The China Fund, Inc. Adjourns Annual Meeting of Stockholders

The China Fund, Inc. Adjourns Annual Meeting of Stockholders 


NEW YORK, Feb. 26  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The China Fund, Inc. , convened its
Annual Meeting of Stockholders on February 26, 2004.  At the meeting it was
decided to adjourn the meeting in order to allow more stockholders to vote on
the two proposals contained in the Proxy Statement because a quorum was not
reached on Proposal two.  The Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be adjourned
until March 18, 2004 at 10:00 AM at State Street Corporation's Lafayette
Corporate Center, 2 Avenue de Lafayette, Boston, MA.  Stockholders of record at
the close of business on January 2, 2004 will be entitled to vote at the March
18, 2004 meeting.  Those stockholders who have not yet voted are encouraged to
do so.

The Fund is a closed-end management investment company seeking long-term capital
appreciation primarily through investment in the equity securities of companies
engaged in a substantial amount of business in the People's Republic of China.

The China Fund, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker
symbol "CHN".  The Fund's investment manager is Martin Currie Inc.  The Fund's
direct investment manager is Asian Direct Capital Management.

If you have any questions regarding voting, please call 1-800-249-7105 or send
an email to .

For further information regarding the Fund and the Fund's holdings, please call
(888)-CHN-CALL.

  CONTACT:
   Belinda Hernandez
   State Street Corporation
   617-662-3800


DATASOURCE: TheChina Fund, Inc.



CONTACT:  Belinda Hernandez of State Street Corporation, [phone]

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