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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-05-005487.txt : 20050113
<SEC-HEADER>0001193125-05-005487.hdr.sgml : 20050113
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20050112184148
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-05-005487
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEF 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050303
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050113
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050112
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20050113

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHINA FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000845379
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEF 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05749
		FILM NUMBER:		05526872

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 FRANKLIN ST
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
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<DESCRIPTION>DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SCHEDULE 14A </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(RULE 14a-101) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B>Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Filed by the
Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Filed
by a Party other than the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preliminary Proxy Statement</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B></B></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>&#168;</B></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><B><B></B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Confidential,&nbsp;for&nbsp;Use&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Commission&nbsp;Only&nbsp;<BR>(as&nbsp;permitted&nbsp;by&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;14a-6(e)(2))</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitive&nbsp;Proxy&nbsp;Statement</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Definitive&nbsp;Additional&nbsp;Materials</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting&nbsp;Material&nbsp;Pursuant&nbsp;to&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;14a-11(c)&nbsp;or&nbsp;Rule 14a-12</FONT></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>THE CHINA FUND, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR
SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the
appropriate box:) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">No fee required. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(4) and 0-11. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Title of each class of securities to which transactions applies: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 0-11 (Set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
determined): </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Total fee paid: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 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. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Amount previously paid: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Filing Party: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date Filed: </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>THE CHINA FUND, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">225 Franklin Street </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Boston, Massachusetts 02110 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">January 13, 2005 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Dear Stockholders: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The China Fund, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, March 3, 2005, at the offices of
State Street Bank and Trust Company, 2 Avenue de Lafayette, Blackwell Theater, 2</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>nd</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> Floor, Boston, MA 02111. A Notice
and Proxy Statement regarding the meeting, proxy card for your vote at the meeting, and postage prepaid envelope in which to return your proxy are enclosed. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The matters on which you, as a stockholder of the Fund, are being asked to vote are the election of two Fund Directors. Stockholders present at the Annual
Meeting will hear a report on the Fund and will have an opportunity to discuss matters of interest to them. The Board of Directors recommends that you elect to the Board the nominees who are standing for election. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Respectfully, </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<SMALL>ARY</SMALL> M<SMALL>ORAN</SMALL> Z<SMALL>EVEN</SMALL> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">MARY MORAN ZEVEN </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Secretary</I> </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY URGED TO SIGN AND MAIL THE ENCLOSED PROXY IN THE
ENCLOSED ENVELOPE TO ENSURE A QUORUM AT THE MEETING. </B></FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>THE CHINA FUND, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>March 3, 2005 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To the Stockholders of </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The China Fund, Inc. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of The China
Fund, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) will be held at the offices of State Street Bank and Trust Company, 2 Avenue de Lafayette, Blackwell Theater, 2</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>nd </SUP></FONT><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Floor, Boston, MA 02111, on Thursday, March 3, 2005, at 10:00 A.M., local time, for the following purposes: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To elect two Class III Directors to serve for a term expiring on the date on which the Annual Meeting of Stockholders is held in 2008. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">2.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments thereof. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on January 7, 2005 as the record date for the determination of
stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting or any adjournments thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. You may nevertheless vote in person at the meeting if you choose to attend. The enclosed proxy is being solicited by the Board of Directors of the Fund. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By order of the Board of Directors, </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<SMALL>ARY</SMALL> M<SMALL>ORAN</SMALL> Z<SMALL>EVEN</SMALL> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">MARY MORAN ZEVEN </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Secretary </I></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">January 13, 2005 </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>THE CHINA FUND, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>225 Franklin Street </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Boston, Massachusetts 02110 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="15%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE
COLOR="#000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PROXY STATEMENT </B></FONT></P> <P
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ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>INTRODUCTION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of The China Fund, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be held at
the offices of State Street Bank and Trust Company, 2 Avenue de Lafayette, Blackwell Theater, 2</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>nd</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> Floor, Boston, MA
02111, on Thursday, March 3, 2005, at 10:00 A.M., local time, and at any adjournments thereof. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">This Proxy Statement and the form of proxy are being mailed to stockholders on or about January 13, 2005. Any stockholder giving a proxy has the power to revoke it by mail (addressed to the Secretary, The China Fund,
Inc., c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company, 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110), 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 proposal referred to in this Proxy Statement. Abstentions are included in the determination of the number of shares present and voting
at the meeting. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For purposes of determining the presence of a
quorum for transacting business at the Meeting, executed proxies marked as abstentions will be treated as shares that are present for quorum purposes but which have not been voted. Accordingly, abstentions will have no effect on Proposal 1 for which
the required vote is a majority of the votes cast. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Board
of Directors has fixed the close of business on January 7, 2005 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting and at any adjournments 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 10,081,913 shares of common stock. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Management of the Fund knows of no item of business other than those mentioned in Proposal 1 of the Notice of Meeting that
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. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>The Fund will furnish, without charge, a copy of its annual report for its
fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31,&nbsp;2004 to any stockholder requesting such report. Requests for the annual report should be made by writing to The China Fund, Inc., c/o the Altman Group, Inc., 1275 Valley Brook Ave., Lyndhurst, New&nbsp;Jersey
07071, Attention: Sylvia Hermina or by calling (800) 249-7105. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>PROPOSAL 1.&#151;ELECTION OF DIRECTORS </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund&#146;s By-Laws provide that the Board shall be divided into three
classes: Class I, Class II and Class&nbsp;III. The terms of office of the present directors in each class expire at the Annual Meeting in the year indicated or thereafter in each case when their respective successors are elected and qualified: Class
I, 2006; Class II, 2007; and Class III, 2008. At each subsequent annual election, directors that are chosen to succeed those whose terms are expiring will be identified as being in the same class and will be elected for a three-year term. The effect
of these staggered terms is to limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Fund by delaying the replacement of a majority of the Board of Directors. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The terms of Messrs. Alan Tremain and Nigel S. Tulloch will expire at the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Persons named
in the accompanying form of proxy intend in the absence of contrary instructions to vote all proxies for the election of Messrs. Tremain and Tulloch to serve for terms expiring on the date on which the Annual Meeting of Stockholders is held in 2008,
or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. These two nominees have indicated that they will serve if elected. If either of these nominees should be unable to serve, an event not now anticipated, the proxies shall be voted for
such person, if any, as shall be designated by the Board of Directors to replace the nominee. The election of a Director will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the meeting. For this purpose, abstentions will have no
effect on the outcome of the election. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Information Concerning Nominees and
Members of the Board of Directors </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following table
provides information concerning each of the Directors and the nominees of the Board of Directors of the Fund. A Nominee/Director is deemed to be &#147;independent&#148; to the extent the Nominee/Director is not an &#147;interested person&#148; of
the Fund, as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (&#147;1940 Act&#148;). The nominees are listed first in the table. The terms of the Class I and Class II Directors do not expire this year.
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name&nbsp;(Age)&nbsp;and</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Address&nbsp;of&nbsp;Directors&nbsp;or</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Nominees for Director</B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal Occupation or</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Employment During Past</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Five Years and Other</B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Directorships in&nbsp;Publicly</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Held
Companies</B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Director</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1"><B>Since</B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Number&nbsp;of<BR>Portfolios&nbsp;in<BR>Fund<BR>Complex<BR>Overseen&nbsp;by<BR>Directors</B></FONT><BR><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Dollar&nbsp;Range</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>of Equity<BR>Securities in</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>the Fund(1)</B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Aggregate&nbsp;Dollar<BR>Range of Equity<BR>Securities in All<BR>Funds&nbsp;Overseen&nbsp;or to<BR>be Overseen
by<BR>Director&nbsp;or&nbsp;Nominee<BR>in&nbsp;Family&nbsp;of&nbsp;Investment<BR>Companies(1)</B></FONT><BR><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Class III</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Alan Tremain (68)</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">4100&nbsp;N.&nbsp;Ocean&nbsp;Drive&nbsp;#1001</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Singer&nbsp;Island,&nbsp;Florida&nbsp;33404</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Chairman of the Board of the Fund; Chairman, Hotels of Distinction Ventures, Inc. (1989-present); Chairman, Hotels of Distinction
(International), Inc. (1974-present).</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">1992</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">1</FONT></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">$</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">50,001-$100,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">$</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">50,001-$100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Nigel S. Tulloch (58)</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">7, Circe Circle</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Dalkeith</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">WA6009</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Australia</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Chief Executive, HSBC Asset Management Bahamas Limited (1986-1992); Director, The HSBC China Fund Limited.</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">1992</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">1</FONT></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">$</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">10,001-$&nbsp;&nbsp;50,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">$</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">10,001-$&nbsp;&nbsp;50,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">The information as to beneficial ownership is based on statements furnished to the Fund by the nominees and other current Directors. The dollar value of the shares is based upon the
market price on December 1, 2004. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Address&nbsp;of&nbsp;Directors&nbsp;or</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Nominees for Director</B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Principal Occupation or</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Employment During Past</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Five Years and Other</B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Directorships in&nbsp;Publicly</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Held
Companies</B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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SIZE="1"><B>Since</B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Number&nbsp;of<BR>Portfolios&nbsp;in<BR>Fund<BR>Complex<BR>Overseen&nbsp;by<BR>Directors</B></FONT><BR><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Dollar&nbsp;Range</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>of Equity<BR>Securities in</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>the Fund(1)</B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Aggregate&nbsp;Dollar<BR>Range of Equity<BR>Securities in All<BR>Funds&nbsp;Overseen&nbsp;or to<BR>be Overseen
by<BR>Director&nbsp;or&nbsp;Nominee<BR>in&nbsp;Family&nbsp;of&nbsp;Investment<BR>Companies(1)</B></FONT><BR><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>

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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Independent&nbsp;Directors</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">James J. Lightburn (61)</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">13,&nbsp;Rue&nbsp;Alphonse&nbsp;de&nbsp;Neuville</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">75017 Paris, France</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Attorney, Nomos (2004-present); Attorney, member of Hughes Hubbard &amp; Reed (1993-2004).</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">1992</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">1</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">10,001-$&nbsp;&nbsp;50,000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">10,001-$&nbsp;&nbsp;50,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Joe O. Rogers (55)</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">2477 Foxwood Drive</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Chapel Hill, NC 27514</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Manager, The J-Squared Team LLC (April 2003-May 2004); The Rogers Team LLC, organizing member (July 2001-present); Executive Vice President of
Business Development, PlanetPortal.com, Inc. (September 1999-May 2001); Director, The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (1986-present).</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">1992</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">1</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">None</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="3"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Class II</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Michael F. Holland (60)</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">375 Park Avenue</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">New York, New York 10152</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">Chairman, Holland &amp; Company L.L.C. (1995-present); Director, The Holland Balanced Fund, Inc. and Reaves Utility Income Fund; Trustee,
State Street Master Funds and State Street Institutional Investment Trust.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">1992</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">1</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">50,001-$100,000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">50,001-$100,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">The information as to beneficial ownership is based on statements furnished to the Fund by the nominees and other current Directors. The dollar value of the shares is based upon the
market price on December 1, 2004. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The
Fund&#146;s Board of Directors has an Audit Committee which is responsible for reviewing financial and accounting matters. The Fund&#146;s Audit Committee is comprised of Directors who are not interested persons of the Fund, and its actions are
governed by the Fund&#146;s written Audit Committee Charter. The current members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Holland, Lightburn, Rogers, Tremain and Tulloch. All members of the Audit Committee are independent as independence is defined in the
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.&#146;s listing standards. The Audit Committee was established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;1934 Act&#148;). The Audit Committee met four times
during the fiscal year ended October&nbsp;31,&nbsp;2004. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The
Fund&#146;s Board has a Nominating Committee, comprised of the current members of the Audit Committee, which is responsible for nominating candidates to fill any vacancies on the Board. All of the members of the Nominating Committee are independent
as independence is defined in the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.&#146;s listing standards. Currently, the Nominating Committee does not consider nominees recommended by stockholders but it may reconsider that position in light of recent developments
in the law. The Nominating Committee has a charter which is available on the Fund&#146;s website (www.chinafundinc.com). The Nominating Committee evaluates candidate&#146;s qualifications for Board membership and their independence from the
Fund&#146;s managers and other principal service providers. The Nominating Committee does not have specific minimum qualifications that must be met by a Nominating Committee-recommended candidate and there is not a specific process for identifying
such candidates. The Nominating Committee met once during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund does not have a specified process for stockholders to send communications to the Board because stockholders are able to communicate directly with
the Board at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the Fund&#146;s reports to stockholders disclose contact information which may be used to direct communications to the Board. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund does not have a policy regarding Board member&#146;s attendance at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. However,
three Directors attended the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">3 </FONT></P>


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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund&#146;s Board of Directors held four regular meetings and four special meetings during the fiscal
year ended October 31, 2004. Each Director attended at least seventy-five percent of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and of any committee on which he served. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act requires the Fund&#146;s officers and Directors, and beneficial owners of more than ten
percent of a registered class of the Fund&#146;s equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. The Fund believes that its officers and
Directors have complied with all applicable filing requirements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004. Section 30(h) of the 1940 Act extends the reporting requirements under Section 16(a) of the 1934 Act to the investment advisers of the Fund
and the officers and directors of such investment advisers. The Fund believes that its investment advisers and the officers and directors of such investment advisers have complied with all applicable filing requirements for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2004. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Officers of the Fund </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Mr. Gary L. French</I> (age 53), President of the Fund since September
12, 2003, also serves as Senior Vice President of State Street Bank and Trust Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Ms. Ann M. Carpenter</I> (age 38), Treasurer of the Fund since June 13, 2002, also serves as Vice President of State Street Bank and Trust Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Ms. Mary Moran Zeven</I> (age 43), Secretary of the Fund since June 13, 2002, also serves as Senior Vice President and
Senior Managing Counsel of State Street Bank and Trust Company. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><I>Mr. Peter A. Ambrosini</I> (age 61), Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund since September 30, 2004, also serves as Senior Principal and Chief Compliance and Risk Management Officer, SSgA Funds Management, Inc. and State Street Global
Advisors. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Transactions with and Remuneration of Officers and Directors
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The aggregate remuneration for Directors not affiliated
with Martin Currie or ADCM was US$188,000 during the year ended October 31, 2004 and, for that period, the aggregate amount of expenses reimbursed by the Fund for Directors&#146; attendance at directors&#146; meetings, including affiliated
Directors, was US$101,199. Each non-affiliated Director currently receives fees, paid by the Fund, of US$2,000 for each directors&#146; meeting and committee meeting attended and an annual fee of either US$27,500 (for the Chairman of the Fund) or
US$10,000 (for the other non-affiliated Directors). Currently, no Director is affiliated with either Martin Currie or ADCM. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The following table sets forth the aggregate compensation from the Fund paid to each Director during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="32%"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="13%"></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Name of Director</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="96" SIZE="1" NOSHADE ALIGN="left" COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Aggregate</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Compensation</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>From Fund(1)</B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Pension&nbsp;or&nbsp;Retirement&nbsp;Benefits<BR>Accrued&nbsp;As Part of Fund<BR>Expenses</B></FONT><BR><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Estimated<BR>Annual&nbsp;Benefits<BR>Upon&nbsp;Retirement</B></FONT><BR><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Total&nbsp;Compensation<BR>From Fund and<BR>Fund Complex Paid<BR>To Directors</B></FONT><BR><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Michael F. Holland</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">32,000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">32,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">James J. Lightburn</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">32,000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">32,000</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Joe O. Rogers</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">34,000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">34,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Alan Tremain</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">51,500</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">51,500</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Nigel S. Tulloch</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">30,000</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">30,000</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Burton Levin(2)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8,500</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">$</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">8,500</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(1)</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Includes compensation paid to Directors by the Fund. The Fund&#146;s Directors did not receive any pension or retirement benefits as compensation for their service as Directors of
the Fund. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr. Levin, who was a &#147;non-interested person&#148; of the Fund, was not nominated for re-election as a Director of the Fund at the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders due to the
retirement policy adopted by the Fund&#146;s Board of Directors. Effective December 12, 2003, Mr. Levin resigned as a Director. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Stockholder Approval </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Election of the listed nominees for Director requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock of the Fund present
or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting. <B>THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FUND RECOMMENDS THAT THE STOCKHOLDERS VOTE &#147;FOR&#148; THE NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR. </B> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>GENERAL INFORMATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Fund Management and Administration </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Martin Currie Inc. (&#147;Martin Currie&#148;) acts as investment manager for the portion of the Fund&#146;s assets allocated for investment in listed
securities pursuant to an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement between Martin Currie and the Fund. The principal business address of Martin Currie is Saltire Court, 20 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 2ES, United Kingdom. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Asian Direct Capital Management (&#147;ADCM&#148;) acts as direct
investment manager for the portion of the Fund&#146;s assets allocated for investment in direct investments pursuant to a direct investment management agreement between ADCM and the Fund. The principal business address of ADCM is 32/F, Exchange
Square II, 8 Connaught Place, Hong Kong. State Street Bank and Trust Company is the parent company of ADCM. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">State Street Bank and Trust Company acts as Administrator to the Fund pursuant to an Administration Agreement between the Administrator and the Fund. The
principal business address of the Administrator is 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm of the Fund </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Board of Directors of the Fund, including a majority of the Directors who are not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Fund (as defined in the 1940
Act), selected KPMG LLP (&#147;KPMG&#148;) to act as independent registered public accounting firm for the Fund for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2005. KPMG acted as the independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2004. The Fund knows of no direct financial or material indirect financial interest of KPMG in the Fund. Representatives of KPMG are not expected to be present at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, but they are expected to be available
to make a statement and respond to appropriate questions. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><U>Audit Fees</U>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004, KPMG billed the Fund aggregate fees of US$48,500 for professional services rendered for the audit of the Fund&#146;s annual financial statements and
review of financial statements included in the Fund&#146;s annual report to stockholders. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003, KPMG billed the Fund aggregate fees of US$48,500 for professional services rendered for the audit of the Fund&#146;s annual financial statements and review of financial
statements included in the Fund&#146;s annual report to stockholders. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2"><U>Audit-Related Fees.</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004, KPMG did not bill the Fund any fees for assurances and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of
the Fund&#146;s financial statements and are not reported under the section Audit Fees above. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003, KPMG did not bill the Fund any fees for assurances and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Fund&#146;s financial
statements and are not reported under the section Audit Fees above. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>Tax Fees.</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004, KPMG billed the Fund
aggregate fees of US$8,500 for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. The nature of the services comprising the Tax Fees was the review of the Fund&#146;s income tax returns and tax distribution
requirements. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003, KPMG
billed the Fund aggregate fees of US$8,500 for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. The nature of the services comprising the Tax Fees was the review of the Fund&#146;s income tax returns and tax
distribution requirements. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><U>All Other
Fees.</U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004, KPMG did not bill the Fund any fees for products and services other than those disclosed above. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003, KPMG did not bill the Fund any
fees for products and services other than those disclosed above. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">The Fund&#146;s Audit Committee Charter requires that the Audit Committee pre-approve all audit and non-audit services to be provided to the Fund by the Fund&#146;s independent accountants; provided, however, that the pre-approval
requirement with respect to non-auditing services to the Fund may be waived consistent with the exceptions provided for in the 1934 Act. All of the audit and tax services described above for which KPMG billed the Fund fees for the fiscal years ended
October 31, 2004 and October 31, 2003 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2004 and October 31, 2003, the Fund&#146;s Audit Committee did not waive the pre-approval requirement of any non-audit services to
be provided to the Fund by KPMG. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2004, KPMG did not bill the Fund any non-audit fees. During the same period, the aggregate non-audit fees billed by KPMG for services rendered to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the parent company of the Fund&#146;s direct
investment manager, Asian Direct Capital Management, was approximately US$14 million. The non-audit services provided to State Street Bank and Trust Company were not ongoing services and were not related directly to the operations and financial
reporting of the Fund. During this period, KPMG did not provide any services to Martin Currie Inc. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003, KPMG did not bill the Fund any non-audit fees. During the same period, the aggregate non-audit fees billed by
KPMG for services rendered to State Street Bank and Trust Company, the parent company of the Fund&#146;s direct investment manager, Asian Direct Capital Management, was US$440,000. The non-audit services provided to State Street Bank and Trust
Company were not ongoing services and were not related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Fund&#146;s Audit Committee has determined that the provision of non-audit services by KPMG to State Street Bank and Trust is compatible with
maintaining KPMG&#146;s independence. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Audit Committee Report
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the
Fund&#146;s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 with management of the Fund and with KPMG, and has discussed with KPMG the matters required to be discussed by Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61 (Codification
of Statements on Auditing Standards), as may be modified or supplemented. The Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter on auditor independence from KPMG required by Independence Standards Board No. 1 (Independence
Standards Board No. 1, Independence Discussion 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 October 31, 2004 be included in its annual report to stockholders and the Fund&#146;s annual report filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Alan
Tremain&#151;Audit Committee Chairman </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">James J. Lightborn&#151;Audit Committee Member </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Joe O. Rogers&#151;Audit Committee Member </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Michael F. Holland&#151;Audit Committee Member </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Nigel S. Tulloch&#151;Audit Committee
Member </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To the knowledge of the management of the Fund, no person owned beneficially
more than 5% of the Fund&#146;s outstanding shares as of December 17, 2004. This information is based on publicly available Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G and Schedule 13F disclosures that management is aware of, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>MISCELLANEOUS </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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 Administrator. The Fund has retained the Altman Group, Inc. to assist in the proxy solicitation. The cost of their services is estimated at US$4,000. The expenses connected with the
solicitation of proxies including proxies solicited by the Fund&#146;s officers or agents in person, by telephone 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. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In the event that sufficient votes in favor of the proposals set forth in the Notice of this meeting are not received by
March 3, 2005, the persons named as attorneys in the enclosed proxy may propose one or more adjournments of the meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies. Any such adjournment will require the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of
the shares present in person or by proxy at the session of the meeting to be adjourned. The persons named as proxies in the enclosed proxy will vote in favor of such adjournment those proxies which they are entitled to vote in favor of the proposal
for which further solicitation of proxies is to be made. They will vote against any such adjournment those proxies required to be voted against such proposal. The costs of any such additional solicitation and of any adjourned session will be borne
by the Fund. <B></B> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In order to submit a stockholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in the Fund&#146;s proxy statement for the
Fund&#146;s 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, stockholder proposals must be received by the Fund (addressed to The China Fund, Inc., c/o Secretary of the Fund, 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110) not later than September 15, 2005.
Any stockholder who desires to bring a proposal at the Fund&#146;s 2006 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 China Fund, Inc., c/o Secretary of the Fund, 225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110), not before December 5, 2005 and not later than January&nbsp;2,&nbsp;2006. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By order of the Board of Directors, </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<SMALL>ARY</SMALL> M<SMALL>ORAN</SMALL> Z<SMALL>EVEN</SMALL> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">MARY
MORAN ZEVEN </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I>Secretary</I> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">225 Franklin Street </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Boston, Massachusetts </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:54%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">January 13, 2005 </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>THE CHINA FUND, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Annual Meeting of Stockholders &#150; March 3, 2005 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The undersigned stockholder of The China Fund, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) hereby appoints Mary Moran Zeven, Ann M. Carpenter and Gary L. French, or any of them, proxies
of the undersigned, with full power of substitution to vote and to act for and in the name and stead of the undersigned at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Fund, to be held at the offices of State Street Bank and Trust Company, 2 Avenue de
Lafayette, Blackwell Theater, 2</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>nd</SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> Floor, Boston, MA 02111 at 10:00 a.m., local time, on March 3, 2005, and at any
and all adjournments thereof, according to the number of votes the undersigned would be entitled to cast if personally present. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>The shares represented by this proxy will be voted in accordance with the instructions given by the stockholders, but if no instructions are given, this proxy will be
voted in favor of Proposal 1 as set forth in this proxy. In addition, this proxy will be voted, in the discretion of such proxies, upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournments thereof. The undersigned revokes
any and all proxies with respect to such shares heretofore given by the undersigned. The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Proxy Statement dated January 13, 2005. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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SIZE="2">Please sign this proxy exactly as your name(s) appear(s) on the books of the Fund. Joint owners should each sign personally. Trustees and other fiduciaries should indicate the capacity in which they sign, and where more than one name
appears, a majority must sign. If a corporation, the signature should be that of an authorized officer who should state his or her title.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please mark votes as in this example. </FONT></P> <P
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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>The China Fund, Inc. </B></FONT></P> <P
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">1.</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">To elect two Class III Directors to serve terms expiring on the dates on which the annual meetings of stockholders are held in 2008. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Class III Nominee: Alan Tremain </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;For the nominee&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;Against the nominee&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Class III Nominee: Nigel S. Tulloch </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;For the nominee&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
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SIZE="1">Mark box at right if an address change or comment has been noted on the reverse side of this card.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"></FONT><FONT FACE="WINGDINGS" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">&#168;</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
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