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ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20050801
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050801

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:		05987876

	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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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE<BR>
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>August&nbsp;1, 2005</B><BR>
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>The China Fund, Inc.</B><BR>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>1(888) 246-2255</B><BR>
(Registrant&#146;s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7.01. Regulation&nbsp;FD Disclosure.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to Regulation&nbsp;FD Rules&nbsp;100-103, The China Fund, Inc. (the &#147;Fund&#148;) is providing a copy of
the press release dated August&nbsp;1, 2005 with respect to announcing the Fund&#146;s rights offering is
over-subscribed.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B><I>The China Fund, Inc.</I></B><BR>
For immediate release<BR>
Contact Warren Antler<BR>
The Altman Group, Inc.<BR>
(212)&nbsp;400-2605 or 888 CHN-CALL (246-2255)<BR>
wantler@altmangroup.com
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>THE CHINA FUND, INC.<BR>
ANNOUNCES ITS RIGHTS OFFERING IS OVER-SUBSCRIBED</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Boston, Massachusetts, August&nbsp;1, 2005 &#151; The China Fund, Inc. (NYSE: CHN) is pleased to
announce that its rights offering, which expired on July&nbsp;29, 2005 (the &#147;Expiration Date&#148;), was
heavily over-subscribed. The subscription price for shares purchased pursuant to the offering was
determined to be $26.27 per share and was accretive to net asset value. To meet shareholder
demand, the Board of Directors of the Fund has approved the issuance of up to 850,000 additional
shares of common stock in connection with the over-subscription privilege. The China Fund, Inc. is
listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol &#147;CHN.&#148; The Fund is a closed-end
management investment company seeking long-term capital appreciation primarily through investments
in equity securities of China companies. The Fund&#146;s investment manager is Martin Currie Inc. The
Fund&#146;s direct investment manager is Asian Direct Capital Management.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Persons seeking further information about the Fund should contact the Fund&#146;s Information
Agent:
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">THE ALTMAN GROUP
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">1275 Valley Brook Avenue
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">888 CHN-CALL (246-2255)
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">or
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">wantler@altmangroup.com
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