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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950135-05-001567
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050315
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050321
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050321

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:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-05749
		FILM NUMBER:		05694420

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 FRANKLIN ST
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6176622965

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		225 FRANKLIN ST
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                 MARCH 15, 2005
                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

                              THE CHINA FUND, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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<S>                                                         <C>              <C>           <C>
MARYLAND                                                    811-05749                      000000000
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)              (Commission                    (IRS Employer
                                                            File Number)                   Identification Number)

225 FRANKLIN STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS                                   02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                     (Zip Code)
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                                 1(888) 246-2255
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

      [ ]  Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
      [ ]  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
      [ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
           Exchange Act
      [ ]  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
           Exchange Act

<PAGE>

ITEM 7.01.  REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

            Pursuant to Regulation FD Rules 100-103, attached is a press release
for The China Fund, Inc. (the "Fund").

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit No.         Description

99                  Press Release dated March 15, 2005


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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  March 21, 2005



By:  /s/ Mary Moran Zeven
     -------------------------
Name:   Mary Moran Zeven
Title:  Secretary


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.         Description

99                  Press Release dated March 21, 2005

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<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE DATED 3/21/05
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                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Warren Antler
The Altman Group
212-400-2605
wantler@altmangroup.com


               THE CHINA FUND, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

NEW YORK, New York, March 15, 2005 --- The China Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CHN) today
announced its financial results for the first quarter ended January 31, 2005.
The Fund is a closed-end management investment company seeking long-term capital
appreciation primarily through investments in equity securities of companies
engaged in a substantial amount of business in the People's Republic of China.

On December 10, 2004, the Fund announced that it would pay a distribution of
$0.1963 of net investment income and short-term and long term capital gains of
$0.1074 and $3.2664, respectively, on January 7, 2005 to shareholders of record
at the close of business on December 22, 2004. On January 31, 2005, the Fund's
total net assets were $262,460,528 and its net asset value per share was $25.89
based on 10,138,287 shares outstanding. This represents a 10.6% increase in the
Fund's net asset value of $26.27 on October 31, 2004 after taking into
consideration the January distribution. The Fund's total net assets on October
31, 2004 were $264,885,975.

For the quarter ended January 31, 2005, the Fund reported a net investment loss
of approximately $148,992 or $0.01 per share versus a net investment loss of
approximately $531,150 or $0.05 per share for the quarter ended January 31,
2004. Net realized and unrealized gains, for the three months ended January 31,
2005, were $24,048,611 or $2.37 per share compared to net realized and
unrealized gains of $14,731,533 or $1.46 per share for the first quarter of
fiscal year 2004.

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                                         January 31, 2005               October 31, 2004                January 31, 2004
                                         ----------------               ----------------                ----------------
<S>                                      <C>                            <C>                             <C>
Total Net Assets                           $262,460,528                   $264,885,975                    $275,891,095
Net Asset Value                               $25.89                         $26.27                          $27.36
Shares Outstanding                          10,138,287                     10,081,913                      10,081,913
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                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


CONTACT:
Warren Antler
The Altman Group
212-400-2605
wantler@altmangroup.com


         THE CHINA FUND, INC. REPORTS FIRST QUARTER RESULTS (CONTINUED)


The China Fund, Inc. is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker
symbol "CHN". The Fund's investment manager is Martin Currie Inc. The Fund's
direct investment manager is Asian Direct Capital Management.

For further information regarding the Fund and the Fund's holdings, please call
(888)-CHN-CALL or visit the Fund's website at www.chinafundinc.com.


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