N-CSR

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-05749

THE CHINA FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

C/O STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY

ONE LINCOLN STREET

P.O. BOX 5049

BOSTON, MA 02206-5049

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

Copy to:
Brian F. Link	Leonard B. Mackey, Jr., Esq.
Secretary	Clifford Chance US LLP
The China Fund, Inc.	31 West 52nd Street
100 Summer Street	New York, New York 10019-6131
SUM0703
Boston, MA 02111
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (888) 246-2255

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2016

Item 1. Report to Stockholders.

THE CHINA FUND, INC.

ANNUAL REPORT

October 31, 2016

The China Fund, Inc.
Table of Contents
	Page
Key Highlights		1
Asset Allocation		2
Industry Allocation		3
Chairman’s Statement		4
Investment Manager’s Statement		5
About the Portfolio Manager		7
Schedule of Investments		8
Financial Statements		12
Notes to Financial Statements		16
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		25
Other Information		26
Dividends and Distributions: Summary of Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan		28
Directors and Officers		32

THE CHINA FUND, INC.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS (unaudited)

FUND DATA
NYSE Stock Symbol	CHN
Listing Date	July 10, 1992
Shares Outstanding	15,722,675
Total Net Assets (10/31/16)	$295,252,138
Net Asset Value Per Share (10/31/16)	$18.78
Market Price Per Share (10/31/16)	$16.18

TOTAL RETURN(1)
Performance as of 10/31/16:	Net Asset Value		Market Price
1-Year Cumulative		3.73%		1.73%
3-Year Cumulative		11.68%		9.43%
3-Year Annualized		3.75%		3.05%
5-Year Cumulative		31.66%		27.06%
5-Year Annualized		5.65%		4.91%
10-Year Cumulative		172.58%		142.57%
10-Year Annualized		10.55%		9.27%
DIVIDEND HISTORY
Record Date	Income		Capital Gains
12/28/15		$0.2133		$1.2825
12/22/14		$0.2982		$3.4669
12/23/13		$0.4387		$2.8753
12/24/12		$0.3473		$2.9044
12/23/11		$0.1742		$2.8222
12/24/10		$0.3746		$1.8996
12/24/09		$0.2557		—
12/24/08		$0.4813		$5.3361
12/21/07		$0.2800		$11.8400
12/21/06		$0.2996		$3.7121

(1) Total investment returns reflect changes in net asset value or market price, as the case may be, during each period and assumes that dividends and capital gains distributions, if any, were reinvested in accordance with the dividend reinvestment plan. The net asset value returns are not an indication of the performance of a stockholder’s investment in the Fund, which is based on market price. Total investment returns do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a stockholder would pay on Fund distributions or the sale of Fund shares. Total investment returns are historical and do not guarantee future results. Market price returns do not reflect broker commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of Fund shares.

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THE CHINA FUND, INC.

ASSET ALLOCATION AS OF October 31, 2016 (unaudited)

Ten Largest Listed Equity Investments *
TaiwanSemiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	9.0%
TencentHoldings, Ltd.	6.8%
Sun  Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.	6.5%
ChinaMerchants Bank Co., Ltd.	4.5%
AlibabaGroup Holding, Ltd.	4.2%
HongKong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd.	4.0%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.	3.4%
QinglingMotors Co., Ltd.	3.0%
ChinaMobile, Ltd.	3.0%
ChinaUnicom Hong Kong, Ltd.	3.0%

* Percentages based on net assets.

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INDUSTRY ALLOCATION (unaudited)

Industry Allocation (as a percentage of net assets)

Fund holdings are subject to change and percentages shown above are based on net assets at October 31, 2016. A complete list of holdings at October 31, 2016 is contained in the Schedule of Investments included in this report. The most current available data regarding portfolio holdings can be found on our website, www.chinafundinc.com. You may also obtain holdings by calling 1-888-246-2255.

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THE CHINA FUND, INC.

CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT (unaudited)

Dear Stockholders,

As we enter the month of December we can look back on a very eventful year of investing in Greater China which saw continued volatility in returns.

As described in greater detail in the Investment Manager’s Statement, while the China equity market has done very well versus developed markets to date, our Fund has lagged the benchmark, mainly due to our longer term investment focus which is not designed to adjust for short term, sentiment driven market movements.

Since my last statement, the six months ended October 31, 2016 saw the Fund returning 11.28%. Although this puts us at the top of our peer group, we underperformed the benchmark which returned 14.18%. We are clearly disappointed that the Fund is behind the MSCI Golden Dragon Index by 6.1% year to date and we have had detailed discussions with our portfolio manager about this.

We would like to reassure you that we believe our portfolio is well positioned for sustainable long term returns and we will continue to work closely with our manager to return the Fund to the positive pattern of returns to which you have been accustomed.

We thank you for entrusting us with your investments and look forward to your continued support.

Yours sincerely,

Joe O. Rogers

Chairman

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THE CHINA FUND, INC.

INVESTMENT MANAGER’S STATEMENT (unaudited)

Market Environment

Over the last few months, investors have been encouraged by positive economic data coming out of China including improved import figures, better corporate earnings as well as improvement in the official Purchasing Managers’ Index. In comparison, the Chinese equity markets have experienced much more dramatic movements over the past year. The MSCI Golden Dragon Index (“Index”) experienced one of the worst starts to a calendar year with a correction of 9.98% in January 2016 mainly due to the newly introduced ‘circuit breaker’ rule in the China A-Shares market. From mid-February, Chinese equities started to recover their lost ground and as at October 31, 2016, the Index has returned 11.82% in US dollar (“USD”) terms for the first 10 months of 2016, outperforming major developed markets such as United States, Europe and Japan.

It is worth noting that the current rally started gaining momentum after ‘Brexit’ in June. Growing political risk in Europe, concerns over elevated valuations in the United States and the potential for a ‘lower for longer’ interest rate environment have combined to drive fund flows back into emerging market equities. In particular, we have observed a strong pick up in passive fund flows, pushing up many index heavy, mega cap stocks. For example, Tencent Holdings Ltd., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. and Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd., the largest Index constituents, have each returned 25.13% in USD terms year-to-date, and now account for 20.48% of the index. In contrast, mid and small cap China stocks have underperformed large caps by 3.03% and 9.91% respectively year-to-date.

Portfolio Review

The Fund typically has a bias towards mid and small caps where we find the higher potential long term growth opportunities for the region. However, the investment style has been a headwind this year. For example, the top two detractors over the last 12 months have been two mid cap industrial stocks, Beijing Enterprises Holdings Ltd., a natural gas distributor, and China Everbright International Ltd., a waste treatment solution provider. We have held both names in the Fund for over five years, with a positive view on the rising usage of natural gas and the increasing need for waste treatment in China. Over the year, both names were negatively impacted by concerns of potential natural gas price cuts and subsidy reductions on alternative energy. We believe the longer term structural growth trend for both companies remains intact.

Among the top contributors was Digital China Holdings Ltd., a small cap IT service provider. During the past year, the company has managed to gradually transition from an IT distributor to concentrate fully on internet services, focusing on more value added businesses such as cloud, big data, agricultural IT and smart city initiatives. The company also used the funding of an IT distribution divestment to pay a special dividend of HK$3.20 per share in April. We believe the successful transition of business should take time and gradually lead to a further re-rating of the company’s share price going forward.

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INVESTMENT MANAGER’S STATEMENT (unaudited) (continued)

Market Outlook

The overcapacity issues in traditional manufacturing, commodities and materials show disappointingly few signs of meaningful reform. Companies in these sectors continue to face significant headwinds. Where we do see better growth prospects are in service-related industries and high end manufacturing. The powerful long term trends encompassing consumption and manufacturing upgrade cycles should provide decent opportunities for companies with the right positioning and execution ability. Often these opportunities are in the mid and small cap space where growth potential is yet to be reflected in valuations.

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ABOUT THE PORTFOLIO MANAGER (unaudited)

Allianz Global Investors (“AGI”) is a diversified active investment manager with a strong parent company and a culture of risk management. With 24 offices in 18 countries, AGI provides global investment and research capabilities with consultative local delivery. It has $541 billion¹ in assets under management for individuals, families and institutions worldwide, and employs over 500 investment professionals.

Ms. Christina Chung serves as the portfolio manager for the Fund’s portfolio of listed and direct securities. She joined the group in 1998 and has been a managing director since January 2010. She heads the Greater China Team and is the lead manager of Hong Kong, China, China A-shares and Greater China equity mandates. The Hong Kong and China Funds that she manages have won industry recognition and awards for consistent, strong performance. She has 26 years’ experience in managing Asian regional and single country portfolios for both institutional and retail accounts.

Before joining the group, she was a senior portfolio manager with Royal Bank of Canada Investment Management. Prior to that, she was a portfolio manager with Search International and an economist with HSBC Asset Management. Christina was educated in Canada. She attained a Bachelor of Administration from Brock University, followed by an M.A. in Economics from the University of Alberta. She became a Certified Management Accountant in 1992 and qualified as a chartered financial analyst, AIMR, in 1995.

¹  Combined worldwide AUM as of July 31, 2016.

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THE CHINA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

October 31, 2016

Name of Issuer and Title of Issue	Shares		Value (Note A)
COMMON STOCK
HONG KONG
Commercial Services & Supplies — 3.1%
China Everbright International, Ltd.		6,312,000	$	7,569,663
Goldpac Group, Ltd.#		5,021,000		1,489,171
				9,058,834
Construction & Engineering — 1.5%
China State Construction International Holdings, Ltd.		3,046,000		4,454,198
Diversified Financial Services — 4.0%
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd.		449,400		11,903,101
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.6%
China Unicom Hong Kong, Ltd.		7,466,000		8,751,419
Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.		7,974,000		2,570,649
PCCW Ltd.		8,623,000		5,137,206
				16,459,274
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 3.2%
Digital China Holdings, Ltd.(1)		7,444,000		6,239,450
Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric Co., Ltd.(1)		647,500		3,139,455
				9,378,905
Food Products — 0.7%
Want Want China Holdings, Ltd.(1)		3,538,000		2,157,971
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.2%
Sands China, Ltd.		810,800		3,528,695
Household Products — 0.7%
Vinda International Holdings, Ltd.		984,000		1,949,005
Industrial Conglomerates — 4.4%
Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.		1,182,500		5,916,426
CK Hutchison Holdings, Ltd.		310,000		3,835,600
Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.		51,100		3,112,501
				12,864,527
Internet Software & Services — 13.0%
Alibaba Group Holding, Ltd. ADR*(1)		121,966		12,402,722
Baidu Inc. ADR*		32,722		5,787,213
Tencent Holdings, Ltd.		760,900		20,192,940
				38,382,875

See notes to financial statements.

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THE CHINA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

October 31, 2016

Name of Issuer and Title of Issue	Shares				Value (Note A)
COMMON STOCK (continued)
HONG KONG (continued)
Metals & Mining — 0.3%
Tiangong International Co., Ltd.		7,246,000			$	915,695
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 2.1%
CNOOC, Ltd.		4,982,000				6,340,850
Pharmaceuticals — 1.0%
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd.		2,892,000				2,998,341
Real Estate Management & Development — 8.2%
China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.		1,616,000				4,990,838
Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.		1,289,000				19,248,109
						24,238,947
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.6%
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.*(1)		64,229,000				7,785,484
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 0.8%
Li & Fung, Ltd.(1)		4,690,000				2,310,270
Wireless Telecommunication Services — 3.0%
China Mobile, Ltd.		776,500				8,896,629
TOTAL HONG KONG — (Cost $152,330,921)			55.4	%		163,623,601
HONG KONG — “H” SHARES
Automobiles — 3.0%
Qingling Motors Co., Ltd.#		28,960,000				8,925,305
Capital Markets — 1.4%
CITIC Securities Co., Ltd.		1,810,000				4,014,520
Commercial Banks — 7.2%
China Construction Bank Corp.		10,814,000				7,920,659
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd.(1)		5,450,500				13,297,931
						21,218,590
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders — 1.0%
China Resources Power Holdings Co., Ltd.		1,778,000				3,021,856
Insurance — 3.4%
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.		1,911,000				10,091,162
Transportation Infrastructure — 1.4%
Qingdao Port International Co., Ltd. 144A(1)		6,596,000				4,040,181
TOTAL HONG KONG — “H” SHARES — (Cost $48,856,689)			17.4	%		51,311,614
TOTAL HONG KONG (INCLUDING “H” SHARES) — (Cost $201,187,610)			72.8	%		214,935,215

See notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

October 31, 2016

Name of Issuer and Title of Issue	Shares				Value (Note A)
COMMON STOCK (continued)
TAIWAN
Computers & Peripherals — 2.2%
Advantech Co., Ltd.		798,841			$	6,505,653
Diversified Financial Services — 1.8%
Fubon Financial Holdings Co., Ltd.		3,758,000				5,334,973
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.3%
Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.		1,110,000				3,798,780
Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 7.2%
Delta Electronics, Inc.(1)		1,548,359				8,169,271
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.		2,537,100				6,857,787
Largan Precision Co., Ltd.		54,000				6,391,191
						21,418,249
Insurance — 1.3%
Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.		2,880,000				3,737,178
Machinery — 1.0%
King Slide Works Co., Ltd.(1)		239,000				2,930,936
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 9.0%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.		4,461,000				26,646,550
TOTAL TAIWAN — (Cost $53,594,753)			23.8	%		70,372,319
TOTAL COMMON STOCK — (Cost $254,782,363)			96.6	%		285,307,534
EQUITY-LINKED SECURITY
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.0%
China CYTS Tours Holding Co., Ltd. Access Product (expiration 01/17/17) 144A(2) — (Cost $2,785,230)		888,827				2,986,459
COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN — 0.4%
State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio (Cost $1,028,930)		1,028,930				1,028,930

See notes to financial statements.

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

October 31, 2016

Name of Issuer and Title of Issue	Face Amount				Value (Note A)
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT — 2.1%
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust, dated 10/31/16, 0.01%, due 11/01/16, proceeds $6,175,002; collateralized by U.S. Treasury Note, 2.13%, due 09/30/21, valued at $6,299,625, including interest. (Cost $6,175,000)	$	6,175,000			$	6,175,000
TOTAL INVESTMENTS — (Cost $264,771,523)			100.1	%		295,497,923
OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES			(0.1	)%		(245,785	)
NET ASSETS			100.0	%	$	295,252,138

Notes to Schedule of Investments

  * Denotes non-income producing security.

  # Illiquid security.

(1) Securities (or a portion of the security) is on loan. As of October 31, 2016, the market value of the securities loaned was $28,845,129. The loaned securities were secured with cash collateral of $1,028,930 and non-cash collateral with a value of $30,108,216. The non-cash collateral received consists of short term investments, long term bonds and equities, and is held for the benefit of the Fund at the Fund’s custodian. The Fund cannot repledge or resell this collateral. Collateral is calculated based on prior day’s prices.

(2) Equity linked securities issued by Citigroup Global Markets Holdings.

144A — Securities restricted for resale to Qualified Institutional Buyers in the United States or to non-US persons. At October 31, 2016, these restricted securities amounted to $7,026,640, which represented 2.4% of total net assets.

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

October 31, 2016

ASSETS
Investments in securities, at value (cost $264,771,523) (including securities on loan, at value, $28,845,129) (Note A)	$	295,497,923
Cash		1,396
Foreign currency, at value (cost $2,007,434)		2,007,739
Receivable for securities lending income		19,373
Prepaid expenses		93,403
TOTAL ASSETS		297,619,834
LIABILITIES
Payable for investments purchased		744,841
Payable upon return of collateral for securities on loan		1,028,930
Investment management fee payable (Note B)		177,569
Administration and custodian fees payable (Note B)		182,774
Chief Compliance Officer fees payable		5,000
Directors’ fees payable (Note B)		13,886
Other accrued expenses and liabilities		214,696
TOTAL LIABILITIES		2,367,696
TOTAL NET ASSETS	$	295,252,138
COMPOSITION OF NET ASSETS:
Par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 15,722,675 shares outstanding (Note C)		157,227
Paid in capital in excess of par		292,337,833
Undistributed net investment income		7,354,136
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions		(35,323,763	)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations		30,726,705
TOTAL NET ASSETS	$	295,252,138
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
($295,252,138/15,722,675 shares of common stock outstanding)		$18.78

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Year Ended October 31, 2016

INVESTMENT INCOME:
Dividend income — (net of tax withheld of $707,277)	$	10,859,716
Other income(a)		320,385
Securities lending income		255,680
Interest income		513
TOTAL INVESTMENT INCOME		11,436,294
EXPENSES
Investment Management fees (Note B)		1,922,143
Directors’ fees and expenses (Note B)		583,333
Custodian fees (Note B)		542,428
Administration fees (Note B)		431,199
Insurance		109,611
Audit		92,500
Legal fees		65,056
Principal Financial Officer fee		60,000
Chief Compliance Officer fee		60,000
Shareholder service fees		49,666
Printing and postage		45,253
Transfer agent fees		27,382
Stock exchange listing fee		25,394
Miscellaneous expenses		119,129
TOTAL EXPENSES		4,133,094
NET INVESTMENT INCOME		7,303,200
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS
Net realized loss on investment transactions		(34,874,841	)
Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions		52,680
		(34,822,161	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments		33,363,780
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on foreign currency translations		64,154
		33,427,934
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS		(1,394,227	)
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS	$	5,908,973

(a) Other income represents a non-recurring refund for overbilling of prior years’ custody out-of-pocket fees.

See notes to financial statements.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

	Year Ended October 31, 2016			Year Ended October 31, 2015
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
Net investment income	$	7,303,200		$	4,001,713
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions		(34,822,161	)		19,006,062
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations		33,427,934			(31,464,748	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations		5,908,973			(8,456,973	)
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:
Net investment income		(3,344,977	)		(4,676,381	)
Net realized gains		(20,112,202	)		(54,368,026	)
Total dividends and distributions to shareholders		(23,457,179	)		(59,044,407	)
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions (40,646 and 0 shares, respectively)		609,703			—
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions		609,703			—
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS		(16,938,503	)		(67,501,380	)
NET ASSETS:
Beginning of Year		312,190,641			379,692,021
End of Year	$	295,252,138		$	312,190,641
Undistributed net investment income, end of year	$	7,354,136		$	3,344,508

See notes to financial statements.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of common stock outstanding for the years indicated

	Year Ended October 31,
	2016			2015			2014			2013			2012(1)
Per Share Operating Performance
Net asset value, beginning of year	$	19.91		$	24.21		$	25.77		$	24.50		$	28.99
Net investment income*		0.46	(2)		0.26			0.33			0.41			0.28
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions		(0.10	)		(0.79	)		1.43			4.05			(1.95	)
Total from investment operations		0.36			(0.53	)		1.76			4.46			(1.67	)
Less dividends and distributions:
Dividends from net investment income		(0.21	)		(0.30	)		(0.44	)		(0.35	)		(0.17	)
Distributions from net realized gains		(1.28	)		(3.47	)		(2.88	)		(2.90	)		(2.82	)
Total dividends and distributions		(1.49	)		(3.77	)		(3.32	)		(3.25	)		(2.99	)
Capital Share Transactions:
Accretion (Dilution) to net asset value, resulting from share repurchase program, tender offer or issuance of shares in stock dividend or through the dividend reinvestment program		0.00	(3)		—			—			0.06			0.17
Net asset value, end of year	$	18.78		$	19.91		$	24.21		$	25.77		$	24.50
Market price, end of year	$	16.18		$	17.49		$	21.44		$	22.66		$	21.85
Total Investment Return (Based on Market Price)		1.73	%		(1.95	)%		9.71	%		19.67	%		(3.02	)%
Total Investment Return (Based on Net Asset Value)		3.73	%		(1.16	)%		8.93	%		21.38	%		(2.93	)%
Ratios and Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of year (000’s)	$	295,252		$	312,191		$	379,692		$	404,163		$	396,094
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets		1.51	%		1.34	%		1.31	%		1.34	%		1.41	%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets		2.66	%(2)		1.16	%		1.39	%		1.73	%		1.12	%
Portfolio turnover rate		52	%		64	%		67	%		45	%		78	%

* Per share amounts have been calculated using the average share method.

⁽¹⁾  The Fund’s investment management arrangements changed in November 2011, and February 2012.

⁽²⁾  Amount includes a non-recurring payment of a refund for over-billing of prior years’ custody out of pocket expense which amounted to $0.02 per share and 0.12% of average net assets.

⁽³⁾  Amount is less than $0.01.

See notes to financial statements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

October 31, 2016

NOTE A — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The China Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland on April 28, 1992, and is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Fund’s investment objective is long-term capital appreciation which it seeks to achieve by investing primarily in equity securities (i) of companies for which the principal securities trading market is the People’s Republic of China (“China”), (ii) of companies for which the principal securities trading market is outside of China, or constituting direct equity investments in companies organized outside of China, that in both cases derive at least 50% of their revenues from goods and services sold or produced, or have at least 50% of their assets, in China and (iii) constituting direct equity investments in companies organized in China (“Direct Investments”). The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The Fund’s Investment Manager is Allianz Global Investors (“Investment Manager”).

The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 946 “Financial Services — Investment Companies.”

The financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management has evaluated the impact of all events or transactions occurring after year end through the date these financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure. The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund:

Security valuation:    Portfolio securities listed on recognized United States or foreign security exchanges are valued at the last quoted sales price in the principal market where they are traded. Listed securities with no such sales price and unlisted securities are valued at the mean between the current bid and asked prices, if any, from brokers. Short-term investments having maturities of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost (original purchase cost as adjusted for amortization of premium or accretion of discount) which when combined with accrued interest approximates market value. Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are deemed unreliable are valued at fair value in good faith by or at the direction of the Board of Directors considering relevant factors, data and information including, if relevant, the market value of freely tradable securities of the same class in the principal market on which such securities are normally traded. Direct Investments, if any, are valued at fair value as determined by or at the direction of the Board of Directors based on financial and other information supplied by the Investment Manager regarding each Direct Investment. Forward currency contracts are valued at the current cost of offsetting the contract. Equity linked securities are valued at fair value primarily based on the value(s) of the underlying security (or securities), which normally follows the same methodology as the valuation of securities listed on recognized exchanges.

Factors used in determining fair value may include, but are not limited to, the type of security, the size of the holding, the initial cost of the security, the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, the availability of

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quotations from broker-dealers, the availability of values of third parties other than the Investment Manager, information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (if available), an analysis of the company’s financial statements, an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold and with respect to debt securities, the maturity, coupon, creditworthiness, currency denomination, and the movement of the market in which they trade.

Repurchase Agreements:    In connection with transactions in repurchase agreements, it is the Fund’s policy that its custodian take possession of the underlying collateral securities, the fair value of which exceeds the principal amount of the repurchase transaction, including accrued interest, at all times. If the seller defaults, realization of the collateral by the Fund may be delayed or limited.

	Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements As of October 31, 2016
	Overnight and Continuous		<30 days		Between 30 & 90 days		>90 days		Total
Repurchase Agreements
U.S. Treasury and agency securities	$	6,175,000	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,175,000
Total Borrowings	$	6,175,000	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,175,000

Securities Lending:    The Fund may lend up to 33 1/3% of the Fund’s total assets held by State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) as custodian to certain qualified brokers, except those securities which the Fund or the Investment Manager specifically identifies as not being available. By lending its investment securities, the Fund attempts to increase its net investment income through the receipt of interest on the loan. Any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that might occur and any interest or dividends declared during the term of the loan would accrue to the account of the Fund. Risks of delay in recovery of the securities may occur should the borrower of the securities fail financially. Risks may also arise to the extent that the value of the collateral decreases below the value of the securities loaned. Upon entering into a securities lending transaction, the Fund receives cash or other securities as collateral in an amount equal to or exceeding 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities with respect to securities of the U.S. government or its agencies, 102% of the current market value of the loaned securities with respect to U.S. securities and 105% of the current market value of the loaned securities with respect to foreign securities. Any cash received as collateral is generally invested by State Street, acting in its capacity as securities lending agent (the “Agent”), in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Government Money Market Portfolio. The non-cash collateral received consists of short term investments, long term bonds and equities, and is held for the benefit of the Fund at the Fund’s custodian. Non-cash collateral is not disclosed in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as it is held by the lending agent on behalf of the Fund and the Fund does not have the ability to re-hypothecate those securities. A portion of the dividends received on the collateral may be rebated to the borrower of the securities and the remainder is split between the Agent and the Fund.

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	Remaining Contractual Maturity of the Agreements As of October 31, 2016
	Overnight and Continuous		<30 days		Between 30 & 90 days		>90 days		Total
Securities Lending Transactions
Money Market Fund	$	1,028,930	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,028,930
Total Borrowings	$	1,028,930	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1,028,930
Gross amount of recognized liabilities for securities lending transactions									$	1,028,930

As of October 31, 2016, the Fund had loaned securities which were collateralized by cash, short term investments, long term bonds and equities. The value of the securities on loan and the value of the related collateral were as follows:

Value of Securities		Value of Cash Collateral		Value of Non-Cash Collateral*		Total Collateral
	$28,845,129	$	1,028,930	$	30,108,216	$	31,137,146

* Fund cannot repledge or dispose of this collateral, nor does the Fund earn any income or receive dividends with respect to this collateral.

The following table presents financial instruments that are subject to enforceable netting arrangements as of October 31, 2016.

Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Gross Asset Amounts Presented in Statement of Assets and Liabilities		Financial Instrument		Collateral Received			Net Amount (not less than 0)
	$1,028,930		—		(1,028,930	)	$	0

Foreign currency translations: The records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. Net realized gains and losses on foreign currency transactions represent net gains and losses from the disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains and losses realized between the trade dates and settlement dates of security transactions, and the difference between the amount of net investment income accrued and the U.S. dollar amount actually received. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not segregated in the Statement of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities, but are included in realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net unrealized foreign currency gains and losses arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, as a result of changes in exchange rates.

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Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:    The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risks. A forward currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell currency at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into these contracts, risks may arise from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The U.S. dollar value of forward currency contracts is determined using forward exchange rates provided by quotation services. Daily fluctuations in the value of such contracts are recorded as unrealized gain or loss on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. Such gain or loss is disclosed in the realized and unrealized gain or loss on foreign currency in the Fund’s accompanying Statement of Operations. At October 31, 2016, the Fund did not hold forward foreign currency contracts.

Option Contracts:    The Fund may purchase and write (sell) call options and put options provided the transactions are for hedging purposes and the initial margin and premiums do not exceed 5% of total assets. Option contracts are valued daily and unrealized gains or losses are recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities based upon the last sales price on the principal exchange on which the options are traded. The Fund will realize a gain or loss upon the expiration or closing of the option contract. Such gain or loss is disclosed in the realized and unrealized gain or loss on options in the Fund’s accompanying Statement of Operations. When an option is exercised, the proceeds on sales of the underlying security for a written call option, the purchase cost of the security for a written put option, or the cost of the security for a purchased put or call option is adjusted by the amount of premium received or paid.

The risk in writing a call option is that the Fund gives up the opportunity for profit if the market price of the security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that the Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the security decreases and the option is exercised. The risk in buying an option is that the Fund pays a premium whether or not the option is exercised. Risks may also arise from an illiquid secondary market or from the inability of counter parties to meet the terms of the contract. At October 31, 2016, the Fund did not hold any option contracts.

Equity-Linked Securities:    The Fund may invest in equity-linked securities such as linked participation notes, equity swaps and zero-strike options and securities warrants. Equity-linked securities currently held by the Fund are privately issued securities whose investment results are designed to correspond generally to the performance of a specified stock index or “basket” of stocks, or a single stock. Equity-linked securities may be used by the Fund to gain exposure to countries that place restrictions on investments by foreigners. To the extent that the Fund invests in equity-linked securities whose return corresponds to the performance of a foreign securities index or one or more foreign stocks, investing in equity-linked securities will involve risks similar to the risks of investing in foreign securities. In addition, the Fund bears the risk that the issuer of any equity-linked securities may default on its obligation under the terms of the arrangement with the counterparty. Equity-linked securities are often used for many of the same purposes as, and share many of the same risks with, derivative instruments. In addition, equity-linked securities may be considered illiquid.

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At October 31, 2016, the Fund held equity-linked securities, in the form of warrants issued by Citigroup Global Markets Holdings (the “Issuer”), which was a Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (“QFII”) in China. Under the terms of the agreement, each warrant entitles the Fund to receive from the Issuer an amount in U.S. dollars linked to the performance of specific equity shares. Under this agreement, the Fund has agreed to pay or provide reimbursement for any taxes imposed on the China A Share investments underlying the equity-linked securities. Non-resident corporate investors in China, such as the Issuer of the equity-linked securities, are subject to a statutory 10% withholding tax on both dividend and interest income sourced from China, absent an applicable tax treaty.

In March 2015, the Ministry of Finance, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the State Administration of Taxation issued Circular 79 on the tax treatment of gains derived by QFIIs and Renmimbi Qualified Institutional Investors (“RQFII”) from the trading of equity investments in China. The Circular grants a temporary exemption from Chinese Enterprise Income Tax on gains derived by QFIIs and RQFIIs on or after November 17, 2014 from the transfer of an equity. The Circular also confirmed that realized gains derived by QFIIs and RQFIIs before November 17, 2014 are subject to tax at 10% under the enterprise income tax law. During the year ended October 31, 2016, pursuant to indemnification agreements entered into on October 26, 2005 and May 16, 2008, the Fund incurred a liability to reimburse CLSA Limited, a previous issuer of equity-linked securities held by the Fund, $400,029 for capital gain taxes paid related to investments in equity-linked securities held by the Fund from the period of November 2009 through November 2014.

There can be no assurance that China will not in the future subject capital gains derived by QFIIs and RQFIIs to taxation. If China does subject such gains to taxation the Fund may be required to pay or reimburse for any taxes that the Issuers of the equity-linked securities became subject to.

Direct Investments:    The Fund may invest up to 25% of the net proceeds from its offering of its outstanding common stock in Direct Investments; however, the Board of Directors of the Fund has suspended additional investments in Direct Investments. Direct Investments are generally restricted and do not have a readily available resale market. Because of the absence of any public trading market for these investments, the Fund may take longer to liquidate these positions than would be the case for publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices on these sales could be less than those originally paid by the Fund. Issuers whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to public disclosure and other investor protections requirements applicable to publicly traded securities. At October 31, 2016, the Fund did not hold Direct Investments.

Indemnification Obligations:    Under the Fund’s organizational documents, its Officers and Directors are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. In addition, in the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts that provide general indemnifications to other parties. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred.

Security transactions and investment income:    Security transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Realized gains and losses from securities sold are recorded on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the

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ex-dividend date, or, in the case of dividend income on foreign securities, on the ex-dividend date or when the Fund becomes aware of its declaration. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. All premiums and discounts are amortized/accreted for both financial reporting and federal income tax purposes.

Dividend and interest income generated in Taiwan is subject to a 20% withholding tax. Stock dividends received are taxable at 20% of the par value of the stock dividends received. The Fund records the taxes paid on stock dividends as an operating expense.

Dividends and distributions:    The Fund intends to distribute to its stockholders, at least annually, substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gains. Distributions to stockholders are recorded on the ex- dividend date. Income and capital gains distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Certain capital accounts in the financial statements are periodically adjusted for permanent differences in order to reflect their tax character. These adjustments have no impact on net assets or net asset value per share. Temporary differences which arise from recognizing certain items of income, expense, gain or loss in different periods for financial statement and tax purposes will reverse at some time in the future. Unless the Board of Directors elects to make distributions in shares of the Fund’s common stock, the distributions will be paid in cash, except with respect to stockholders who have elected to participate in the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan.

Federal Taxes:    It is the Fund’s policy to qualify each year as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended (“Code”) and to distribute to stockholders each year substantially all of its income. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax is necessary. As of and during the period ended October 31, 2016, the Fund did not have a liability for any uncertain tax positions. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. For the previous three years the Fund remains subject to examination by the Fund’s major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the State of Maryland. The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by governments of countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on either income or gains earned or repatriated. The Fund accrues and applies such taxes to net investment income, net realized gains and net unrealized gains as income and/or gains are earned.

The tax character of distributions the Fund made during the year ended October 31, 2016, was $10,187,178 from ordinary income and $13,270,001 from long-term capital gains. For the year ended October 31, 2015, the Fund distributed $4,676,381 from ordinary income and $54,368,026 from long-term capital gains.

Tax components of distributable earnings are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from the composition of net assets reported under GAAP. Accordingly, for the year ended October 31, 2016, the effects of certain differences were reclassified. The Fund increased undistributed net investment income by $51,405, decreased additional paid-in-capital by $1 and increased accumulated net realized loss by $51,404. These differences were primarily due to the differing tax treatment of foreign currency and distribution redesignations. Net assets of the Fund were unaffected by the reclassifications and the calculation of net investment income per share in the Financial Highlights excludes these adjustments.

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As of October 31, 2016, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were $7,354,136 of undistributed ordinary income and capital loss carryover of $34,308,004. Capital loss carryovers are available to offset future realized net capital gains for federal income tax purposes. Future capital loss carryover utilization in any given year may be subject to Internal Revenue Code limitations. To the extent future gains are offset by capital loss carryover, such gains will not be distributed. As of October 31, 2016, the fund had non-expiring short term capital loss carryover of $18,956,465 and non-expiring long term capital loss carryover of $15,351,539. On a book basis, the Fund also had $29,710,946 of net unrealized appreciation on investments and currency, resulting in a total accumulated earnings of $2,757,078. Permanent book/tax differences relate to foreign currency gain/losses, distribution re-designations, and wash sales.

At October 31, 2016, the cost of investments for federal income tax purposes was $265,787,282. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $52,609,595 while gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $22,898,954, resulting in net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments of $29,710,641.

NOTE B — ADVISORY FEE AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS

Allianz Global Investors (“AGI” or “Investment Manager”) is the investment manager for the Fund’s listed assets (“Listed Assets”) and Direct Investments. AGI receives a fee, computed weekly and payable monthly, at the following annual rates: 0.70% of the first US$315 million of the Fund’s average weekly net assets invested in Listed Assets; and 0.50% of the Fund’s average weekly net assets invested in Listed Assets in excess of US$315 million. For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Listed Assets investment management fee rate was equivalent to an annual effective rate of 0.70% of the Fund’s average weekly net assets. AGI also receives a fee computed weekly and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 1.50% of the average weekly value of the Fund’s assets invested in Direct Investments, if any. For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Investment Manager was paid no fees for Direct Investments as the Fund held no such investments during the period.

No director, officer or employee of the Investment Manager or any affiliates of those entities will receive any compensation from the Fund for serving as an officer or director of the Fund. The Fund pays the Chairman of the Board, Audit Committee Chairman and each of the directors (who is not a director, officer or employee of the Investment Manager or any affiliate thereof) an annual fee of $35,000, $30,000 and $20,000 respectively, plus $3,000 for each Board of Directors’ meeting or Audit Committee meeting or Nominating and Compensation Committee meeting attended in person or by telephone. In addition, the Fund will reimburse each of the directors for travel and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending Board of Directors’ meetings.

State Street provides, or arranges for the provision of certain administrative services for the Fund, including preparing certain reports and other documents required by federal and/or state laws and regulations. The Fund pays State Street a fee that is calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate based on aggregate average daily assets of the Fund. The Fund also pays State Street an annual fee for certain legal administration services, including corporate secretarial services and preparing regulatory filings.

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The Fund has also contracted with State Street to provide custody and fund accounting services to the Fund. For these services, the Fund pays State Street asset-based fees that vary according to the number of positions and transactions plus out-of-pocket expenses.

NOTE C — FUND SHARES

At October 31, 2016, there were 100,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value capital stock authorized, of which 15,722,675 were issued and outstanding.

NOTE D — INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund’s cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, other than short-term securities, were $136,287,168 and $150,495,648, respectively.

NOTE E — INVESTMENTS IN CHINA

The Fund’s investments in Chinese companies involve certain risks not typically associated with investments in securities of U.S. companies or the U.S. Government, including risks relating to (1) social, economic and political uncertainty; (2) price volatility, lesser liquidity and smaller market capitalization of securities markets in which securities of Chinese companies trade; (3) currency exchange fluctuations, currency blockage and higher rates of inflation; (4) controls on foreign investment and limitations on repatriation of invested capital and on the Fund’s ability to exchange local currencies for U.S. dollars; (5) governmental involvement in and control over the economy; (6) risk of nationalization or expropriation of assets; (7) the nature of the smaller, less seasoned and newly organized Chinese companies, particularly in China; and (8) the absence of uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards, practices and disclosure requirements and less government supervision and regulation.

NOTE F — FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT

The Fund has adopted fair valuation accounting standards which establish a definition of fair value and set out a hierarchy for measuring fair value. These standards require additional disclosures about the various inputs and valuation techniques used to develop the measurements of fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques and related inputs during the period. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

• Level 1 — Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access at the measurement date;

• Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active;

• Level 3 — Inputs that are unobservable.

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The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2016 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

ASSETS VALUATION INPUT

Description*	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Common Stock	$	285,307,534	$	—	$	—	$	285,307,534
Equity-Linked Securities		—		2,986,459		—		2,986,459
Collateral For Securities On Loan		1,028,930		—		—		1,028,930
Short Term Investment		—		6,175,000		—		6,175,000
TOTAL INVESTMENTS	$	286,336,464	$	9,161,459	$	—	$	295,497,923

* Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for additional security details.

The Fund’s policy is to disclose transfers between levels based on valuations at the beginning of the reporting period. For the period ended October 31, 2016, there were no transfers between Level 1, 2 or 3.

NOTE G — DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Fund did not enter into any derivatives transactions or hedging activities for the year ended October 31, 2016.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT

REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Shareholders and The Board of Directors of

The China Fund, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of The China Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), as of October 31, 2016 and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Fund is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2016, by correspondence with the custodian and broker. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The China Fund, Inc. as of October 31, 2016, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

December 20, 2016

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Other Information (unaudited)

TAX INFORMATION (unaudited)

Foreign Taxes Credit:    The Fund designates $536,617 as foreign taxes paid and $11,544,912 as foreign source income earned for regular Federal income tax purposes.

Qualified Dividend Income:    For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund will designate up to the maximum amount allowable pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, as qualified dividend income eligible for reduced tax rates. These lower rates range from 5% to 15% depending on the individual’s tax bracket. Complete information will be reported in conjunction with the Form 1099-DIV. For the year ended October 31, 2016, the Fund had $2,956,570 in Qualified Dividend Income and 0.68% of total ordinary income dividends paid qualified for the corporate dividends received deduction.

PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Notice

The China Fund, Inc. collects nonpublic personal information about its stockholders from the following sources:

☐       Information it receives from stockholders on applications or other forms; and

☐       Information about stockholder transactions with the Fund.

The Fund’s policy is to not disclose nonpublic personal information about its stockholders to nonaffiliated third parties (other than disclosures permitted by law).

The Fund restricts access to nonpublic personal information about its stockholders to those agents of the Fund who need to know that information to provide products or services to stockholders. The Fund maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard its stockholders’ nonpublic personal information.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

A Portfolio of Investments will be filed as of the end of the first and third quarter of each fiscal year on Form N-Q and will be available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Form N-Q has been filed as of July 31, 2016 for the third quarter of this fiscal year and is available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. Additionally, the Portfolio of Investments may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The quarterly Portfolio of Investments will be made available with out charge, upon request, by calling 1-888-246-2255.

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Other Information (continued) (unaudited)

CERTIFICATIONS

The Fund’s chief executive officer has certified to the New York Stock Exchange that, as of April 25, 2016, he was not aware of any violation by the Fund of applicable New York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards. The Fund also has included the certifications of the Fund’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer required by Section 302 and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in the Fund’s Form N-CSR filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the period of this report.

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DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

SUMMARY OF DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND CASH PURCHASE PLAN

The Fund will distribute to stockholders, at least annually, substantially all of its net investment income from dividends and interest earnings and expects to distribute any net realized capital gains annually. Pursuant to the Dividend Reinvestment and Cash Purchase Plan (the “Plan”), adopted by the Fund, each stockholder will automatically be a participant (a “Participant”) in the Plan unless Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Plan Agent, is otherwise instructed by the stockholder in writing, to have all distributions, net of any applicable U.S. withholding tax, paid in cash. Stockholders who do not participate in the Plan will receive all distributions in cash paid by check in U.S. dollars mailed directly to the stockholder by Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as paying agent. Stockholders who do not wish to have distributions automatically reinvested should notify the Fund by contacting Computershare Trust Company, N.A. c/o The China Fund, Inc. at P.O. Box 43078, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3078, by telephone at 1-800-426-5523 or via the Internet at www.computershare.com/investor.

Whenever the Directors of the Fund declare a capital gains distribution or an income dividend payable only in shares of the Fund’s common stock (including such a declaration that provides an option to receive cash), Participants will take such distribution or dividend entirely in shares of common stock to be issued by the Fund, and the Plan Agent shall automatically receive such shares of common stock, including fractions, for the Participant’s account.

Whenever a dividend or distribution is declared payable in cash or shares of the Fund’s common stock, the Plan will operate as follows: (i) whenever the market price per share of common stock equals or exceeds the net asset value per share at the time shares of common stock are valued for the purpose of determining the number of shares of common stock equivalent to the dividend or distribution (the “Valuation Date”), Participants will be issued shares of common stock by the Fund valued at net asset value or, if the net asset value is less than 95% of the market price on the Valuation Date, then Participants will be issued shares valued at 95% of the market price; and (ii) whenever the net asset value per share of the common stock on the Valuation Date exceeds the market price of a share of the common stock on the Valuation Date, Participants will receive shares of common stock of the Fund purchased in the open market. The Plan Agent will, as purchasing agent for the Participants, buy shares of common stock in the open market, on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) or elsewhere, with the cash in respect of such dividend or distribution for the Participants’ accounts on, or shortly after, the payment date.

If the Fund should declare an income dividend or capital gains distribution payable only in cash, the Plan Agent will, as purchasing agent for the Participants, buy shares of common stock in the open market, on the Exchange or elsewhere, with the cash in respect of such dividend or distribution for the Participants’ accounts on, or shortly after, the payment date.

Participants in the Plan have the option of making additional payments to the Plan Agent annually, in any amount from $100 to $3,000 for investment in the Fund’s Common Stock. The Plan Agent will use all funds received from participants (as well as any dividends and capital gains distributions received in cash) to purchase Fund shares in the open market on January 15 of each year or the next trading day if January 15th is not a trading day. Participants may make voluntary cash payments by sending a check (in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. Bank) made payable to “Computershare” along with a completed transaction form which is attached to each statement a Participant receives. The Plan Agent will not accept cash, traveler’s checks, money orders or third party checks. Any voluntary

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cash payments received more than thirty-five days prior to such date will be returned by the Plan Agent, and interest will not be paid on any such amounts. To avoid unnecessary cash accumulations, and also to allow ample time for receipt and processing by the Plan Agent, participants should send in voluntary cash payments to be received by the Plan Agent approximately two days before January 15. A participant may withdraw a voluntary cash payment by written notice, if the notice is received by the Plan Agent not less than 48 hours before such payment is to be invested. In the event that a Participant’s check for a voluntary cash payment is returned unpaid for any reason, the Plan Agent will consider the request for investment of such funds null and void, and shall immediately remove from the Participant’s account those shares, if any, purchased upon the prior credit of such funds. The Plan Agent shall be entitled to sell shares to satisfy any uncollected amount plus any applicable fees. If the net proceeds of the sale of such shares are insufficient to satisfy the balance of such uncollected amounts, the Plan Agent shall be entitled to sell such additional shares from the Participant’s account as may be necessary to satisfy the uncollected balance.

For all purposes of the Plan: (a) the market price of shares of common stock of the Fund on a particular date shall be the last sales price on the Exchange on the close of the previous trading day or, if there is no sale on the Exchange on that date, then the mean between the closing bid and asked quotations for such stock on the Exchange on such date, (b) Valuation Date shall be the dividend or distribution payment date or, if that date is not an Exchange trading day, the next preceding trading day, and (c) net asset value per share of common stock on a particular date shall be as determined by or on behalf of the Fund.

The open-market purchases provided for above may be made on any securities exchange where the shares of common stock of the Fund are traded, in the over-the-counter market or in negotiated transactions, and may be on such terms as to price, delivery and otherwise as the Plan Agent shall determine. In every case the price to the Participant shall be the weighted average purchase price obtained by the Plan Agent’s broker, net of fees. Funds held by the Plan Agent will not bear interest. In addition, it is understood that the Plan Agent shall have no liability (other than as provided in the Plan) in connection with any inability to purchase shares of common stock within 30 days after the payment date of any dividend or distribution as herein provided or with the timing of any purchases effected. The Plan Agent shall have no responsibility as to the value of the shares of common stock of the Fund acquired for any Participant’s account. Whenever the Plan Agent, as purchasing agent for the Participants, is to buy shares of common stock in the open market, on the Exchange or elsewhere, with the cash in respect of a dividend or distribution, to the extent the Plan Agent is able to do so and, before the Plan Agent has completed its purchases, the market price exceeds the net asset value of the common stock, the average per share purchase price paid by the Plan Agent may exceed the net asset value of the common stock, resulting in the acquisition of fewer shares of common stock than if the income dividend or capital gains distribution had been paid in common stock issued by the Fund. The Plan Agent will apply all cash received as an income dividend or capital gains distribution to purchase shares of common stock on the open market as soon as practicable after the payment date of such dividend or capital gains distributions, but in no event later than 30 days after such date, except where necessary to comply with applicable provisions of the federal securities laws.

The Plan Agent will confirm in writing, each trade for a Participant’s account and each share deposit or share transfer promptly after the account activity occurs. The statement will show the number of shares held, the number

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of shares for which dividends are being reinvested, any cash received for purchase of shares, the price per share for any purchases or sales, and any applicable fees for each transaction charged the Participant. In the event the only activity in a Participant’s account is the reinvestment of dividends, this activity will be confirmed in a statement on at least a quarterly basis. If the Fund pays an annual dividend and the only activity in a Participant’s account for the calendar year is the reinvestment of such dividend, the Participant will receive an annual statement. These statements are a Participant’s continuing record of the cost basis of purchases and should be retained for income tax purposes.

The Plan Agent will hold shares of common stock acquired pursuant to the Plan in non-certificated form in the name of the Participant for whom such shares are being held and each Participant’s proxy will include those shares of common stock held pursuant to the Plan. The Plan Agent will forward to each Participant any proxy solicitation material received by it. In the case of stockholders, such as banks, brokers or nominees, which hold shares for others who are the beneficial owners, the Plan Agent will administer the Plan on the basis of the number of shares certified from time to time by the stockholder as representing the total amount registered in the name of such Participants and held for the account of beneficial owners who participate in the Plan. Upon a Participant’s Internet, telephone or written request, the Plan Agent will deliver to her or him, without charge, a certificate or certificates representing all full shares of common stock held by the Plan Agent pursuant to the Plan for the benefit of such Participant.

Participants will not be charged a fee in connection with the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions. The Plan Agent’s transaction fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and distributions will be paid by the Fund. However, Participants will be charged a per share fee (currently $0.05) incurred with respect to the Plan Agent’s open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends or capital gains distributions and with purchases from voluntary cash payments made by the Participant. A $2.50 transaction fee and a per share fee of $0.15 will also be charged by the Plan Agent upon any request for sale. Per share fees include any brokerage commissions the Plan Agent is required to pay.

The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve participants of any income tax which may be payable on such dividends and distributions. Participants will receive tax information annually for their personal records and to help them prepare their federal income tax return. For further information as to tax consequences of participation in the Plan, Participants should consult with their own tax advisors.

These terms and conditions may be amended or supplemented by the Plan Agent or the Fund at any time or times but, except when necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules or policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority, only by mailing to the Stockholders appropriate written notice at least 30 days prior to the effective date thereof. The amendment or supplement shall de deemed to be accepted by the Participants unless, prior to the effective date thereof, the Plan Agent receives written notice of the termination of a Participant’s account under the Plan. Any such amendment may include an appointment by the Plan Agent in its place and stead of a successor Plan Agent under these terms and conditions, with full power and authority to perform all or any of the acts to be performed by the Plan Agent under these terms and conditions. Upon any such appointment of a successor Plan Agent for the purposes of receiving dividends and distributions, the Fund will be authorized to pay to such successor Plan Agent, for the Participants’ accounts, all dividends and distributions

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payable on the shares of common stock held in the Participants’ name or under the Plan for retention or application by such successor Plan Agent as provided in these terms and conditions.

Requests for copies of the Plan, which sets forth all of the terms of the Plan, and all correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Plan Agent for The China Fund, Inc., in writing at P.O. Box 43078, Providence, Rhode Island, 02940-3078, by telephone at 1-800-426-5523 or via the Internet at www.computershare.com/investor.

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Directors and Officers (Unaudited)

The following table provides information concerning each of the Directors of the Fund. The Board of Directors is comprised of Directors who are not interested persons of the Fund, as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Directors are divided into three classes, designated as Class I, Class II and Class III. The Directors in each such class are elected for a term of three years to succeed the Directors whose term of office expires. Each Director shall hold office until the expiration of his term and until his successor shall have been elected and qualified.

Name (Age) and Address of Directors or Nominees for Director	Position(s) Held with Fund	Director Since (Term Ends)	Principal Occupation(s) or Employment During Past Five Years	Number of Funds in the Complex (1) Overseen by the Director or Nominee		Other Directorships/ Trusteeships in Publicly Held Companies
CLASS I
Joe O. Rogers (68) 2477 Foxwood Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514	Director, Chairman of the Board	1992 (2018)	Principal, Rogers International LLC (investment consultation) (2010-present); Visiting Professor Fudan University School of Management (2010-2012).		1	None.
Richard Shore (55) Gilbert LLP 1100 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005	Director	2014 (2018)	Partner, Gilbert LLP (law firm) (2001-present); Director, Reneo, LLC (strategic consulting firm) (2014-present).		1	None.
CLASS II
Michael F. Holland (72) 375 Park Avenue New York, New York 10152	Director	1992 (2019)	Chairman, Holland & Company L.L.C. (investment adviser) (1995-present).		1	Director, The Holland Balanced Fund, Inc., The Taiwan Fund, Inc., Reaves Utility Income Fund and Blackstone/GSO Loan Funds; Co-Chairman and Trustee, State Street Master and Institutional Funds; and Trustee, SSgA Funds.
Li Jin (46) 204 Moss Hill Rd Boston, MA 02130	Director	2013 (2019)	Professor, Oxford University (2012-present); Chair Professor, Peking University (2012-present): Assistant and Associate Professor, Harvard University (2001-2012).		1	None.

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Name (Age) and Address of Directors or Nominees for Director	Position(s) Held with Fund	Director Since (Term Ends)	Principal Occupation(s) or Employment During Past Five Years	Number of Funds in the Complex (1) Overseen by the Director or Nominee		Other Directorships/ Trusteeships in Publicly Held Companies
Gary L. French (65) 1307 61st Street NW Bradenton, FL 34209	Director	2013 (2019)	Real estate investor; Manager Member, Warners Bayou Investments I, LLC and Palma Sola Investments I, LLC (2011-present); Senior Consultant, Regulatory Fundamentals Group (development and distribution of software and related consulting services) (2011-present); Senior Vice President and Business Head, Fund Administration Division, State Street Bank (mutual fund servicing organization) (2002-2010).		1	Independent Trustee, J.P. Morgan Exchange— Traded Fund Trust (2014-present).
CLASS III
William C. Kirby (66) Morgan Hall 147 Harvard Business School Boston, MA 02163	Director	2007 (2017)	T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies (2006-present); Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration (2006-present); Chairman, Harvard China Fund (2006-present); Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor (2006-present); Director, John K. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University (2006-2014); Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Harvard University (2002-2006).		1	Chairman of the Board and Director, The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (2016-present); Cabot Corporation.
Linda C. Coughlin (64) 10 Delia Drive Holderness, NH 03245	Director	2015 (2017)	President and Founder, Great Circle Associates, LLC (management consultation) (2008- present).		1	None.

(1) The term “Fund Complex” means two or more registered investment companies that share the same investment adviser or principal underwriter or hold themselves out to investors as related companies for the purposes of investment and investor services.

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Officers of the Fund

The following table provides information concerning each of the officers of the Fund.

Name (Age) and Address of Officers	Position(s) Held with Fund	Officer Since	Principal Occupation(s) or Employment During Past Five Years
Joseph Quirk (48) Allianz Global Investors 1633 Broadway New York, NY 10019	President	2014	Managing Director and Head of Fund Operations for Allianz Global Investors (2008-present).
Patrick Keniston (52) Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100, Portland, ME 04101	Chief Compliance Officer	2011	Managing Director, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (October 2008-present).
Monique Labbe (42) Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC 10 High Street, #302 Boston, MA 02110	Treasurer	2015	Fund Principal Financial Officer, Foreside Fund Officer Services, LLC (2014-present); Principal/Assistant Vice President, State Street Global Advisers (2012-2014); Director/Assistant Vice President, State Street Corporation (2005-2012).
Brian Link (44) 100 Summer Street SUM0703 Boston, MA 02111	Secretary	2014	Vice President and Managing Counsel, State Street Bank and Trust Company (2004-present).

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THE CHINA FUND, INC.

United States Address

The China Fund, Inc.

c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company

1 Lincoln St.

P.O. Box 5049

Boston, MA 02206-5049

1-888-CHN-CALL (246-2255)

Directors and Officers

Joe O. Rogers, Chairman of the Board and Director

Michael F. Holland, Director

William Kirby, Chairman of the Nominating & Compensation Committee and Director

Li Jin, Director

Gary L. French, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Director

Richard Shore, Director

Linda C. Coughlin, Director

Joseph Quirk, President

Patrick Keniston, Chief Compliance Officer of the Fund

Monique Labbe, Treasurer

Brian Link, Secretary

Investment Manager

Allianz Global Investors

Shareholder Servicing Agent

AST Fund Solutions

Administrator, Accounting Agent and Custodian

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Transfer Agent, Dividend Paying Agent and Registrar

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Tait, Weller & Baker LLP

Legal Counsel

Clifford Chance US LLP

Notice is hereby given in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that from time to time the Fund may purchase shares of its common stock in the open market at prevailing market prices.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a) The China Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to the Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer.

(c) There have been no amendments to the Fund’s Code of Ethics during the reporting period for this Form N-CSR.

(d) There have been no waivers granted by the Fund to individuals covered by the Fund’s Code of Ethics during the reporting period for this Form N-CSR.

(f) A copy of the Fund’s Code of Ethics is attached as exhibit 12(a)(1) to this Form N-CSR.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

(a)	(1)	The Board of Directors of the Fund has determined that the Fund has one member serving on the Fund’s Audit Committee that possesses the attributes identified in Instruction 2(b) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR to qualify as “audit committee financial experts.”
	(2)	The name of the audit committee financial expert is Gary L. French. Mr. French has been deemed to be “independent” as that term is defined in Item 3(a)(2) of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

(a) Audit Fees

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, Tait, Weller & Baker LLP (“Tait Weller”), the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm, billed the Fund aggregate fees of US$79,500 for professional services rendered for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, Tait Weller billed the Fund aggregate fees of US$79,500 for professional services rendered for the audit of the Fund’s annual financial statements.

(b) Audit-Related Fees

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, Tait Weller did not bill the Fund any fees for assurances and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Fund’s financial statements and are not reported under the section Audit Fees above.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, Tait Weller did not bill the Fund any fees for assurances and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of the Fund’s financial statements and are not reported under the section Audit Fees above.

(c) Tax Fees

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, Tait Weller billed the Fund aggregate fees of US$13,000 for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. The nature of the services comprising the Tax Fees was the review of the Fund’s income tax returns and tax distribution requirements.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, Tait Weller billed the Fund aggregate fees of US$13,000 for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning. The nature of the services comprising the Tax Fees was the review of the Fund’s income tax returns and tax distribution requirements.

(d) All Other Fees

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, Tait Weller did not bill the Fund for other fees.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, Tait Weller did not bill the Fund for other fees.

(e) The Fund’s Audit Committee Charter requires that the Audit Committee pre-approve all audit and non-audit services to be provided to the Fund by the Fund’s independent registered public accounting firm; provided, however, that the preapproval requirement with respect to the provision of non-auditing services to the Fund by the Fund’s independent accountants may be waived by the Audit Committee under the circumstances described in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”).

All of the audit and tax services described above for which Tait Weller billed the Fund fees for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2016, were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

All of the audit and tax services described above for which Tait Weller billed the Fund fees for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, the Fund’s Audit Committee did not waive the pre-approval requirement of any non-audit services to be provided to the Fund by Tait Weller.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, Tait Weller did not bill the Fund any non-audit fees. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, Tait Weller did not provide any non-audit services to Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (“AGI,” or the “Investment Adviser”) or any other entity in the Fund’s Investment Company Complex.

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, Tait Weller did not bill the Fund any non-audit fees. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015, Tait Weller did not provide any non-audit services to AGI or any other entity in the Fund’s Investment Company Complex.

(h) Tait Weller notified the Fund’s Audit Committee of all non-audit services that were rendered by Tait Weller to the Fund’s Investment Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Investment Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X, allowing the Fund’s Audit Committee to consider whether such services were compatible with maintaining Tait Weller’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

(a) The Fund has a separately-designated audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The members of the Fund’s audit committee are Linda C. Coughlin, Gary L. French, Michael F. Holland, Li Jin, William C. Kirby, Joe O. Rogers and Richard Shore.

Item 6. Investments.

Schedule of Investments is included as part of Item 1.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Investment Companies.

Attached to this Form N-CSR as exhibit 12(a)(4) are copies of the proxy voting policies and procedures of the Fund and its Investment Adviser.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

(a)(1) As of December 28, 2016, the portfolio manager of the registrant is as follows:

Christina Chung

Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager

Investment experience: 27 Years

Christina joined the firm in 1998 and has been a managing director since January 2010. She is head of the Greater China Equity Team and lead manager of the Hong Kong, China and Greater China equity mandates. The Hong Kong and China Funds that she manages have won industry recognition and awards for consistent strong performance. She has 27 years’ experience in managing Asian regional and single country portfolios for both institutional and retail accounts. Before joining the Group, she was a senior portfolio manager with Royal Bank of Canada Investment Management. Prior to that, she was a portfolio manager with Search International and an economist with HSBC Asset Management. Christina was educated in Canada. She attained a Bachelor of Administration from Brock University, followed by an M.A. in Economics from the University of Alberta. She became a Certified Management Accountant in 1992 and qualified as a chartered financial analyst, AIMR, in 1995.

(a)(2)

Christina Chung

As of October 31, 2016, Ms. Chung managed and advised 7 mutual funds with a total of approximately US$2,630 million in assets and 14 other accounts with a total of approximately US$2,014 million in assets. Of these other accounts, one account, with a total of approximately US$235 million in assets, is entitled to performance based fees.

Ms. Chung is also the co-manager of 2 other accounts with a total of approximately US$306 million in assets.

Conflicts of Interest:

Equitable treatment of client monies is a fundamental principle of AGI investment management business. AGI believes that the management of potential conflicts of interest is germane to the business, regardless of its client mix and fund types.

Ms. Chung’s simultaneous management of the Fund and the other accounts noted above may present actual or apparent conflicts of interest with respect to the allocation and aggregation of securities orders placed on behalf of the Fund and the other accounts. AGI has adopted procedures and methodology to demonstrate effective conflict management. It believes that sufficient controls, policies and systems are in place to address such conflicts.

Its suite of compliance and investment policies are designed to address those practices within AGI that could cause conflicts of interest across all client funds. The firm has policies, systems and controls in place to identify potential conflicts between itself and its clients, as well as between one client and another, to achieve consistent treatment of conflicts of interest throughout its business. It aims to manage conflicts of interest that may arise with an aim, as far as practicable, that such conflicts do not adversely affect the interests of its clients.

AGI reviews its internal policies regularly and will notify clients of any material changes, as and when they occur.

Compensation:

AGI’s compensation system is designed to support its corporate values and culture. While it acknowledges the importance of financial incentives and seek to pay top quartile remuneration for top quartile performance, it also believes that compensation is only one of a number of critically important elements that allow the emergence of a strong, winning culture that attracts, retains and motivates talented investors and teams.

The primary components of compensation are the base salary and an annual discretionary variable compensation payment. This variable compensation component typically comprises a cash bonus that pays out immediately as well as a deferred component, for members of staff whose variable compensation exceeds a certain threshold. The deferred component for most recipients would be a notional award of the Long Term Incentive Programme (LTIP); for members of staff whose variable compensation exceeds an additional threshold, the deferred compensation is itself split 50%/50% between the aforementioned LTIP and a Deferral into Funds programme (DIF). Currently, the marginal rate of deferral of the variable compensation can reach 50% for those in the highest variable compensation bracket. Overall awards, splits and components are regularly reviewed to ensure they meet industry best practice and, where applicable, at a minimum comply with regulatory standards.

Base salary typically reflects scope, responsibilities and experience required in a particular role, be it on the investment side or any other function in our company. Base compensation is regularly reviewed against peers with the help of compensation survey data. Base compensation is typically a greater percentage of total compensation for more junior positions, while for the most senior roles it will be a comparatively small component, often capped and only adjusted every few years.

Discretionary variable compensation is primarily designed to reflect the achievements of an individual against set goals, over a certain time period. For an investment professional these goals will typically be 70% quantitative and 30% qualitative. The former will reflect a weighted average of investment performance over a three-year rolling time period (one-year (25%) and three year (75%) results) and the latter reflects contributions to broader team goals, contributions made to client review meetings, product development or product refinement initiatives. Portfolio managers have their performance metric aligned with the benchmarks of the client portfolios they manage.

The LTIP element of the variable compensation, cliff vests three years after each (typically annual) award. Its value is directly tied to the operating result of AGI over the three year period of the award.

The DIF element of the variable compensation, cliff vests three years after each (typically annual) award and enables these members of staff to invest in a range of AGI funds (Investment Professionals are encouraged to invest into their own funds or funds where they may be influential from a research or product group relationship perspective). Again, the value of the DIF awards is determined by the growth of the fund(s) value over the three year period covering each award.

Assuming an annual deferral of 33% over a three year period, a typical member of staff will have roughly one year’s variable compensation (3x33%) as a deferred component ‘in the bank.’ Three years after the first award, and for as long as deferred components were awarded without break, cash payments in each year will consist of the annual cash bonus for that current year’s performance as well as a pay-out from LTIP/DIF commensurate with the prior cumulative three-year performance.

There exist a small number of revenue sharing arrangements that generate variable compensation for specialist investment teams, as well as commission payments for a limited number of members of staff in distribution. The overwhelming majority of these payments are subject to the same deferral rules and deferred instruments as described above for the discretionary compensation scheme.

Ownership of Securities: The following table sets forth, for each portfolio manager, the aggregate dollar range of the registrant’s equity securities beneficially owned as of October 31, 2016.

Portfolio Manager	Dollar Range of Fund Shares Beneficially Owned
Christina Chung	None

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Directors during the period covered by this Form N-CSR filing.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-CSR based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the 1934 Act (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

(a)(1)	Code of Ethics is attached hereto in response to Item 2(f).
(a)(2)	The certifications required by Rule 30a-2 of the 1940 Act are attached hereto.
(a)(3)	Not applicable.
(a)(4)	Proxy voting policies and procedures of the Fund and its investment adviser are attached hereto in response to Item 7.
(b)	The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

THE CHINA FUND, INC.

By:	/s/ Joseph S. Quirk
	Joseph S. Quirk
	President of The China Fund, Inc.
Date:	December 28, 2016

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By:	/s/ Joseph S. Quirk
	Joseph S. Quirk
	President of The China Fund, Inc.
Date:	December 28, 2016
By:	/s/ Monique Labbe
	Monique Labbe
	Treasurer of The China Fund, Inc.
Date:	December 28, 2016

EX-99.CODEETH

Exhibit 12(a)(1)

The China Fund, Inc.

CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE AND

SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICERS

I.    Covered Officers/Purpose of the Code

This Code of Conduct (the “Code”) shall apply to the China Fund, Inc.’s (the “Fund”) Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Controller, Principal Accounting Officer and persons performing similar functions (the “Covered Officers”) for the purpose of promoting:

• honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships;

• full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Fund files with, or submits to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in other public communications made by the Fund;

• compliance with applicable laws and governmental rules and regulations;

• the prompt internal reporting of violations of the Code to an appropriate person or persons identified in the Code; and

• accountability for adherence to the Code.

Each Covered Officer should adhere to a high standard of business ethics and should be sensitive to situations that may give rise to actual as well as apparent conflicts of interest.

II. Covered Officers Should Handle Ethically Actual and Apparent Conflicts of Interest

Overview. A “conflict of interest” occurs when a Covered Officer’s private interest interferes with the interests of, or his service to, the Fund. For example, a conflict of interest would arise if a Covered Officer, or a member of his family, receives improper personal benefits as a result of his position with the Fund. Covered Officers must avoid conduct that conflicts, or appears to conflict, with their duties to the Fund. All Covered Officers should conduct themselves such that a reasonable observer would have no grounds for belief that a conflict of interest exists. Covered Officers are not permitted to self-deal or otherwise to use their positions with the Fund to further their own or any other related person’s business opportunities.

This Code does not, and is not intended to, repeat or replace the programs and procedures or codes of ethics of the Fund’s investment adviser or distributor.

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Although typically not presenting an opportunity for improper personal benefit, conflicts may arise from, or as a result of, the contractual relationship between the Fund and its service providers, including investment adviser or administrator, of which the Covered Officers may be officers or employees. As a result, this Code recognizes that the Covered Officers will, in the normal course of their duties (whether formally for the Fund, the investment adviser or administrator, or other service providers), be involved in establishing policies and implementing decisions that will have different effects on the service providers and the Fund. The participation of the Covered Officers in such activities is inherent in the contractual relationship between the Fund and its service providers and is consistent with the performance by the Covered Officers of their duties as officers of the Fund. Thus, if performed in conformity with the provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“Investment Company Act”) and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Investment Advisers Act”), such activities will be deemed to have been handled ethically. In addition, it is recognized by the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) that the Covered Officers may also be officers or employees of one or more other investment companies covered by other codes.

The following list provides examples of conflicts of interest under the Code, but Covered Officers should keep in mind that these examples are not exhaustive. The overarching principle is that the personal interest of a Covered Officer should not be placed improperly before the interest of the Fund.

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Each Covered Officer must not:

• use his personal influence or personal relationship improperly to influence investment decisions or financial reporting by the Fund whereby the Covered Officer would benefit personally to the detriment of the Fund;

• cause the Fund to take action, or fail to take action, for the individual personal benefit of the Covered Officer rather than the benefit of the Fund; or

• retaliate against any other Covered Officer or any employee of the Fund or its affiliated persons for reports of potential violations by the Fund of applicable rules and regulations that are made in good faith.

Each Covered Officer must discuss certain material conflict of interest situations with the Fund’s Audit Committee. Examples of such situations include:

• service as a Director, general partner, or officer of any unaffiliated business organization. This rule does not apply to charitable, civic, religious, public, political, or social organizations, the activities of which do not conflict with the interests of the Fund;

• the receipt of any non-nominal gifts;

• the receipt of any entertainment from any company with which the Fund has current or prospective business dealings unless such entertainment is business-related, reasonable in cost, appropriate as to time and place, and not so frequent as raise any question of impropriety;

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• any ownership interest in, or any consulting or employment relationship with, any of the Fund’s service providers, other than its investment adviser, administrator, transfer agent, custodian or any affiliated person thereof; and

• a direct or indirect financial interest in commissions, transaction charges or spreads paid by the Fund for effecting portfolio transactions or for selling or redeeming shares other than an interest arising from the Covered Officer’s employment, such as compensation or equity ownership.

III. Disclosure and Compliance

• Each Covered Officer will monitor the compliance of the Fund and the Fund’s service providers with federal or state statutes, regulations or administrative procedures that affect the operation of the Fund.

• Each Covered Officer should not knowingly misrepresent, or cause others to misrepresent, facts about the Fund to others, whether within or outside the Fund, including to the Fund’s Board, Fund’s Audit Committee and the Fund’s independent auditors, and to governmental regulators and self-regulators and self-regulatory organizations.

• Each Covered Officer should, to the extent appropriate within his or her area of responsibility, consult with other officers and employees of the Fund and its service providers with the goal of promoting full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in the reports and documents the Fund files with, or submits to, the SEC and in other public communications made by the Fund.

• It is the responsibility of each covered officer to promote and encourage professional integrity in all aspects of the Fund’s operations.

IV. Reporting and Accountability

Each Covered Officer must:

• upon adoption of this Code (or thereafter as applicable, upon becoming a Covered Officer), sign and return a report in the form of Exhibit A to the Fund’s compliance officer affirming that he or she has received, read, and understands the Code;

• annually sign and return a report in the form of Exhibit B to the Fund’s compliance officer as an affirmation that he or she has complied with the requirements of the Code; and

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• notify the Fund’s Audit Committee promptly if he or she knows of any violation of this Code. Failure to do so is itself a violation of this Code.

The Fund’s Audit Committee is responsible for applying this Code to specific situations in which questions are presented under it and has the authority to interpret this Code in any particular situation including any approvals or waivers sought by the Covered Persons.

The Audit Committee will follow these procedures in investigating and enforcing this Code:

• The Audit Committee will take all appropriate actions to investigate any potential violations reported to the Committee.

• If, after such investigation, the Audit Committee believes that no violation has occurred, the Audit Committee is not required to take any further action.

• Any matter that the Audit Committee believes is a violation of this Code will be reported to the full Board.

• If the Board concurs that a violation has occurred, it will notify the appropriate personnel of the applicable service provider and may dismiss the Covered Officer as an officer of the Fund.

• The Audit Committee will be responsible for granting waivers of provisions of this Code, as appropriate.

• Any changes to or waivers of this Code will, to the extent required, be disclosed as provided by SEC rules.

V. Other Policies and Procedures

This Code shall be the sole code of ethics adopted by the Fund for purposes of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and forms applicable to registered investment companies thereunder. Insofar as other policies or procedures of the Fund, the Fund’s investment adviser, principal underwriter, or other service providers govern or purport to govern the behavior or activities of the Covered Officers who are subject to this Code, they are superseded by this Code to the extent that they overlap or conflict with the provisions of this Code. The Fund’s, investment adviser’s and principal underwriter’s codes of ethics under Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act and the investment adviser’s more detailed policies and procedures are separate requirements applying to the Covered Officers and others, and are not part of this Code.

VI. Amendments

Any amendments to this Code must be approved or ratified by a majority vote of the Board, including a majority of Independent Directors.

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VII. Confidentiality

All reports and records prepared or maintained pursuant to this Code will be considered confidential and shall be maintained and protected accordingly. Except as otherwise required by law or this Code, such matters shall not be disclosed to anyone other than the Fund’s Board or Audit Committee.

VIII. Internal Use

The Code is intended solely for the internal use by the Fund and does not constitute an admission, by or on behalf of Fund, as to any fact, circumstance, or legal conclusion.

Approved on: September 12, 2003

Amended on: June 22, 2011

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EXHIBIT A

INITIAL CERTIFICATION FORM

This is to certify that I have read and understand the Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers of the The China Fund, Inc., dated September 12, 2003, as amended, and that I recognize that I am subject to the provisions thereof and will comply with the policy and procedures stated therein.

Please sign your name here:

Please print your name here:

Please date here:

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EXHIBIT B

ANNUAL CERTIFICATION FORM

This is to certify that I have read and understand the Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers of The China Fund, Inc., dated September 12, 2003, as amended (the “Code”), and that I recognize that I am subject to the provisions thereof and will comply with the policy and procedures stated therein.

This is to further certify that I have complied with the requirements of the Code during the period of                     through                     .

Please sign your name here:

Please print your name here:

Please date here:

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EX-99.302CERT

Exhibit 12(a)(2)

I, Joseph S. Quirk, President of The China Fund, Inc., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The China Fund, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	December 28, 2016
By:	/s/ Joseph S. Quirk
	Joseph S. Quirk
	President (principal executive officer) of The China Fund, Inc.

I, Monique Labbe, Treasurer of The China Fund, Inc., certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The China Fund. Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	December 28, 2016
By:	/s/ Monique Labbe
	Monique Labbe
	Treasurer (principal financial officer) of The China Fund, Inc.

EX-99.PROXY

Exhibit 12(a)(4)

Adopted September 12, 2003

The China Fund, Inc.

Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures

The Board of Directors of The China Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) hereby adopts the following policy and procedures with respect to voting proxies relating to Fund securities managed by Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (the “Listed Investment Manager” and the “Direct Investment Manager”, collectively the “Investment Managers”).

I. Policy

It is the policy of the Board of Directors of the Fund (the “Board”) to delegate the responsibility for voting proxies relating to securities held by the Fund to the Investment Managers as a part of the Investment Managers’ general management of the Fund’s assets, subject to the Board’s continuing oversight. The Board of Directors of the Fund hereby delegates such responsibility to the Investment Managers, and directs each Investment Manager to vote proxies relating to Fund portfolio securities managed by the Investment Manager consistent with the duties and procedures set forth below. The Investment Managers may retain one or more vendors to review, monitor and recommend how to vote proxies in a manner consistent with the duties and procedures set forth below, to ensure such proxies are voted on a timely basis and to provide reporting and/or record retention services in connection with proxy voting for the Fund.

II. Fiduciary Duty

The right to vote a proxy with respect to securities held by the Fund is an asset of the Fund. Each Investment Manager, to which authority to vote on behalf of the Fund is delegated, acts as a fiduciary of the Fund and must vote proxies in a manner consistent with the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders. In discharging this fiduciary duty, each Investment Manager must maintain and adhere to its policies and procedures for addressing conflicts of interest and must vote in a manner substantially consistent with its policies, procedures and guidelines, as presented to the Board.

III. Procedures

The following are the procedures adopted by the Board for the administration of this policy:

A. Review of Investment Managers’ Proxy Voting Procedures. The Investment Managers shall present to the Board their policies, procedures and other guidelines for voting proxies at least annually, and must notify the Board promptly of material changes to any of these documents, including changes to policies addressing conflicts of interest.

B. Voting Record Reporting. Each Investment Manager shall provide the voting record information necessary for the completion and filing of Form N-PX to the Fund at least annually. Such voting record information shall be in a form acceptable to the Fund and shall be provided at such time(s) as are required for the timely filing of Form

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N-PX and at such additional time(s) as the Fund and the Investment Manager may agree from time to time. With respect to those proxies that an Investment Manager has identified as involving a conflict of interest¹, the Investment Manager shall submit a separate report indicating the nature of the conflict of interest and how that conflict was resolved with respect to the voting of the proxy.

C. Record Retention. Each Investment Manager shall maintain such records with respect to the voting of proxies as may be required by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the rules promulgated thereunder or by the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules promulgated thereunder.

D. Conflicts of Interest. Any actual or potential conflicts of interest between or an Investment Manager and the Fund’s shareholders arising from the proxy voting process will be addressed by the relevant Investment Manager and the Investment Manager’s application of its proxy voting procedures pursuant to the delegation of proxy voting responsibilities to the Investment Manager. In the event that the Investment Manager notifies the officer(s) of the Fund that a conflict of interest cannot be resolved under the Investment Manager’s Proxy Voting Procedures, such officer(s) are responsible for notifying the Chairman of the Board of the Fund of the irreconcilable conflict of interest and assisting the Chairman with any actions he determines are necessary.

IV. Revocation

The delegation by the Board of the authority to vote proxies relating to securities of the Fund is entirely voluntary and may be revoked by the Board, in whole or in part, at any time.

V. Annual Filing

The Fund shall file an annual report of each proxy voted with respect to securities of the Fund during the twelve-month period ended June 30 on Form N-PX not later than August 31 of each year.²

VI. Disclosures

A. The Fund shall include in its annual report filed on Form N-CSR:

¹  As it is used in this document, the term “conflict of interest” refers to a situation in which the Investment Managers or affiliated persons of the Investment Managers have a financial interest in a matter presented by a proxy other than the obligation they incur as Investment Managers to the Fund which could potentially compromise the Investment Managers’ independence of judgment and action with respect to the voting of the proxy.

²  The Fund must file its first report on Form N-PX not later than August 31, 2004, for the twelve-month period beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004.

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1. a description of this policy and of the policies and procedures used by the Fund and the Investment Managers to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities or copies of such policies and procedures; and

2. a statement disclosing that a description of the policies and procedures used by or on behalf of the Fund to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities of the Fund is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund’s toll-free telephone number; through a specified Internet address, if applicable; and on the SEC’s website; and

3. a statement disclosing that information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to Fund securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund’s toll-free telephone number; or through a specified Internet address; or both; and on the SEC’s website.

VII. Review of Policy

The Board shall review from time to time this policy to determine its sufficiency and shall make and approve any changes that it deems necessary from time to time.

Adopted: September 12, 2003

Amended: March 8, 2012 and April 1, 2014

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ALLIANZ GLOBAL INVESTORS U.S. LLC

PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

AND PROCEDURES

SEPTEMBER, 2013

Table of Contents

Policy Statement	page 3
Voting Procedure and Resolving Conflicts of Interest	page 4
Cost-Benefit Analysis Involving Voting Proxies	page 5
Proxy Voting Guidelines	Schedule A

Policy Statement

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (“AllianzGI US”) typically votes proxies as part of its discretionary authority to manage accounts, unless a client has explicitly reserved the authority for itself.    AllianzGI US exercises its proxy voting responsibilities as a fiduciary, and the proxy voting guidelines are designed to meet applicable fiduciary standards. As a result, in the cases where ALLIANZGI US has voting authority of its client proxies, AllianzGI US intends to vote such proxies in a manner consistent with the best interests of its clients.

AllianzGI US has adopted the Allianz Global Investors Global Corporate Governance Guidelines and Proxy Voting Policy (the “Proxy Guidelines”), attached hereto as Schedule A, which are reasonably designed to ensure that we are voting in the best interest of our clients. A Proxy Committee, including portfolio management, research and legal and compliance personnel, is responsible for establishing our proxy voting policies and procedures.    The Proxy Guidelines summarize our positions on various issues and give general indication as to how we will vote shares on each issue. However, this listing is not exhaustive and does not include all potential voting issues and for that reason, there may be instances when we may not vote proxies in strict adherence to the Proxy Guidelines. To the extent that the Proxy Guidelines do not cover potential voting issues or a case arises of a material conflict between our interest and those of a client with respect to proxy voting, our Proxy Committee will convene to discuss the issues. In evaluating issues, the Proxy Committee may consider information from many sources, including but not limited to our portfolio management team, our analyst responsible for monitoring the stock of the company at issue, management of a company presenting a proposal, shareholder groups, and independent proxy research services.

Voting Procedure

The voting of all proxies is conducted under the direction of the Proxy Committee consisting of representatives from the Research Department, Portfolio Management Team (PMT), Operations and/or the Legal and Compliance Department. Vote decisions are made in accordance with the Proxy Guidelines and implemented by AllianzGI US’s third party proxy services providers. In situations where the Proxy Guidelines do not give clear guidance on an issue, an analyst or portfolio manager and/or the Proxy Committee will review the issue. In the event that either the analyst or portfolio manager wishes to override the Proxy Guidelines, the proposal will be presented to the Proxy Committee for a final decision. Deviation from the Proxy Guidelines will be documented and maintained in accordance with Rule 204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

AllianzGI US’s third party proxy services providers are responsible for notifying AllianzGI US of all upcoming meetings, providing a proxy analysis and vote recommendation for each proposal, verifying that all proxies are received, submitting vote instructions to the appropriate tabulator, and contacting custodian banks to request missing proxies. AllianzGI US’s third party proxy services providers also provide holdings reconciliation reports on a monthly basis, and vote summary reports for clients on a quarterly or annual basis. AllianzGI US keeps proxy materials used in the vote process onsite for at least two years.

Resolving Conflicts of Interest

AllianzGI US may have conflicts that can affect how it votes its clients’ proxies. For example, AllianzGI US may manage a pension plan whose management is sponsoring a proxy proposal. AllianzGI US may also be faced with clients having conflicting views on the appropriate manner of exercising shareholder voting rights in general or in specific situations. Accordingly, AllianzGI US may reach different voting decisions for different clients. Regardless, votes shall only be cast in the best interests of clients affected by the shareholder right. For this reason, AllianzGI US shall not vote shares held in one client’s account in a manner designed to benefit or accommodate any other client.

In order to ensure that all material conflicts of interest are addressed appropriately while carrying out its obligation to vote proxies, the Proxy Committee shall be responsible for addressing how AllianzGI US resolves such material conflicts of interest with its clients. AllianzGI US has adopted safeguards to ensure that its proxy voting is not influenced by interests other than those of its clients. For that reason, while AllianzGI US includes members from different parts of the organization on its Proxy Committee, AllianzGI US does not include individuals whose primary duties relate to client relationship management, marketing, or sales. Because AllianzGI US’s voting guidelines are predetermined and implemented through an independent third party proxy services provider, application of the guidelines to vote clients’ proxies should in most instances adequately address any possible conflicts of interest. In the event that an analyst or portfolio manager proposes a proxy vote that appears to be inconsistent with the guidelines, the Proxy Committee reviews the proposed vote to determine whether the voting rationale appears reasonable. In such cases, the Proxy Committee also assesses whether any business or other relationships between the portfolio manager or analyst and the portfolio company may be influencing the proposed vote on that company’s proxy. Issues

raising possible conflicts of interest are promptly resolved by the Proxy Committee prior to the time AllianzGI US casts its vote. With respect to personal conflicts of interest, AllianzGI US’s Code of Ethics requires all employees to conduct themselves with integrity and distinction, putting first the interests of its clients and taking care to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Portfolio managers, analysts or Proxy Committee members with a personal conflict of interest regarding a particular proxy vote must recuse themselves and not participate in the voting decisions with respect to that proxy.

Cost-Benefit Analysis Involving Voting Proxies

AllianzGI US shall review various criteria to determine whether the costs associated with voting the proxy exceeds the expected benefit to its clients and may conduct a cost-benefit analysis in determining whether it is in the best economic interest to vote client proxies. Given the outcome of the cost-benefit analysis, AllianzGI US may refrain from voting a proxy on behalf of its clients’ accounts.

The circumstances under which AllianzGI US may refrain from voting may include, but are not limited to the following: 1) proxy statements and ballots being written in a foreign language, 2) untimely notice of a shareholder meeting, 3) requirements to vote proxies in person, 4) restrictions on a foreigner’s ability to exercise votes, and 5) requirements to provide local agents with power of attorney to facilitate the voting instructions. Such proxies are voted on a best-efforts basis.

Proxy voting in certain countries requires “share blocking.” To vote proxies in such countries, shareholders must deposit their shares shortly before the date of the meeting with a designated depositary and the shares are then restricted from being sold until the meeting has taken place and the shares are returned to the shareholders’ custodian banks. Absent compelling reasons, AllianzGI US believes the benefit to its clients of exercising voting rights does not outweigh the effects of not being able to sell the shares. Therefore, if share blocking is required AllianzGI US generally abstains from voting.

AllianzGI US will not be able to vote securities on loan under securities lending arrangements into which AllianzGI US’s clients have entered. However, under rare circumstances, for voting issues that may have a significant impact on the investment, and if the client holds a sufficient number of shares to have a material impact on the vote, AllianzGI US may request that clients recall securities that are on loan if it determines that the benefit of voting outweighs the costs and potential lost revenue to the client and the administrative burden of retrieving the securities.

Schedule A

Allianz Global Investors Global Corporate

Governance Guidelines and Proxy Voting Policy

Allianz Global Investors GmbH Corporate Governance Guidelines 28 November 2014 Understand. Act.

Content

3	Preamble
4	Disclaimer
5	Section 1: Board of Directors
5	1.1        Composition and Structure of the Board
5	1.1.1     Chair and CEO
5	1.1.2     Independence of the Board of Directors
5	1.1.3     Competence and Experience of the Board
5	1.1.4     Diversity of the Board
5	1.1.5     Size of the Board
5	1.1.6     Classified Boards
5	1.1.7     Age Limits and Tenure Limits
5	1.1.8     Board Committees
6	1.1.9     Director Conflicts of Interest
6	1.2        Election of Board of Directors
6	1.2.1     Information on Directors
6	1.2.2     Term of Directors’ Contract
6	1.2.3     Attendance of Board and Committee Meetings
6	1.2.4     Discharge of the Board
6	1.2.5     Multiple Directorships
6	1.2.6     Majority Voting for Directors
7	1.2.7     Shareholders Access to Board of Directors
7	1.2.8     Legal Indemnification of Board Members
7	1.2.9     Proxy Contests
7	1.2.10  Reimburse Proxy Solicitation Expenses
8	Section 2: Remuneration and Benefits
8	2.1        Executive and Director Compensation
8	2.1.1     Compensation of Executive Directors and Senior Managers
8	2.1.2     Performance Measurement and Disclosure of Performance Criteria and Achievement
8	2.1.3     Compensation of Non-Executive Directors
8	2.1.4     Remuneration Committee and “Say on Pay”
9	2.1.5     Special Provisions
9	2.2 Employee Remuneration
10	Section 3: Audit
10	3.1      Role of Audit
10	3.2      Role of Audit Committee
10	3.3      Independence of Auditors
10	3.4      Remuneration of Auditors
11	Section 4: Risk Management and Internal Control
11	4.1      Role of Risk Management
11	4.2      Risk Management Process
11	4.3      Risk Management Documentation
11	4.4      Risk Committee

12	Section 5: Sustainability Issues
13 Section 6: Capital Structure and Corporate Finance Issues
13	6.1        Capital Increases
13	6.1.1     Increase in Authorised Common Stock
13	6.1.2     Issuance or Increase of Preferred Stock
13	6.2        Issuance of Debt
13	6.3        Issues Related to Mergers, Takeovers and Restructurings
13	6.3.1     General Criteria for Mergers and Restructurings
14	6.3.2     Poison Pill Plans
14	6.3.3     Anti-Greenmail Provisions
14	6.3.4     Fair Price Provisions
14	6.3.5     Control Share Acquisition and Cash-Out Provisions
14	6.3.6     Going Private/Going Dark Transactions
15	6.3.7     Joint Ventures
15	6.3.8     Liquidations
15	6.3.9     Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations (SPACs)
15	6.4        Other Corporate Finance Issues
15	6.4.1     Stock Splits and Reverse Stock Splits
15	6.4.2     Share Repurchase Programs
15	6.4.3     Dividend Policy
15	6.4.4     Creating Classes with Different Voting Rights/Dual-Voting Share Class Structures
16	6.4.5     Conversion of Securities
16	6.4.6     Private Placements/Warrants/Convertible Debentures
17	Section 7: Other Issues
17	7.1        General Issues regarding Voting
17	7.1.1     Bundled Proposals
17	7.1.2     “Other Business” Proposals
17	7.1.3     Simple Majority Voting/Elimination of Supermajority
17	7.2 Miscellaneous
17	7.2.1     Re-domiciliation
17	7.2.2     Shareholder Right to Call Special Meeting/Act by Written Consent
17	7.2.3     Disclosure and Transparency
17	7.2.4     Proposals to Adjourn Meeting
17	7.2.5     Amend Bylaws without Shareholder Consent
18	7.2.6     Routine Agenda Items
18	7.2.7     Succession Planning

Corporate Governance Guidelines

Preamble

Allianz Global Investors is a trusted partner for clients across all major asset classes. Our teams can be found in 19 markets worldwide, with a strong presence in the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific. With an integrated investment platform consisting of approximately 500 investment professionals, we cover all major business centres and growth markets. Our global capabilities are delivered through local teams to ensure best-in-class service.

Our parent company, Allianz SE, is one of the leading financial service providers worldwide with strong business fundamentals. Allianz SE operates in 70 countries, serving more than 76 million customers around the globe.

This document lays out the Corporate Governance Guidelines and Proxy Voting Policy for Allianz Global Investors GmbH.

The Corporate Governance Guidelines and Proxy Voting Policy are detailed as follows in the form of voting criteria, which provide a framework for analysis but are not necessarily applied systematically in the form of box-ticking. Their objective is to give a generally applicable answer for the all points, as well as indications to help each entity with regard to those voting criteria that need to be modified to reflect local corporate governance “Best Practice”. We will evaluate governance issues on a case-by-case basis, using the Corporate Governance Guidelines and Proxy Voting Policy but taking into account the variances across markets in regulatory and legal frameworks, best practices, actual market practices, and disclosure regimes (including, but not limited to, the UK Corporate Governance Code and the NAPF Corporate Governance Policy and Voting Guidelines, the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (Australia), the Dutch Corporate Governance Code, AFEP Corporate Governance Code of Listed Corporations (France), the German Corporate Governance Code, the Hong Kong Code on Corporate Governance, the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance, and the Swiss Code of Best Practice for Corporate Governance).

While the Corporate Governance Guidelines and Proxy Voting Policy often provide explicit guidance on how to vote proxies with regard to specific issues that appear on the ballot, they are not intended to be exhaustive. Rather, these guidelines are intended to address the most significant and frequent proxy issues that arise. Each proxy issue will be subject to rigorous analysis of the economic impact of that issue on the long-term share value. All votes shall be cast solely in the long-term interest of shareholders.

In order to ensure that all material conflicts of interest are addressed appropriately while carrying out its obligation to vote proxies, our Proxy Voting Committee is responsible for addressing how Allianz Global Investors GmbH resolves such material conflicts of interest with its clients.

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Disclaimer

The Allianz Global Investors GmbH Corporate Governance Guidelines and Proxy Voting Policy represent a set of recommendations that were agreed upon by Allianz Global Investors GmbH’s Proxy Voting Committee. These Guidelines and Policy were developed to provide Allianz Global Investors GmbH with a comprehensive list of recommendations that provide guidance in determining how to vote proxies for its clients.

These guidelines allow Allianz Global Investors GmbH the discretion to vote proxies in accordance with local laws, standards and client requirements, as appropriate, independently of influence either directly or indirectly by parent or affiliated companies. The governance structures of each of the Allianz Global Investors legal entities allows that entity to execute proxy voting rights on behalf of clients independently of any Allianz Global Investors’ parent or affiliated company. The individuals that make proxy voting decisions are also free to act independently, subject to the normal and customary supervision by the management/boards of these legal entities and to our fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of our clients. These Guidelines and Policy represent the views and guidance of Allianz Global Investors GmbH as at the date of publication. They may be subject to change at any time. The Guidelines and Policy are for Allianz Global Investors GmbH internal guidance purposes only and are not intended to be relied upon by any third party.

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Section 1: Board of Directors

1.1 Composition and Structure of the Board

1.1.1 Chair and CEO

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that the roles of Chair and Chief Executive Officer should be separate, as there should be a clearly accepted division of responsibility at the head of the company. Allianz Global Investors will generally vote in favour of resolutions requiring an independent Chair.

1.1.2 Independence of the Board of Directors

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that there should be a majority of independent directors on the board, as far as legal regulations do not impose constraints on the composition of the board by law. In markets where independence of directors is currently not standard market practice, Allianz Global Investors GmbH will encourage moves towards a more independent board.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH considers independence to be an important criterion when voting for board members but will take into account other factors as well, as described elsewhere in these guidelines.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH expects companies to appoint a senior independent director, who acts as a crucial conduit for shareholders to raise issues of particular concern.

While dealing with specific corporate structures, Allianz Global Investors GmbH also considers the following points:

• State-owned companies: there should be a sufficient number of directors independent from the company and the government.

• Subsidiary of multinational organisations: there should be a sufficient number of directors independent from the group.

• Family-controlled companies should provide sufficient information, which makes the relationship of non-dependent directors to the family more transparent.

1.1.3 Competence and Experience of the Board

The board should have a requisite balance of special skills, competence, experience, and knowledge of the company and of the industry the company is active in.

This should enable the directors to discharge their duties and responsibilities in an effective way.

1.1.4 Diversity of the Board

While the board members’ independence, competence, skills and experience are of high importance, the board of directors is also encouraged to have a diversified representation in terms of education, age, nationality, gender, etc.

In this respect Allianz Global Investors GmbH generally votes in favour of requests for reports on the company’s efforts to diversify the board, unless the board composition is reasonably diversified in relation to companies of similar size and industry as well as local laws and practices.

1.1.5 Size of the Board Allianz Global Investors GmbH generally supports proposals requiring shareholder approval to fix or alter the size of the board. Allianz Global Investors GmbH supports boards of between four and 18 directors.

1.1.6 Classified Boards

Allianz Global Investors GmbH votes against the introduction of classified/staggered boards and supports efforts to declassify boards.

1.1.7 Age Limits and Tenure Limits

Allianz Global Investors GmbH generally does not support minimum or maximum age or tenure limits.

1.1.8 Board Committees

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that there should be three key committees specialising in audit, director nomination and compensation issues. Such committees constitute a critical component of corporate governance and contribute to the proper functioning of the board of directors.

The remuneration committee should be responsible for setting remuneration for all executive directors and the Chair.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH supports having two audit committee members with some auditing/ accounting expertise on audit committees at large cap firms. In addition Allianz Global Investors GmbH strongly supports the establishment of a separate and independent risk committee responsible for supervision of risks within the company.

In general the majority of the members of these committees should be independent non-executive directors.

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Any committee should have the authority to engage independent advisers where appropriate at the company’s expense.

1.1.9 Director Conflicts of Interest

Allianz Global Investors GmbH expects companies to have a process for identifying and managing conflicts of interest directors may have. Individual directors should seek to avoid situations where there might be an appearance of a conflict of interest. If a director has an interest in a matter under consideration by the board, then the director should recuse himself from those discussions.

1.2 Election of Board of Directors

1.2.1 Information on Directors

Allianz Global Investors GmbH expects companies to provide comprehensive and timely information on their directors, in order to be enabled to assess the value they provide. The company should also disclose the positions and mandates of the directors in the annual report.

The disclosure should include but not limited to the biographical information, information on core competencies and qualifications, professional or other background, recent and current board and management mandates at other companies, factors affecting independence as well as board and committee meetings attendance.

The list of candidates should be available in a timely manner.

While Allianz Global Investors GmbH encourages the possibility to vote for each director individually, a bundled proposition on the election (or discharge) of the directors may be considered if Allianz Global Investors GmbH is satisfied with the performance of every director. Nevertheless, sufficient information should be provided, and all the directors should fulfil also other criteria, as mentioned in 1.2.4., in such a case.

1.2.2 Term of Directors’ Contract

For executive directors, long-term incentives are considered key. Overly short-term contracts may be counterproductive in this respect. Allianz Global Investors GmbH encourages instead that the contract terms state clear performance measurement criteria, while refraining from stipulating excessive severance packages.

For non-executive directors, Allianz Global Investors GmbH generally supports minimum contract terms of three years and maximum contract terms of five years

with annual approval, except when local market practices differ. In markets where shorter or longer terms are industry standard, Allianz Global Investors GmbH will consider voting against directors with terms which substantially deviate from best practice in those markets.

1.2.3 Attendance of Board and Committee Meetings

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that all directors should be able to allocate sufficient time and effort to the company to discharge their responsibilities efficiently. Thus, the board members should attend at least 75% of board and—in cases where directors are board committee members—committee meetings.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH expects information about attendance of the board and committee meetings to be disclosed, and will support initiatives to in this sense in markets where it is not yet standard practice.

1.2.4 Discharge of the Board

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will consider the criteria on attendance, performance, competence etc. when voting on propositions to discharge the board.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will vote against single directors or the whole board in cases of established fraud, misstatements of accounts and other illegal acts.

1.2.5 Multiple Directorships

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that directors should be able to allocate sufficient time to performing their duties as board members efficiently. Therefore, Allianz Global Investors GmbH will vote against directors who are members of more than 6 boards of listed companies, or more than 3 boards of listed companies if the director is a Chair or CEO of a listed company (i.e. Chair or CEO mandate + 3 outside directorships) . Only under exceptional circumstances (e.g. conglomerate) may we deviate from these maximums.

1.2.6 Majority Voting for Directors

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that one of the fundamental rights shareholders have is the power to elect or remove corporate directors. Allianz Global Investors GmbH generally believes that a majority voting standard is an appropriate mechanism to provide greater board accountability.

Based on our beliefs, Allianz Global Investors GmbH would in general vote in favour of proposals that would require the implementation of a majority voting standard for elections of directors in uncontested director elections.

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There should be no provisions in place that hamper modifications to the composition of the board or impede the ability to adapt quickly to changing environments.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH would support cumulative voting in case it substantially enhances minority shareholders’ rights in a particular company and has the potential to add value.

1.2.7 Shareholders Access to Board of Directors Shareholders should be able to nominate director candidates for the board.

1.2.8 Legal Indemnification of Board Members Allianz Global Investors GmbH will consider voting against proposals that would limit or eliminate all liability for monetary damages, for directors and officers who violate the duty of care.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH would also consider voting against proposals that would expand indemnification to cover acts, such as negligence, that are more serious violations of fiduciary obligations than mere carelessness.

If, however, a director was found to have acted in good faith and in a manner that he reasonably believed was in the best interest of the company, and if only the director’s legal expenses would be covered, Allianz Global Investors GmbH may consider voting for expanded coverage.

1.2.9 Proxy Contests

Proxy contests are among the most difficult and most crucial corporate governance decisions because an investor must attempt to determine which group is best suited to manage the company. Allianz Global Investors GmbH will vote case-by - case on proxy contests, considering the following factors:

• Past performance relative to its peers;

• Market in which fund invests;

• Measures taken by the board to address the issues;

• Past shareholder activism, board activity, and votes on related proposals;

• Strategy of the incumbents versus the dissidents;

• Independence of directors;

• Experience and skills of director candidates;

• Governance profile of the company;

• Evidence of management entrenchment.

1.2.10 Reimburse Proxy Solicitation Expenses Allianz Global Investors GmbH will vote case-by-case on proposals to reimburse proxy solicitation expenses. When voting in conjunction with support of a dissident slate, Allianz Global Investors GmbH will support the reimbursement of all appropriate proxy solicitation expenses associated with the election.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will generally support shareholder proposals calling for the reimbursement of reasonable costs incurred in connection with nominating one or more candidates in a contested election where the following apply:

• The election of fewer than 50% of the directors to be elected is contested in the election;

• One or more of the dissident’s candidates is elected;

• Shareholders are not permitted to cumulate their votes for directors; and

• The election occurred, and the expenses were incurred, after the adoption of this by law.

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Section 2: Remuneration and Benefits

2.1 Executive and Director Compensation

2.1.1 Compensation of Executive Directors and Senior Managers

Compensation should contain both a short-term and long-term element, which fully aligns the executive with shareholders and where superior awards can only be achieved by attaining truly superior performance.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that executive directors should be encouraged to receive a certain percentage of their salary in form of company stock. Therefore Allianz Global Investors GmbH would generally support the use of reasonably designed stock-related compensation plans, including appropriate deferrals.

Each director’s share option schemes should be clearly explained and fully disclosed (including exercise prices, expiry dates and the market price of the shares at the date of exercise) to both shareholders and participants, and should be subject to shareholder approval. They should also take into account appropriate levels of dilution. Overall, share options plans should be structured in a way to reward above-median performance.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH would generally vote against equity award plans or amendments that are too dilutive (e.g. greater than 5%) and expensive to existing shareholders, may be materially altered (cancellation and re-issue, re-testing and especially re-pricing of options, or the backdating of options) without shareholder approval, allow management significant discretion in granting certain awards, or are otherwise inconsistent with the interests of shareholders.

2.1.2 Performance Measurement and Disclosure of Performance Criteria and Achievement

Allianz Global Investors GmbH reserves the right to vote against boards or individual directors if performance has been significantly unsatisfactory for a prolonged time.

For performance measurement different criteria should be taken into consideration:

• The management goals should be linked to the mid- and long-term goals of the company.

• It is not sensible to define companies’ performance by only one dimension or key indicator (such as EPS). Therefore, a healthy mixture of various indicators should be considered.

• A very important criterion is the sustainability of companies’ performance. Social, environmental and governance issues should be integrated into the companies’ performance measurement to the degree possible.

• Performance measurement should incorporate risk considerations so that there are no rewards for taking inappropriate risks at the expense of the company and its shareholders.

• Performance should be measured over timescales (minimum 3 years) which are sufficient to determine that value has in fact been added for the company and its shareholders.

The performance criteria used by the companies as well as their achievement should be disclosed to the shareholders.

2.1.3 Compensation of Non-Executive Directors

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that compensation for non-executive directors should be structured in a way which aligns their interests with the long-term interests of the shareholders, does not compromise their independence from management or from controlling shareholders of the company and does not encourage excessive risk-taking behaviour.

In particular the following elements should be taken into account:

• Compensation should be in line with industry practice, with no performance link.

• The amount of time and effort that the directors can invest in the company, given other directorships they may have.

2.1.4 Remuneration Committee and “Say on Pay”

Any remuneration policy should be determined by independent remuneration committees, be transparent and fully disclosed (to shareholders for every executive and non-executive director) in a separate Remuneration Report within the Annual Report. In markets for which proposals to approve the

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company’s remuneration policy or the company’s Remuneration Report, Allianz Global Investors GmbH will evaluate such proposals on a case- by-case basis, taking into account Allianz Global Investors GmbH’s approach to executive and non-executive director compensation as described elsewhere in these guidelines.

In the US market, the Dodd-Frank Act requires advisory votes on pay (MSOP), and requires that the proxy for the first annual or other meeting of the shareholders occurring after the enactment includes vote item to determine going forward, the frequency of the say-on-pay vote by shareholders to approve compensation.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will support annual advisory votes on compensation, which provide the most consistent and clear communication channel for shareholder concerns about companies’ executive pay programs.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH encourages companies to increase transparency in this respect, and furthermore in general supports moves to empower shareholders with regard to having a say on the remuneration policy. Allianz Global Investors GmbH pays close attention to perquisites, including pension arrangements, and will vote against them if deemed excessive.

2.1.5 Special Provisions

Special provisions whereby additional payment becomes due in the event of a change of control are an inappropriate use of shareholder funds and should be discouraged.

Transaction bonuses, executive severance agreements, poison pills or other retrospective exgratia payments should be subject to shareholder approval and should not be excessive.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that clawbacks should be used in order to better align long-term incentives of executive directors with the interests of the shareholders.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH also:

• Votes against retirement benefits for non-executive directors.

• Believes that severance pay should not exceed one year’s fixed salary or two years if the executive is dismissed during his first term of office.

2.2 Employee Remuneration

Remuneration structures and frameworks for the employees should reinforce the corporate culture and foster above-average performance. In this respect and in accordance with applicable law Allianz Global Investors encourages companies to provide shareholders with information on the ratio between senior management and median employee compensation.

Performance measurement for staff remuneration should incorporate risk considerations to ensure that there are no rewards for taking inappropriate risks at the expense of the company and its shareholders.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will consider voting against stock purchase plans with discounts exceeding 15%. Allianz Global Investors GmbH will also vote against share issues to employees which appear to excessively dilute existing shareholder capital.

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Section 3: Audit

3.1 Role of Audit

Allianz Global Investors GmbH recognizes the critical importance of financial statements which provide a complete and precise picture of a company’s financial status.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH would generally support the audit committee to scrutinize auditor fees and the independence of the audit function. Independence is vital for audit quality.

3.2 Role of Audit Committee

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that the most important responsibilities of the Audit Committee are:

• Assuring itself and shareholders of the quality of the audit carried out by the auditors as well as reviewing and monitoring their independence and objectivity.

• Requiring a maximum tenure period for auditors of 15 years in order to safeguard shareholders’ long term interests. Audit committees should establish a system of mandatory tendering every 5-7 years, combined with mandatory rotation after no more than 15 years. The tender should involve at least two candidates (other than the incumbent) to ensure genuine competition and to open the market to new entrants. There should be a “clear water” period of at least 5 years before an auditor can be re-appointed. The transitional arrangements allow for up to six years from 2014 for firms with auditors in situ for more than 20 years.

• Ensuring that audit reports outline the key areas of judgment and audit risk, assumptions underlying fair value estimates and items of disagreements with management.

• Reviewing and monitoring key auditing and accounting decisions.

• Making recommendations to the board for consideration and acceptance by shareholders, in relation to the appointment, reappointment and, if necessary, the removal of the external auditors.

• Approval of the remuneration and terms of engagement of external auditors.

The board should disclose and explain the main role and responsibilities of the audit committee and the process by which the audit committee reviews and monitors the independence of the external auditors.

3.3 Independence of Auditors

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that annual audits should be carried out by an independent, external audit firm. The audit committee should have ongoing dialogue with the external audit firm without presence of management. Any resignation of an auditor as well as the reasons for such resignation should be publicly disclosed. Allianz Global Investors GmbH favours restrictions on non-audit work for audit clients. We believe the cost of non-audit work should not exceed 50% of the cost of audit fees. If the ratio rises above 50% the audit committee should bring down the ratio within 12 months, or select a new audit firm at the next tender. Whichever action is taken should be disclosed in the next annual report.

3.4 Remuneration of Auditors

Companies should be encouraged to delineate clearly between audit and non-audit fees. The breakdown of the fees should be disclosed.

Audit committees should keep under review the non-audit fees paid to the auditor and in relation to the company’s total expenditure on consultancy. Audit fees should never be excessive.

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Section 4: Risk Management and Internal Control

4.1 Role of Risk Management

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that boards with high standards of corporate governance will be better able to make sound strategic decisions and to oversee the approach to risk management. Boards need to understand and ensure that proper risk management is put in place for all material and relevant risks that the company faces.

4.2 Risk Management Process

The board has the responsibility to ensure that the company has implemented an effective and dynamic ongoing process to identify risks, measure their potential outcomes, and proactively manage those risks to the extent appropriate.

The Chief Risk Officer should be a member of the main Board.

4.3 Risk Management Documentation

Companies should maintain a documented risk management plan. The board should approve the risk management plan, which it is then the responsibility of management to implement. Risk identification should adopt a broad approach and not be limited to financial reporting; this will require consideration of relevant financial, operational and reputational risks.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH in general supports proposals which require the board to conduct a review of the effectiveness of the company’s risk management and internal control systems and the risk management plan at least annually.

4.4 Risk Committee

Allianz Global Investors GmbH strongly supports the establishment of a risk committee responsible for supervision of risks within the company. If necessary the board or the risk committee should seek independent external support to supplement internal resources.

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Section 5: Sustainability Issues

Allianz Global Investors GmbH customarily reviews shareholder proposals concerning sustainability issues. Consideration should be given to the circumstances of a particular environment, social, governance or ethical issue and whether this may have financial consequences, either directly or indirectly for the company.

In these cases, Allianz Global Investors GmbH would consider:

• whether adoption of the proposal would have either a positive or negative impact on the company’s short-term or long-term share value;

• whether the company has already responded in some appropriate manner to the request embodied in the proposal;

• what other companies have done in response to the issue in question.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH generally supports proposals that encourage increased transparency on forward-looking and strategy-related sustainability issues deemed material to the financial performance of the company.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH can leverage its dedicated Sustainability Research team to formulate coherent and insightful opinions reflecting best practice for all industries globally, guided by national and international law and voluntary codes of good practice developed by authoritative bodies.

As a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), Allianz Global Investors GmbH is committed where appropriate, to actively implementing the principles into its voting activities.

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Section 6: Capital Structure and Corporate Finance Issues

6.1 Capital Increases

6.1.1 Increase in Authorised Common Stock

Allianz Global Investors GmbH in general considers acceptable capital increases for purposes which aim to increase shareholder value in the long term. Any capital increase should take into consideration appropriate levels of dilution.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH regards the protection of minority and existing shareholders as a fundamental task for companies, and generally favours pre-emptive rights—i.e. for any new issue of shares to be first offered to existing shareholders. For companies in markets which have conditional capital systems (e.g. Germany, South Africa, etc.) Allianz Global Investors GmbH will in general support non-specific capital increases (i.e. not tied to any particular transaction) with pre-emptive rights to a maximum of 100% of the current authorised capital. Capital increases without pre-emptive rights will in general be accepted to a maximum of 20% of the current authorised capital. Only in exceptional circumstances will Allianz Global Investors GmbH consider voting for higher ceilings.

However, given wide variations of local market practices, Allianz Global Investors GmbH will support lower ceilings in markets where they are industry standard (e.g. in the UK, where NAPF guidelines stipulate an amount for share issuances with pre-emptive rights no more than 33% of the current issued share capital that could be used under the general issuance and no more than an additional 33% pursuant to a rights issue, and for share issuances without pre-emptive rights up to a maximum of 5% of the current issued share capital).

An issuance period for a capital increase is favoured to be limited to a reasonable amount of time in line with local market practice, but normally not longer than 18 months.

For companies in markets which have authorized capital systems (e.g. US, Brazil, etc.), Allianz Global Investors GmbH will in general support proposals to increase authorized capital up to 100% over the current authorization unless the increase would leave the company with less than 30% of its new authorization outstanding.

6.1.2 Issuance or Increase of Preferred Stock

Allianz Global Investors GmbH generally votes against issuance of securities conferring special rights conflicting with the principle of “one share, one vote” (e.g. preferred shares).

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will in general support the issuance or the increase of preferred stock if its conditions are clearly defined (in terms of voting, dividend and conversion possibility, as well as other rights and terms associated with the stock) and are considered reasonable with a view of the overall capital structure of the firm, as well as with previously issued preferred stock.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will in this respect also consider the impact of issuance/increase of preferred stock on the current and future rights of common shareholders.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will generally oppose “blank check” preferred stock where the conditions are left at the discretion of the board, in particular when no clear statement is provided by the board that the preferred stock will not be used to prevent a takeover. Allianz Global Investors GmbH will only approve preferred stock deemed reasonable in light of the overall capital structure of the company, as well as previously issued preferred stock.

6.2 Issuance of Debt

Allianz Global Investors GmbH is in favour of proposals that enhance a company’s long-term prospects and do not result in the company reaching unacceptable levels of financial leverage. Allianz Global Investors GmbH is in favour that shareholders should be consulted on the significant issuance of debt and the raising of borrowing limits.

When convertible debt is to be issued, Allianz Global Investors GmbH will analyse such a proposal also in light of its criteria to approve issuance of common shares.

6.3 Issues Related to Mergers, Takeovers and Restructurings

6.3.1 General Criteria for Mergers and Restructurings A merger, restructuring, or spin-off in some way affects a change in control of the company’s assets.

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Allianz Global Investors GmbH expects companies to provide sufficient information to be able to evaluate the merits of such transactions considering various factors such as valuation, strategic rationale, conflicts of interest and corporate governance. Allianz Global Investors GmbH expects significant changes in the structure of a company to be approved by the shareholders Allianz Global Investors GmbH may support a merger or restructuring where the transaction appears to offer fair value and the shareholders presumably cannot realise greater value through other means, where equal treatment of all shareholders is ensured and where the corporate governance profile is not significantly altered for the worse.

6.3.2 Poison Pill Plans

In general, Allianz Global Investors GmbH will not support Poison Pill plans and similar anti-takeover measures. Allianz Global Investors GmbH is clearly in favour of putting all poison pill plans to shareholder vote.

6.3.3 Anti-Greenmail Provisions

Greenmail is the practise of buying shares owned by a corporate raider back at a premium to the market price.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will generally support anti-greenmail provisions that do not include other anti-takeover provisions. Allianz Global Investors GmbH believe that paying greenmail in favour of a corporate raider discriminates against other shareholders.

6.3.4 Fair Price Provisions

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will generally favour fair price provisions that protect minority shareholders and that are not merely designed for the purpose of imposing barriers to transactions.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will vote against “standard fair price provisions” that are from Allianz Global Investors GmbH’s view marginally favourable to the remaining disinterested shareholders.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will vote against fair price provisions if the shareholder vote requirement imbedded in the provision is greater than a majority of disinterested shares.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will vote for shareholder proposals to lower the shareholder vote requirement embedded in existing fair price provisions.

6.3.5 Control Share Acquisition and Cash-Out Provisions

Control share acquisition statutes function by denying shares their voting rights when they contribute to ownership in excess of certain thresholds. Voting rights for those shares exceeding ownership limits may only be restored by approval of either a majority or supermajority of disinterested shares. Thus, control share acquisition statutes effectively require a hostile bidder to put its offer to a shareholder vote or risk voting disenfranchisement if the bidder continues buying up a large block of shares.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will support proposals to opt out of control share acquisition statutes unless doing so would enable the completion of a takeover that would be detrimental to shareholders. Allianz Global Investors GmbH will oppose proposals to amend the charter to include control share acquisition provisions. Allianz Global Investors GmbH will support proposals to restore voting rights to the control shares.

Control share cash-out statutes give dissident shareholders the right to “cash-out” of their position in a company at the expense of the shareholder who has taken a control position. In other words, when an investor crosses a preset threshold level, remaining shareholders are given the right to sell their shares to the acquirer, who must buy them at the highest acquiring price.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will generally support proposals to opt out of control share cash-out statutes.

6.3.6 Going Private/Going Dark Transactions

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will vote case- by-case on going private transactions, taking into account the following:

• Offer price/premium;

• Fairness opinion;

• How the deal was negotiated;

• Conflicts of interest;

• Other alternatives/offers considered; and

• Non-completion risk. Allianz Global Investors GmbH will vote case-by-case on going dark transactions, determining whether the transaction enhances shareholder value by taking into consideration:

• Whether the company has attained benefits from being publicly-traded (examination of trading volume, liquidity, and market research of the stock);

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• Balanced interests of continuing vs. cashed-out shareholders, taking into account the following:

• Are all shareholders able to participate in the transaction?

• Will there be a liquid market for remaining shareholders following the transaction?

• Does the company have strong corporate governance?

• Will insiders reap the gains of control following the proposed transaction?

• Does the state of incorporation have laws requiring continued reporting that may benefit shareholders?

6.3.7 Joint Ventures

When voting on proposals to form joint ventures, Allianz Global Investors GmbH will consider the following factors:

• Percentage of assets/business contributed;

• Percentage ownership;

• Financial and strategic benefits;

• Governance structure;

• Conflicts of interest;

• Other alternatives; and

• Non-completion risk.

6.3.8 Liquidations

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will consider liquidations on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the following:

• Management’s efforts to pursue other alternatives;

• Appraisal value of assets; and

• The compensation plan for executives managing the liquidation.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will support the liquidation if the company will file for bankruptcy if the proposal is not approved.

6.3.9 Special Purpose Acquisition Corporations (SPACs)

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will consider SPAC mergers and acquisitions on a case-by-case basis taking into account the following:

• Valuation – Is the value being paid by the SPAC reasonable?

• Market reaction – How has the market responded to the proposed deal?

• Deal timing – A main driver for most transactions is that the SPAC charter typically requires the deal to be complete within 18 to 24 months, or the SPAC is to be liquidated.

• Negotiations and process – What was the process undertaken to identify potential target companies within specified industry or location specified in charter?

• Conflicts of interest – How are sponsors benefiting from the transaction compared to IPO shareholders? Potential conflicts could arise if a fairness opinion is issued by the insiders to qualify the deal rather than a third party or if management is encouraged to pay a higher price for the target because of an 80% rule (the charter requires that the fair market value of the target is at least equal to 80% of net assets of the SPAC).

• Voting agreements – Are the sponsors entering into enter into any voting agreements/ tender offers with shareholders who are likely to vote against the proposed merger or exercise conversion rights?

6.4 Other Corporate Finance Issues

6.4.1 Stock Splits and Reverse Stock Splits

In general Allianz Global Investors GmbH will support stock splits.

Regarding reverse stock splits, Allianz Global Investors GmbH will support them in case their purpose is to fulfil a minimum stock exchange listing requirement.

6.4.2 Share Repurchase Programs

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will approve share repurchase programs when they are in the best interest of the shareholders, when all shareholders can participate on equal terms in the buyback program and where Allianz Global Investors GmbH agrees that the company cannot use the cash in a more useful way.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will also view such programs in conjunction with the company’s dividend policy.

6.4.3 Dividend Policy

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that the proposed dividend payments should be disclosed in advance to shareholders and be put to a vote.

6.4.4 Creating Classes with Different Voting Rights/ Dual-Voting Share Class Structures

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will in general support the principle “one-share, one-vote” as unequal voting rights allow for voting power to potentially be concentrated in the hands of a limited number of shareholders.

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Therefore, Allianz Global Investors GmbH will normally favour a conversion to a “one-share, one-vote” capital structure and will in principle not support the introduction of multiple-class capital structures or the creation of new or additional super-voting shares.

6.4.5 Conversion of Securities

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will vote case- by-case on proposals regarding conversion of securities. When evaluating these proposals the investor should review the dilution to existing shareholders, the conversion price relative to market value, financial issues, control issues, termination penalties, and conflicts of interest.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will support the conversion if it is expected that the company will be subject to onerous penalties or will be forced to file for bankruptcy if the transaction is not approved.

6.4.6 Private Placements/Warrants/Convertible Debentures

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will consider proposals regarding private placements, warrants, and convertible debentures on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration:

• Dilution to existing shareholders’ position;.

• Terms of the offer (discount/premium in purchase price to investor, including any fairness opinion, conversion features, termination penalties, exit strategy);

• Financial issues (the company’s financial condition, degree of need for capital, use of proceeds, effect of the financing on the company’s cost of capital, current and proposed cash burn rate, going concern viability, and the state of the capital and credit markets);

• Management’s efforts to pursue alternatives and whether the company engaged in a process to evaluate alternatives;

• Control issues (potential change in management/board seats, change in control, standstill provisions, voting agreements, veto power over certain corporate actions, and minority versus majority ownership and corresponding minority discount or majority control premium);

• Conflicts of interest (as viewed from the

perspective of the company and the investor), considering whether the terms of the transaction were negotiated at arm’s length, and whether managerial incentives are aligned with shareholder interests;

• Market reaction – How has the market responded to the proposed deal?

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will support the private placement or the issuance of warrants and/or convertible debentures in a private placement, if it is expected that the company will file for bankruptcy if the transaction is not approved.

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Section 7: Other Issues

7.1 General Issues regarding Voting

7.1.1 Bundled Proposals

Allianz Global Investors GmbH in general favours voting on individual issues and therefore votes against bundled resolutions.

Agenda items at shareholder meetings should be presented in such a way that they can be voted upon clearly, distinctly and unambiguously.

7.1.2 “Other Business” Proposals

Allianz Global Investors GmbH in general opposes “Other Business” proposals unless there is full and clear information about the exact nature of the business to be voted on.

7.1.3 Simple Majority Voting/Elimination of Supermajority

Allianz Global Investors GmbH in general supports simple majority voting and the elimination of supermajority. In certain cases, Allianz Global

Investors Europe GmbH may consider favouring supermajority in cases where it protects minority shareholders from dominant large shareholders.

7.2 Miscellaneous

7.2.1 Re-domiciliation

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will oppose re-domiciliation if the reason is to take advantage of a protective status and if the change will incur a significant loss of shareholder power.

7.2.2 Shareholder Right to Call Special Meeting/Act by Written Consent

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that companies should enable holders of a specified portion (e.g.10-25%) of its outstanding shares or a specified number of shareholders to call a meeting of shareholders for the purpose of transacting the legitimate business of the company. Shareholders should be enabled to work together to make such a proposal. Shareholders should be able to exercise both rights to call special meetings and act by written consent.

7.2.3 Disclosure and Transparency

Allianz Global Investors GmbH believes that companies should apply high standards of disclosure and transparency. In this regards, Allianz Global

Investors Europe GmbH shows a preference for:

• at least half-year or full-year reports;

• adherence to consistent internationally accepted financial standards;

• availability of financial information and investor communication in a Business English translation;

• personal accessibility and availability of top management for investors;

• preparation of two reports (simplified and detailed versions) in at least two commonly used languages;

• full disclosure on political donations; and only as required by law for shareholder approval of such donations;

• a guide to reading financial statements and clear explanations of proposed resolutions;

• publication of documents on the Internet;

• mandatory presence of directors at general meetings;

• video link for shareholders not physically present;

• adoption of electronic voting;

• standardisation of voting forms.

7.2.4 Proposals to Adjourn Meeting

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will generally oppose proposals to provide management with the authority to adjourn an annual or special meeting absent compelling reasons to support the proposal.

However, Allianz Global Investors GmbH will support proposals that relate specifically to soliciting votes for a merger or transaction if supporting that merger or transaction.

7.2.5 Amend Bylaws without Shareholder Consent

Providing the board with the sole ability to amend a company’s bylaws could serve as an entrenchment mechanism and could limit shareholder rights. As such, Allianz Global Investors GmbH will oppose proposals giving the board exclusive authority to amend the bylaws. However, Allianz Global Investors GmbH will support proposals giving the board the ability to amend the bylaws in addition to shareholders.

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7.2.6 Routine Agenda Items

Many routine proposals are operational issues of a non-controversial nature. The list of operational issues includes, but is not limited to: changing date, time, or location of the annual meeting; amending quorum requirements; amending minor bylaws; approving financial results, director reports, and auditor reports; approving allocation of income; changing the company’s fiscal term; and lowering disclosure threshold for stock ownership.

While these proposals are considered to be routine, they are not inconsequential. Fiduciaries remain charged with casting their votes, so these proposals must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, taking into account shareholders’ rights and the potential economic benefits that would be derived from implementation of the proposal.

7.2.7 Succession Planning

All companies should have succession planning policies and succession plans in place, and boards should periodically review and update them. Guidelines for disclosure of a company’s succession planning process should balance the board’s interest in keeping business strategies confidential with shareholders’ interests in ensuring that the board is performing its planning duties adequately.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH will generally support proposals seeking disclosure on a CEO succession planning policy, considering at a minimum, the following factors:

• The reasonableness/scope of the request; and

• The company’s existing disclosure on its current CEO succession planning process.

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EX-99.906CERT

Exhibit 12(b)

Joseph S. Quirk, Chief Executive Officer, and Monique Labbe, Chief Financial Officer of The China Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”), each certify that:

1. This Form N-CSR filing for the Fund (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Fund.

By:	/s/ Joseph S. Quirk
	Joseph S. Quirk
	Chief Executive Officer of The China Fund, Inc.
Date:	December 28, 2016
By:	/s/ Monique Labbe
	Monique Labbe
	Chief Financial Officer of The China Fund, Inc.
Date:	December 28, 2016