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 Exhibit 99.77Q3
(a) (i) Within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-SAR,
Kathleen C. Cuocolo, President and Ann M. Casey Treasurer, reviewed
the Funds disclosure controls andevaluated their effectiveness and
that based on such review and evaluation, determined that the disclosure
controls adequately ensure that information required to be disclosed by
the Fund in its periodic reports is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods required.
(a) (ii) There have not been any significant changes in internal controls
or other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
to September 30, 2002.
We, Kathleen C. Cuocolo and Ann M. Casey, certify that:
1.  We have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of The China Fund, Inc.
(the registrant);
2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.  Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report,
and the financial statements on which the financial information is based,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows
(if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows)
of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.  The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for e
stablishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the
registrant and have:
   (a)  designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
prepared;
   (b)  evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report
(the Evaluation Date); and
   (c)  presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation
Date;
5.  The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrants auditors and
the audit committee of the registrants board of directors
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):
   (a)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrants ability to record,
process, summarize, and report financial date and have identified for
the registrants auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
  (b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls; and
6.  The registrants other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or
in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent
to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions
with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: December 20, 2002



/s/ Kathleen C. Cuocolo		/s/ Ann M. Casey
    President			    Treasurer


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