TEMPLETON CHINA WORLD FUND
                       500 EAST BROWARD BLVD., SUITE 2100
                         FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33394-3091



January 5, 2006


Filed Via EDGAR (CIK 0000909226)
Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C.  20549


      RE: TEMPLETON CHINA WORLD FUND
          File Nos. 333-104602 and 811-07876

Ladies/Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this is to
certify that the forms of Prospectuses and Statements of Additional Information
that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) do not differ from those contained
in Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A,
which was filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 30, 2005.

Sincerely yours,

TEMPLETON CHINA WORLD FUND



/s/ROBERT C. ROSSELOT

Robert C. Rosselot
Secretary

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