SC 13G

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(Rule 13d-102)

Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*

AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock $0.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

04518A104

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2011

Date of Event Which Requires Filing of the Statement

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x Rule 13d-1(b)

¨ Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Commonwealth Bank of Australia
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  ¨        (b)  x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     Australian Capital Territory, Commonwealth of Australia
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER     0
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER     3,905,311 shares
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     3,905,311 shares
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     3,905,311 shares
10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) Approximately 5.43% (based on 71,940,488 shares outstanding, per Form 10-Q dated 11/08/2011)
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     BK/HC

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Colonial Holding Company Limited
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  ¨        (b)  x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     New South Wales, Commonwealth of Australia
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER     0
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER     3,905,311 shares
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     3,905,311 shares
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     3,905,311 shares
10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) Approximately 5.43% (based on 71,940,488 shares outstanding, per Form 10-Q dated 11/08/2011)
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     HC

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Commonwealth Insurance Holdings Limited
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  ¨        (b)  x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     New South Wales, Commonwealth of Australia
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER     0
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER     3,905,311 shares
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     3,905,311 shares
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     3,905,311 shares
10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)     Approximately 5.43% (based on 71,940,488 shares outstanding, per Form 10-Q dated 11/08/2011)
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     HC

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON Colonial First State Group Limited
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  ¨        (b)  x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER     0
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER     3,905,311 shares
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     3,905,311 shares
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     3,905,311 shares
10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) Approximately 5.43% (based on 71,940,488 shares outstanding, per Form 10-Q dated 11/08/2011)
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     HC

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1.	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON First State Investments (Hong Kong) Limited
2.	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  ¨        (b)  x
3.	SEC USE ONLY
4.	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION     Hong Kong
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5.	SOLE VOTING POWER     0
		6.	SHARED VOTING POWER     3,905,311 shares
		7.	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER     0
		8.	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER     3,905,311 shares
9.	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     3,905,311 shares
10.	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨
11.	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9) Approximately 5.43% (based on 71,940,488 shares outstanding, per Form 10-Q dated 11/08/2011)
12.	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON     IA

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Item 1	(a)	Name of Issuer:
		AsianInfo-Linkage, Inc
Item 1	(b)	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
		4th Floor, Zhongdian Information Tower 6 Zhongguancun South Street Haidian District, Beijing 100086 China
Item 2	(a)	Name of Person Filing
Item 2	(b)	Address of Principal Business Office
Item 2	(c)	Citizenship
		Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ground Floor, Tower 1 201 Sussex Street Sydney, New South Wales, 2000 Commonwealth of Australia Australian Capital Territory
		Colonial Holding Company Limited Ground Floor, Tower 1 201 Sussex Street Sydney, New South Wales, 2000. Commonwealth of Australia New South Wales
		Commonwealth Insurance Holdings Limited Ground Floor, Tower 1 201 Sussex Street Sydney, New South Wales, 2000 Commonwealth of Australia New South Wales
		Colonial First State Group Limited Ground Floor, Tower 1 201 Sussex Street Sydney, New South Wales, 2000 Commonwealth of Australia Victoria
		First State Investments (Hong Kong) Limited 6th Floor Three Exchange Square 8 Connaught Place Central, Hong Kong
Item 2	(d)	Title of Class of Securities:
		Common Stock $0.01 par value
Item 2	(e)	CUSIP Number:
		04518A104
Item 3	If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
	(a)	¨	Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act;
	(b)	¨	Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act;
	(c)	¨	Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act;
	(d)	¨	Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act;
	(e)	¨	An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
	(f)	¨	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
	(g)	x	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
	(h)	¨	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
	(i)	¨	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;
	(j)	x	A non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
	(k)	¨	Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
			If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with §240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: First State Investments (Hong Kong) Limited is an investment adviser registered pursuant to the law of the jurisdiction in which it is located.
			If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check this box:    ¨

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Item 4	Ownership:
	(a)	Amount beneficially owned:
		Incorporated by reference to Item 9 of the cover page pertaining to each reporting person.
	(b)	Percent of Class:
		Incorporated by reference to Item 11 of the cover page pertaining to each reporting person.
	(c)	Number of shares as to which such person has:
		(i)	sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
			Incorporated by reference to Item 5 of the cover page pertaining to each reporting person.
		(ii)	shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
			Incorporated by reference to Item 6 of the cover page pertaining to each reporting person.
		(iii)	sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
			Incorporated by reference to Item 7 of the cover page pertaining to each reporting person.
		(iv)	shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
			Incorporated by reference to Item 8 of the cover page pertaining to each reporting person.
Item 5	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
	Not Applicable.
Item 6	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
	Owners of certain accounts managed by First State Investments (Hong Kong) Limited, have or may have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, securities held in their accounts. No such account has such power with respect to more than five percent of the class of securities to which this Schedule 13G relates.
Item 7	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
	See Exhibit 99.2.
Item 8	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
	Not Applicable.
Item 9	Notice of Dissolution of Group:
	Not Applicable.
Item 10	Certification:
	By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. I also certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to the relevant subsidiary referenced in Exhibit 99.2 to this Schedule 13G is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution, and that I undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request, information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.

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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated this     day of February 2012.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
By:	/s/ John Damien Hatton
Name:	John Damien Hatton
Title:	Company Secretary

Colonial Holding Company Limited
By:	/s/ John Damien Hatton
Name:	John Damien Hatton
Title:	Director

Commonwealth Insurance Holdings Limited
By:	/s/ John Damien Hatton
Name:	John Damien Hatton
Title:	Director

Colonial First State Group Limited
By:	/s/ John Damien Hatton
Name:	John Damien Hatton
Title:	Director

First State Investments (Hong Kong) Limited
By:	/s/Michael Stapleton
Name:	Michael Stapleton
Title:	Director

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Exhibit
99.1	Joint Filing Agreement
99.2	Item 7 Information

EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

Joint Filing Agreement

February     , 2012

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Colonial Holding Company Limited, Commonwealth Insurance Holdings Limited, Colonial First State Group Limited and First State Investments (Hong Kong) Limited each hereby agree to the joint filing of this statement on Schedule 13G (including any and all amendments hereto). In addition, each party to this Agreement expressly authorizes each other party to this Agreement to file on its behalf any and all amendments to such Statement on Schedule 13G. A copy of this Agreement shall be attached as an exhibit to the Statement on Schedule 13G filed on behalf of each of the parties hereto, to which this Agreement relates.

This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, one and the same instrument.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
By:	/s/ John Damien Hatton
Name:	John Damien Hatton
Title:	Company Secretary

Colonial Holding Company Limited
By:	/s/ John Damien Hatton
Name:	John Damien Hatton
Title:	Director

Commonwealth Insurance Holdings Limited
By:	/s/ John Damien Hatton
Name:	John Damien Hatton
Title:	Director

Colonial First State Group Limited
By:	/s/ John Damien Hatton
Name:	John Damien Hatton
Title:	Director

First State Investments (Hong Kong) Limited
By:	/s/Michael Stapleton
Name:	Michael Stapleton
Title:	Director

EX-99.2

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Exhibit 99.2

Item 7 Information

The securities being reported on by the reporting persons herein as parent holding companies are owned, or may be deemed to be beneficially owned as follows:

Company	Type of Company	.
First State Investments (Hong Kong) Limited	IA (HK registered)