation to: (i)&#160;the
    Fund&#146;s independent accountants and (ii)&#160;any advisers
    employed by the Audit Committee under this Section&#160;V.
</DIV>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><B>PROXY</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top"><B>PROXY</B></TD>
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</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>THE TAIWAN FUND, INC.<BR>
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS<BR>
ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS &#150; JANUARY 22, 2007</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="justify" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">The undersigned hereby appoints Joe O. Rogers, Adelina Louie and Mary Moran Zeven, and each of
them, the proxies of the undersigned, with full power of substitution to each of them, to vote all
shares of The Taiwan Fund, Inc. which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders of The Taiwan Fund, Inc. to be held at the offices of HSBC Investments (Hong Kong)
Limited, HSBC Main Building, Level 22, 1 Queen&#146;s Road, Central, Hong Kong, on Monday, January&nbsp;22,
2007 at 2:00 p.m., local time, and at any adjournments thereof, unless otherwise specified in the
boxes provided on the reverse side hereof, for the election of the directors named on the reverse
side and in their discretion, on any other business which may properly come before the meeting or
any adjournments thereof. The undersigned hereby revokes all proxies with respect to such shares
heretofore given. The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Proxy Statement dated December&nbsp;11,
2006.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 24pt"><DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">PLEASE VOTE, DATE AND SIGN ON OTHER SIDE AND RETURN PROMPTLY IN ENCLOSED ENVELOPE.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Please
sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s). When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee
or guardian, please give your full title as such.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><DIV style="width: 100%; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; font-size: 1px">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">HAS YOUR ADDRESS CHANGED?
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS?</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">FRONT OF PROXY CARD
</DIV>


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<DIV style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif">




<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">THE TAIWAN FUND, INC.<BR>
C/O COMPUTERSHARE<BR>
P.O. BOX 8694<BR>
EDISON, NJ 08818-8694

</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT> <B>Please mark your votes as in this example.</B>
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">1. The election of the following persons to serve as directors of the Taiwan Fund, Inc. for the
next year or until their successors are elected and qualified.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Nominees</B>: (01)&nbsp;Shao-Yu Wang., (02)&nbsp;Benny T. Hu, (03)&nbsp;Harvey Chang, (04)&nbsp;Christina Liu, (05)&nbsp;Joe<BR>
O. Rogers, (06)&nbsp;Blair Pickerell, (07)&nbsp;M. Christopher
Canavan, Jr. and (08)&nbsp;Anthony Kai Yiu Lo
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ALL<BR>
NOMINEES
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has been noted on the reverse side of this card.
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