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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950135-05-003360
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050615
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050616
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050616

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:		05900688

	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

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                                    FORM 8-K

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

                                  JUNE 16, 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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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)            (Commission                (IRS Employer
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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



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ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

Pursuant to Regulation FD Rules 100-103, The China Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") is
providing a copy of the press release dated June 16, 2005 with respect to the
proposed record date for a rights offering.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit No.        Description
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99                 Press Release


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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: June 16, 2005



By:  /s/ Francine S. Hayes
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Name:    Francine S. Hayes
Title:   Assistant Secretary



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.        Description
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99                 Press Release


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THE CHINA FUND INC.
For immediate release
Contact Warren Antler
The Altman Group, Inc.
(212) 400-2605 or 888 CHN-CALL or 888 246-2255
wantler@altmangroup.com

                            THE CHINA FUND ANNOUNCES
                  PROPOSED RECORD DATE FOR ITS RIGHTS OFFERING

         Boston, Massachusetts, June 16, 2005--The China Fund, Inc. (the "Fund")
(NYSE: CHN), a closed-end management investment company, announced the proposed
record date for an anticipated rights offering (the "Offering") of its shares of
common stock. Subject to the registration statement for the Offering becoming
effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Fund will issue to
stockholders of record as of June 27, 2005 (the "Record Date") one
non-transferable right for each share of common stock held. Three rights will
entitle the holder to purchase one share of common stock at the subscription
price.

         The estimated subscription price has not yet been determined by the
Fund. The subscription price will not be determined until July 29, 2005, the
expiration date of the Offering (the "Expiration Date"), and will equal 92.5% of
the average of the closing price of the Fund's common stock on the New York
Stock Exchange on the Expiration Date of the Offering and for the four
immediately preceding trading days, with a requirement that the price be no
lower than the net asset value per share of common stock of the Fund at the
Expiration Date.

         Stockholders who fully exercise all rights issued to them will be
entitled to subscribe for additional shares at the subscription price pursuant
to an oversubscription privilege. If all available shares are then subscribed
for, the Fund may issue additional shares of an amount up to 25% of the shares
available pursuant to the Offering. If all subscription rights are exercised
(including the additional 25%), the Fund will issue approximately 4,250,000
shares of its common stock in the Offering.

         The subscription rights are exercisable from June 27, 2005 until, up to
and including, 5:00 p.m. New York City time on July 29, 2005, the Expiration
Date, unless extended by the Fund.


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         For further information regarding the Fund's rights offering, or to
obtain a Prospectus, when available, please contact the Fund's Information
Agent:

                            THE ALTMAN GROUP
                            1275 Valley Brook Avenue
                            Lyndhurst, NJ  07071
                            888 CHN-CALL (246-2255)
                            wantler@altmangroup.com

         Investors should read the prospectus carefully before they invest or
send money.

         PLEASE NOTE THAT A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THE FUND'S SHARES
OF COMMON STOCK HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION BUT
HAS NOT YET BECOME EFFECTIVE. THE INFORMATION IN THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT,
AND THIS PRESS RELEASE, IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. THESE SECURITIES MAY
NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS COMMUNICATION SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO
SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY, NOR SHALL THERE BY ANY SALE OF
THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE
UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY
STATE.

                                     (ENDS)


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