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<DESCRIPTION>ASSISTANT SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATION
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                        ASSISTANT SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE

     I, Elizabeth A. Watson, Assistant Secretary of The China Fund, Inc. (the
"Fund"), hereby certify that the following resolutions were adopted by the Board
of Directors of the Fund (all Directors voting) and separately by a majority of
the Directors who are not "interested persons" of the Fund as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, at a meeting duly called and held on
September 20, 2007 at which a quorum was present and acting throughout:

     Union having an aggregate coverage of $1,000,000 be, and hereby is,
     approved by the Board of Directors (including all Directors who are
     Independent Directors) it having been determined to be reasonable in form
     and amount, after giving due consideration to all factors deemed relevant
     by this Board, including, among other things, the value of the aggregate
     assets of the Fund to which any covered person may have access, the
     arrangements for custody and safekeeping of such assets and the nature of
     the securities in the portfolio of the Fund; and further

     RESOLVED, that the Fund's participation in the Bond is in the best interest
     of the Fund;

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of September, 2008.


                                        /s/ Elizabeth A. Watson
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Elizabeth A. Watson
                                        Assistant Secretary

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