SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KE SHIFENG

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

HEARTLAND(ICC), CITIGROUP TOWER, 16TH FL

NO 33 HUA YUAN SHI QIAO RD, PUDONG DISTR

(Street)

SHANGHAI

200120

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/04/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHINA FUND INC [ CHN ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Vice President

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
The China Fund, Inc.	29,400	I	Shifeng Ke is a Portfolio Manager of the China Fund, Inc.⁽¹⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shifeng Ke is also joint owner of Heartland Capital Management Limited ("HCML"). Martin Currie Ltd and HCML have established MC China Ltd ("MCCL"), as a joint venture company, to provide investment management or investment advisory services to the range of China investment products managed by Martin Currie Inc. MCCL has appointed Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd ("MCIM"), or its affiliates, as investment manager of Martin Currie Inc.'s China investment products. HCML has seconded Shifeng Ke to MCIM, or its affiliates, on a full time basis with the same roles and responsibilities as if he was a full time employee, including the duties of portfolio management for The China Fund, Inc.

	/s/ Shifeng Ke	12/11/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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