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SHAREHOLDER

LETTER

Dear

Shareholder:

2021

has

been

a

challenging

year

for

Chinese

equities,

which

have

historically

outperformed

their

emerging

market

peers.

Internet

heavyweights

have

been

a

drag

as

the

Chinese

government

stepped

up

its

regulatory

scrutiny

of

the

industry

through

antitrust

measures

and

other

rules.

Major

internet

players

have

pledged

to

increase

spending

to

boost

their

competitiveness,

and

we

view

the

weakness

in

these

stocks

as

a

short-term

pause

rather

than

a

longer-

term

pullback.

Crucially,

we

see

the

government

aiming

for

the

sustainable

development

of

an

industry

that

contributes

significantly

to

the

country’s

economic

growth

and

technological

progress.

We

expect

these

stocks

to

resume

their

momentum

as

the

regulatory

pressure

recedes

and

as

business

investments

complete,

and

we

remain

constructive

about

their

longer-term

potential.

Inflation

concerns

in

the

U.S.

present

another

challenge,

as

a

stimulus-fueled

global

economy

springs

back

from

the

depths

of

the

pandemic.

The

U.S.

Federal

Reserve’s

recent

comments

concerning

inflation

reflects

the

solid

demand

backdrop

that

we

have

observed.

The

price

hikes

reflect

rising

commodity

prices,

supply

bottlenecks,

and

pent-up

demand—an

interplay

of

factors

unique

to

the

pandemic.

Many

emerging

market

companies

have

been

measured

about

passing

on

higher

input

costs

to

customers,

and

efficiency

gains

and

competition

among

companies

have

also

kept

prices

in

check.

Our

view

is

that

inflationary

pressures

will

be

relatively

short-lived.

On

a

positive

note,

China

has

been

climbing

the

technology

hardware

value

chain

as

it

prioritizes

innovation

and

self-

sufficiency

in

its

longer-term

development

plans.

Chinese

companies

that

succeeded

in

their

upgrades

have

won

market

share

globally

at

a

time

when

the

pandemic

has

hobbled

their

foreign

competitors.

We

are

committed

to

our

long-term

perspective

and

disciplined

investment

approach

as

we

conduct

a

rigorous,

fundamental

analysis

of

securities

with

a

regular

emphasis

on

investment

risk

management.

Historically,

patient

investors

have

achieved

rewarding

results

by

evaluating

their

goals,

diversifying

their

assets

globally

and

maintaining

a

disciplined

investment

program,

all

hallmarks

of

the

Templeton

investment

philosophy.

We

continue

to

recommend

investors

consult

financial

professionals

and

review

their

portfolios

to

design

a

long-term

strategy

and

portfolio

allocation

that

meet

their

individual

needs,

goals

and

risk

tolerance.

Templeton

China

World

Fund’s

annual

report

includes

more

detail

about

prevailing

conditions

and

a

discussion

about

investment

decisions

during

the

period.

Please

remember

all

securities

markets

fluctuate,

as

do

mutual

fund

share

prices.

We

thank

you

for

investing

with

Franklin

Templeton,

welcome

your

questions

and

comments,

and

look

forward

to

serving

your

investment

needs

in

the

years

ahead.

Sincerely,

Manraj

S.

Sekhon,

CFA

Chief

Investment

Officer

Franklin

Templeton

Emerging

Markets

Equity

This

letter

reflects

our

analysis

and

opinions

as

of

August

31,

2021,

unless

otherwise

indicated.

The

information

is

not

a

complete

analysis

of

every

aspect

of

any

market,

country,

industry,

security

or

fund.

Statements

of

fact

are

from

sources

considered

reliable.

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a

trademark

owned

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Annual

Report

Templeton

China

World

Fund

3

Performance

Summary

7

Your

Fund’s

Expenses

10

Financial

Highlights

and

Statement

of

Investments

11

Financial

Statements

18

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

22

Report

of

Independent

Registered

Public

Accounting

Firm

32

Tax

Information

33

Board

Members

and

Officers

34

Shareholder

Information

39

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Templeton

China

World

Fund

This

annual

report

for

Templeton

China

World

Fund

covers

the

fiscal

year

ended

August

31,

2021.

Your

Fund’s

Goal

and

Main

Investments

The

Fund

seeks

long-term

capital

appreciation.

Under

normal

market

conditions,

the

Fund

invests

at

least

80%

of

its

net

assets

in

securities

of

“China

companies.”

Such

companies

are

those

that

are

organized

under

the

laws

of,

or

with

a

principal

office

in,

the

People’s

Republic

of

China

(China),

Hong

Kong

or

Taiwan;

or

for

which

the

principal

trading

market

is

in

China,

Hong

Kong

or

Taiwan;

or

that

derive

at

least

50%

of

their

revenues

from

goods

or

services

sold

or

produced,

or

have

at

least

50%

of

their

assets,

in

China.

Performance

Overview

For

the

12

months

ended

August

31,

2021,

the

Fund’s

Class

A

shares

posted

a

total

return

of

-5.79%.

For

comparison,

the

Fund’s

new

benchmark,

the

MSCI

China

Index-NR,

which

measures

stock

market

performance

of

mid-

and

large-capitalization

companies

in

China,

posted

a

-5.10%

cumulative

total

return

for

the

same

period.

1

The

Fund’s

prior

benchmark,

the

MSCI

China

Index,

posted

a

-5.00%

cumulative

total

return.

1

The

investment

manager

believes

the

MSCI

China

Index-NR

provides

a

more

consistent

basis

for

comparison

relative

to

the

Fund’s

peers.

For

the

10-year

period

ended

August

31,

2021,

the

Fund’s

Class

A

shares

posted

a

+60.30%

cumulative

total

return,

compared

with

the

MSCI

China

Index-NR’s

+101.30%

and

the

MSCI

China

Index’s

+105.48%

cumulative

total

returns

for

the

same

period.

1

Please

note

index

performance

information

is

provided

for

reference

and

we

do

not

attempt

to

track

the

index

but

rather

undertake

investments

on

the

basis

of

fundamental

research.

You

can

find

more

performance

data

in

the

Performance

Summary

beginning

on

page

7

.

Performance

data

represent

past

performance,

which

does

not

guarantee

future

results.

Investment

return

and

principal

value

will

fluctuate,

and

you

may

have

a

gain

or

loss

when

you

sell

your

shares.

Current

performance

may

differ

from

figures

shown.

For

most

recent

month-end

performance,

go

to

franklintempleton.com

or

call

(800)

342-5236

.

Economic

and

Market

Overview

China’s

economic

recovery

continued

during

the

12-month

period

ended

August

31,

2021.

Year-on-year

gross

domestic

product

growth

rates

accelerated

during

2020’s

third

and

fourth

quarters,

driven

by

retail

sales

and

government-

stimulated

industrial

production.

In

late

2020,

the

government

signaled

its

five-year

annual

growth

targets

would

be

on

the

lower

end

of

prior

forecasts,

reflecting

continued

uncertainty

about

the

novel

coronavirus

(COVID-19)

pandemic’s

long-

term

economic

impact.

As

a

net

oil

importer,

generally

low

oil

prices

throughout

much

of

the

period

also

supported

China’s

economy.

Year-on-year

growth

accelerated

in

2021’s

first

quarter

to

an

all-time

record

high—albeit

compared

to

the

contraction

of

2020’s

first

quarter—due

to

strengthening

domestic

and

global

demand

and

continued

supportive

government

policy.

Growth

in

2021’s

second

quarter

was

less

robust,

as

higher

commodity

prices

hindered

economic

activity.

During

the

12

months

under

review,

the

People’s

Bank

of

China

held

its

benchmark

loan

prime

rate

steady,

though

it

offered

a

record

amount

of

medium-term

lending

facility

in

December

2020

and

made

multiple

cash

injections

into

the

banking

system

during

the

period

to

further

support

liquidity.

Chinese

equities

declined

during

the

period.

The

country’s

continued

economic

recovery

has

been

the

most

robust

of

any

major

economy

and

supported

markets

early

in

the

period,

but

new

Chinese

government

regulations

of

internet

companies,

U.S.

government

restrictions

on

investments

in

Chinese

companies

and

the

global

spread

of

the

COVID-19

Delta

variant

weighed

on

stocks

and

offset

earlier

gains.

In

this

environment,

the

MSCI

China

Index-NR

posted

a

-5.10%

total

return

for

the

12

months

ended

August

31,

2021.

1

Geographic

Composition

8/31/21

%

of

Total

Net

Assets

China

98.0%

Hong

Kong

2.2%

Short-Term

Investments

&

Other

Net

Assets

(0.2)%

1.

Source:

Morningstar.

As

of

8/31/21,

the

Fund’s

Class

A

10-year

average

annual

total

return

not

including

sales

charges

was

+4.83%,

compared

with

the

10-year

average

annual

total

return

of

+7.25%

for

the

MSCI

China

Index-NR

and

+7.47%

for

the

MSCI

China

Index.

The

index

is

unmanaged

and

includes

reinvestment

of

any

income

or

distributions.

It

does

not

reflect

any

fees,

expenses

or

sales

charges.

One

cannot

invest

directly

in

an

index,

and

an

index

is

not

representative

of

the

Fund’s

portfolio.

Net

Returns

(NR)

include

income

net

of

tax

withholding

when

dividends

are

paid.

See

www.franklintempletondatasources.com

for

additional

data

provider

information.

The

dollar

value,

number

of

shares

or

principal

amount,

and

names

of

all

portfolio

holdings

are

listed

in

the

Fund’s

Statement

of

Investments

(SOI).

The

SOI

begins

on

page

15

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Investment

Strategy

Our

investment

strategy

employs

a

fundamental

research,

value-oriented,

long-term

approach.

We

focus

on

the

market

price

of

a

company’s

securities

relative

to

our

evaluation

of

the

company’s

long-term

earnings,

asset

value

and

cash

flow

potential.

We

also

consider

a

company’s

profit

and

loss

outlook,

balance

sheet

strength,

cash

flow

trends

and

asset

value

in

relation

to

the

current

price.

Our

analysis

considers

the

company’s

corporate

governance

behavior

as

well

as

its

position

in

its

sector,

the

economic

framework

and

political

environment.

Manager’s

Discussion

During

the

12

months

under

review,

key

contributors

to

the

Fund’s

absolute

performance

included

ANTA

Sports

Products,

Wuxi

Biologics

Cayman

and

China

Merchants

Bank.

ANTA

Sports

Products

is

a

major

sportswear

company

in

China.

The

company

designs,

develops,

manufactures

and

markets

apparel,

footwear

and

accessories

under

the

ANTA

brand.

Other

brands

in

its

portfolio

include

global

names

such

as

FILA.

Although

ANTA

reported

positive

annual

growth

in

2020

revenue,

net

income

declined

slightly

from

a

year

earlier

due

to

higher

interest

costs.

A

positive

outlook

for

2021,

however,

supported

investor

sentiment

in

the

stock.

Strong

first-half

2021

corporate

results,

which

included

substantial

retail

sales

growth

across

its

brand

portfolio,

boosted

share

price

returns.

The

preference

of

local

brands

by

younger

Chinese

consumers

amid

greater

nationalism

trends

supported

sales.

Investors

also

responded

positively

to

ANTA’s

sale

of

non-core

assets

to

focus

on

the

development

of

core

brands.

The

Chinese

government’s

plans

to

boost

sports

spending

and

encourage

physical

activity

further

boosted

investor

sentiment

in

the

stock.

Wuxi

Biologics

is

a

leading,

global

open-access

biologics

technology

platform

offering

end-to-end

solutions

to

clients

in

the

discovery,

development

and

manufacturing

of

biologics.

Shares

were

generally

on

an

upward

trend

during

the

period,

driven

by

expectations

of

vaccine

development

and

growth

in

its

research

and

development

pipeline.

The

company

reported

robust

2020

revenue

and

net

profit

growth,

which

exceeded

market

expectations.

First-half

2021

corporate

results

also

exceeded

consensus

expectations,

with

revenue

and

earnings

more

than

doubled

from

a

year

earlier,

due

to

an

increase

in

COVID-19

vaccine

related

projects

as

well

as

a

recovery

in

non-COVID-19-related

projects.

A

beneficiary

of

rising

outsourcing

demand

for

biologic

drug

development

and

manufacturing

services,

investors

remained

confident

of

Wuxi

Biologics’

growth

prospects.

Expectations

that

a

share

price

spilt

in

November

2020

would

enhance

liquidity

and

help

diversify

the

company’s

investor

base

further

supported

sentiment

in

the

stock.

China

Merchants

Bank

is

one

of

China’s

largest

banks,

with

a

strong

retail

banking

franchise.

It

has

seen

positive

sentiment

towards

its

private

banking

and

wealth

management

businesses,

as

Chinese

consumers

increasingly

allocate

their

investments

to

professional

institutions

to

manage.

A

promising

outlook

for

its

wealth

management

business

also

raised

investor

expectations

for

the

bank’s

profitability.

China

Merchants

Bank

announced

solid

earnings

for

the

first

half

of

2021,

and

robust

growth

in

fee

and

commission

income

and

an

improvement

in

asset

quality

boded

well

for

the

bank’s

operations.

Continued

investment

in

financial

technology

and

plans

to

launch

a

cloud-computing

system

in

2022

could

help

improve

cost

efficacy

and

lower

costs,

further

improving

future

earnings.

Conversely,

major

detractors

from

absolute

performance

included

Alibaba

Group

Holding,

New

Oriental

Education

&

Technology

Group

and

Tencent

Holdings.

Alibaba

is

the

leading

e-commerce

company

in

China.

It

also

provides

cloud

computing

services

and

is

involved

in

local

as

well

as

logistics

services.

Investors

turned

cautious

as

Chinese

regulators

stepped

up

their

scrutiny

of

the

internet

industry

in

late

2020.

Alibaba

also

grappled

with

a

halt

to

its

plan

to

publicly

list

its

financial

technology

affiliate

in

late

2020,

as

well

as

regulatory

fines

for

antitrust

violations

in

2021.

The

release

of

new

rules

for

China’s

internet

Top

10

Holdings

8/31/21

Company

Sub-Industry

%

of

Total

Net

Assets

a

a

Tencent

Holdings

Ltd.

13.3%

Interactive

Media

&

Services

Alibaba

Group

Holding

Ltd.

9.4%

Internet

&

Direct

Marketing

Retail

Meituan

Dianping

4.7%

Internet

&

Direct

Marketing

Retail

China

Merchants

Bank

Co.

Ltd.

4.4%

Diversified

Banks

ANTA

Sports

Products

Ltd.

4.1%

Footwear

Wuxi

Biologics

Cayman,

Inc.

3.8%

Life

Sciences

Tools

&

Services

JD.com,

Inc.

3.5%

Internet

&

Direct

Marketing

Retail

Luzhou

Laojiao

Co.

Ltd.

2.9%

Distillers

&

Vintners

NIO,

Inc.

2.5%

Automobile

Manufacturers

NetEase

,

Inc.

2.4%

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industry

governing

data

security,

fair

market

practices

and

employment

welfare

earlier

in

2021

further

weighed

on

shares.

Operationally,

Alibaba

reported

above-consensus

second-quarter

2021

earnings

and

maintained

its

fiscal

year

2022

revenue

guidance.

An

increase

in

the

company’s

share

repurchase

program

signaled

continued

management

confidence.

Although

further

regulatory

news

could

drive

share-price

volatility

in

the

near

term,

Alibaba

is

viewed

as

well-diversified

and

resilient,

with

longer-term

growth

drivers

across

multiple

areas

such

as

e-commerce,

cloud

computing

and

other

enterprise

services.

Tighter

regulations

in

China’s

after-school

tutoring

industry

weighed

on

shares

of

New

Oriental

Education

&

Technology,

a

leading

provider

of

private

education

services

in

the

country,

as

well

as

the

industry

in

general.

Key

stipulations

in

the

new

policy

included

that

after-school

tutoring

(AST)

entities

must

be

“not-for-profit,”

in

which

case

all

profits

and

cashflows

must

be

reinvested

into

the

business

and

sponsors

(shareholders)

cannot

lay

claim

to

profits;

foreign

investors

can

no

longer

invest

in

AST

via

the

Variable

Interest

Entity

structure,

which

could

likely

result

in

company

de-listings;

and

AST

institutions

are

not

allowed

to

use

capital

markets

for

financing.

The

implications

of

the

new

policy

make

it

evident

to

us

that

the

current

AST

business

model

is

no

longer

viable,

nor

are

the

current

listing

structures.

It

is

unclear

how

the

businesses

will

restructure

to

satisfy

key

regulatory

requirements

(not-for-profit

and

no

foreign

investment),

and

necessary

operational

changes

to

the

business

model

will

likely

take

an

extended

period

of

time

to

resolve.

As

a

result,

we

exited

the

position.

Tencent

is

one

of

the

largest

internet

services

companies

in

China.

The

company

provides

online

gaming,

social

network,

financial

technology,

cloud

and

other

services.

Similar

to

the

aforementioned

Alibaba,

regulatory

changes

in

China’s

internet

sector

also

impacted

shares

of

Tencent.

Regulators

also

ordered

the

company

and

its

subsidiaries

to

end

exclusive

music

licensing

agreements

and

rectify

other

anti-

competitive

arrangements,

as

well

as

restrict

how

much

time

minors

could

play

games

online.

Tencent

continued

to

report

solid

corporate

results

during

the

year,

with

continued

growth

in

revenue

and

earnings.

The

company

also

announced

plans

to

increase

investments

in

core

businesses.

Although

further

regulatory

changes

could

result

in

some

volatility

in

the

short

term,

strength

in

Tencent’s

core

gaming

and

advertising

businesses,

and

longer-term

monetisation

opportunities

in

its

enterprise

services

and

other

services

bode

well

for

the

company’s

longer-term

future.

In

the

past

12

months,

we

increased

the

Fund’s

holdings

in

the

information

technology,

materials

and

industrials

sectors.

The

continued

search

for

undervalued

investments

led

to

the

addition

of

numerous

new

companies

to

the

Fund’s

portfolio.

Key

purchases

included

NIO,

a

major

Chinese

electric

vehicle

manufacturer,

Hua

Hong

Semiconductor,

a

Chinese

semiconductor

manufacturer,

and

Daqo

New

Energy,

a

prominent

Chinese

manufacturer

of

high-purity

polysilicon

for

the

global

solar

photovoltaic

industry.

We

also

added

to

existing

investments

in

Minth

Group,

a

Chinese

automobile

parts

manufacturer,

I-Mab,

a

Chinese

clinical-

stage

biopharmaceutical

company,

and

Luxshare

Precision

Industry,

a

Chinese

designer

and

manufacturer

of

cable

assembly

and

connector

system

solutions.

Meanwhile,

we

reduced

the

Fund’s

investments

in

the

health

care,

financials

and

consumer

discretionary

sectors

in

favor

of

opportunities

we

found

more

compelling,

and

to

raise

funds

for

dividend

and

capital

gains

distribution

during

the

reporting

period.

In

terms

of

key

sales,

we

reduced

holdings

in

the

aforementioned

Wuxi

Biologics

and

Tencent,

as

well

as

in

Vipshop

Holdings,

an

online

discount

retailer

for

brands

in

China.

The

Fund

also

divested

its

positions

in

China

Life

Insurance,

a

Chinese

insurer,

Shimao

Group

Holdings,

a

Chinese

real

estate

developer,

and

CSPC

Pharmaceutical

Group,

a

Chinese

pharmaceutical

company.

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you

for

your

continued

participation

in

Templeton

China

World

Fund.

We

look

forward

to

serving

your

future

investment

needs.

Michael

Lai,

CFA

Lead

Portfolio

Manager

Eric

Mok,

CFA

Portfolio

Manager

The

foregoing

information

reflects

our

analysis,

opinions

and

portfolio

holdings

as

of

August

31,

2021,

the

end

of

the

reporting

period.

The

way

we

implement

our

main

investment

strategies

and

the

resulting

portfolio

holdings

may

change

depending

on

factors

such

as

market

and

economic

conditions.

These

opinions

may

not

be

relied

upon

as

investment

advice

or

an

offer

for

a

particular

security.

The

information

is

not

a

complete

analysis

of

every

aspect

of

any

market,

country,

industry,

security

or

the

Fund.

Statements

of

fact

are

from

sources

considered

reliable,

but

the

investment

manager

makes

no

representation

or

warranty

as

to

their

completeness

or

accuracy.

Although

historical

performance

is

no

guarantee

of

future

results,

these

insights

may

help

you

understand

our

investment

management

philosophy.

Performance

Summary

as

of

August

31,

2021

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performance

table

and

graphs

do

not

reflect

any

taxes

that

a

shareholder

would

pay

on

Fund

dividends,

capital

gain

distributions,

if

any,

or

any

realized

gains

on

the

sale

of

Fund

shares.

Total

return

reflects

reinvestment

of

the

Fund’s

dividends

and

capital

gain

distributions,

if

any,

and

any

unrealized

gains

or

losses.

Your

dividend

income

will

vary

depending

on

dividends

or

interest

paid

by

securities

in

the

Fund’s

portfolio,

adjusted

for

operating

expenses

of

each

class.

Capital

gain

distributions

are

net

profits

realized

from

the

sale

of

portfolio

securities.

Performance

as

of

8/31/21

Cumulative

total

return

excludes

sales

charges.

Average

annual

total

return

includes

maximum

sales

charges.

Sales

charges

will

vary

depending

on

the

size

of

the

investment

and

the

class

of

share

purchased.

The

maximum

is

5.50%

and

the

minimum

is

0%.

Class

A

:

5.50%

maximum

initial

sales

charge;

Advisor

Class:

no

sales

charges.

For

other

share

classes,

visit

franklintempleton.com.

Performance

data

represent

past

performance,

which

does

not

guarantee

future

results.

Investment

return

and

principal

value

will

fluctuate,

and

you

may

have

a

gain

or

loss

when

you

sell

your

shares.

Current

performance

may

differ

from

figures

shown.

For

most

recent

month-end

performance,

go

to

franklintempleton.com

or

call

(800)

342-5236

.

Share

Class

Cumulative

Total

Return

1

Average

Annual

Total

Return

2

–

A

3

1-Year

-5.79%

-10.97%

5-Year

+62.94%

+9.02%

10-Year

+60.30%

+4.24%

Advisor

1-Year

-5.61%

-5.61%

5-Year

+64.92%

+10.52%

10-Year

+64.64%

+5.11%

See

page

9

for

Performance

Summary

footnotes.

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page

9

for

Performance

Summary

footnotes.

Total

Return

Index

Comparison

for

a

Hypothetical

$10,000

Investment

Total

return

represents

the

change

in

value

of

an

investment

over

the

periods

shown.

It

includes

any

applicable

maximum

sales

charge,

Fund

expenses,

account

fees

and

reinvested

distributions.

The

unmanaged

index

includes

reinvestment

of

any

income

or

distributions.

It

differs

from

the

Fund

in

composition

and

does

not

pay

management

fees

or

expenses.

One

cannot

invest

directly

in

an

index.

Class

A

(9/1/11

–

8/31/21)

Advisor

Class

(9/1/11

–

8/31/21)

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Each

class

of

shares

is

available

to

certain

eligible

investors

and

has

different

annual

fees

and

expenses,

as

described

in

the

prospectus.

All

investments

involve

risks,

including

possible

loss

of

principal.

The

government’s

participation

in

the

economy

is

still

high

and,

therefore,

the

Fund’s

investments

in

China

will

be

subject

to

larger

regulatory

risk

levels

compared

to

many

other

countries.

In

addition,

special

risks

are

associated

with

international

investing,

including

currency

fluctuations,

economic

instability

and

political

developments.

Investments

in

emerging

markets

involve

heightened

risks

related

to

the

same

factors.

The

Fund

may

also

experience

greater

volatility

than

a

fund

that

is

more

broadly

diversified

geographically.

Historically,

smaller

and

midsized

securities

have

experienced

more

price

volatility

than

larger

company

stocks,

especially

over

the

short

term.

Also,

as

a

nondiversified

fund

investing

in

China

companies,

the

Fund

may

invest

in

a

relatively

small

number

of

issuers

and,

as

a

result,

be

subject

to

a

greater

risk

of

loss

with

respect

to

its

portfolio

securities.

The

Fund

is

designed

for

the

aggressive

portion

of

a

well-diversified

portfolio.

Events

such

as

the

spread

of

deadly

diseases,

disasters,

and

financial,

political

or

social

disruptions,

may

heighten

risks

and

adversely

affect

performance.

The

Fund’s

prospectus

also

includes

a

description

of

the

main

investment

risks.

1.

Cumulative

total

return

represents

the

change

in

value

of

an

investment

over

the

periods

indicated.

2.

Average

annual

total

return

represents

the

average

annual

change

in

value

of

an

investment

over

the

periods

indicated.

Return

for

less

than

one

year,

if

any,

has

not

been

annualized.

3.

Prior

to

9/10/18,

these

shares

were

offered

at

a

higher

initial

sales

charge

of

5.75%,

thus

actual

returns

(with

sales

charges)

would

have

differed.

Average

annual

total

returns

(with

sales

charges)

have

been

restated

to

reflect

the

current

maximum

initial

sales

charge

of

5.50%.

4.

Source:

Morningstar.

The

MSCI

China

Index

is

a

free

float-adjusted,

market

capitalization-weighted

index

designed

to

measure

the

equity

market

performance

of

mid-

and

large-capitalization

companies

in

China.

Net

Returns

(NR)

include

income

net

of

tax

withholding

when

dividends

are

paid.

5.

Figures

are

as

stated

in

the

Fund’s

current

prospectus

and

may

differ

from

the

expense

ratios

disclosed

in

the

Your

Fund’s

Expenses

and

Financial

Highlights

sections

in

this

report.

In

periods

of

market

volatility,

assets

may

decline

significantly,

causing

total

annual

Fund

operating

expenses

to

become

higher

than

the

figures

shown.

See

www.franklintempletondatasources.com

for

additional

data

provider

information.

Distributions

(9/1/20–8/31/21)

Share

Class

Short-Term

Capital

Gain

Long-Term

Capital

Gain

Total

A

$0.2991

$3.9761

$4.2752

C

$0.2991

$3.9761

$4.2752

R6

$0.2991

$3.9761

$4.2752

Advisor

$0.2991

$3.9761

$4.2752

Total

Annual

Operating

Expenses

5

Share

Class

A

1.83%

Advisor

1.58%

Your

Fund’s

Expenses

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As

a

Fund

shareholder,

you

can

incur

two

types

of

costs:

(1)

transaction

costs,

including

sales

charges

(loads)

on

Fund

purchases

and

redemptions;

and

(2)

ongoing

Fund

costs,

including

management

fees,

distribution

and

service

(12b-1)

fees,

and

other

Fund

expenses.

All

mutual

funds

have

ongoing

costs,

sometimes

referred

to

as

operating

expenses.

The

table

below

shows

ongoing

costs

of

investing

in

the

Fund

and

can

help

you

understand

these

costs

and

compare

them

with

those

of

other

mutual

funds.

The

table

assumes

a

$1,000

investment

held

for

the

six

months

indicated.

Actual

Fund

Expenses

The

table

below

provides

information

about

actual

account

values

and

actual

expenses

in

the

columns

under

the

heading

“Actual.”

In

these

columns

the

Fund’s

actual

return,

which

includes

the

effect

of

Fund

expenses,

is

used

to

calculate

the

“Ending

Account

Value”

for

each

class

of

shares.

You

can

estimate

the

expenses

you

paid

during

the

period

by

following

these

steps

(

of

course,

your

account

value

and

expenses

will

differ

from

those

in

this

illustration

):

Divide

your

account

value

by

$1,000

(

if

your

account

had

an

$8,600

value,

then

$8,600

÷

$1,000

=

8.6

).

Then

multiply

the

result

by

the

number

in

the

row

for

your

class

of

shares

under

the

headings

“Actual”

and

“Expenses

Paid

During

Period”

(

if

Actual

Expenses

Paid

During

Period

were

$7.50,

then

8.6

x

$7.50

=

$64.50

).

In

this

illustration,

the

actual

expenses

paid

this

period

are

$64.50.

Hypothetical

Example

for

Comparison

with

Other

Funds

Under

the

heading

“Hypothetical”

in

the

table,

information

is

provided

about

hypothetical

account

values

and

hypothetical

expenses

based

on

the

Fund’s

actual

expense

ratio

and

an

assumed

rate

of

return

of

5%

per

year

before

expenses,

which

is

not

the

Fund’s

actual

return.

This

information

may

not

be

used

to

estimate

the

actual

ending

account

balance

or

expenses

you

paid

for

the

period,

but

it

can

help

you

compare

ongoing

costs

of

investing

in

the

Fund

with

those

of

other

funds.

To

do

so,

compare

this

5%

hypothetical

example

for

the

class

of

shares

you

hold

with

the

5%

hypothetical

examples

that

appear

in

the

shareholder

reports

of

other

funds.

Please

note

that

expenses

shown

in

the

table

are

meant

to

highlight

ongoing

costs

and

do

not

reflect

any

transactional

costs.

Therefore,

information

under

the

heading

“Hypothetical”

is

useful

in

comparing

ongoing

costs

only,

and

will

not

help

you

compare

total

costs

of

owning

different

funds.

In

addition,

if

transactional

costs

were

included,

your

total

costs

would

have

been

higher.

1.

Expenses

are

equal

to

the

annualized

expense

ratio

for

the

six-month

period

as

indicated

above—in

the

far

right

column—multiplied

by

the

simple

average

account

value

over

the

period

indicated,

and

then

multiplied

by

184/365

to

reflect

the

one-half

year

period.

2.

Reflects

expenses

after

fee

waivers

and

expense

reimbursements.

Does

not

include

acquired

fund

fees

and

expenses.

Actual

(actual

return

after

expenses)

Hypothetical

(5%

annual

return

before

expenses)

Share

Class

Beginning

Account

Value

3/1/21

Ending

Account

Value

8/31/21

Expenses

Paid

During

Period

3/1/21–8/31/21

1,2

Ending

Account

Value

8/31/21

Expenses

Paid

During

Period

3/1/21–8/31/21

1,2

a

Net

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

2

A

$1,000

$798.40

$8.03

$1,016.28

$9.00

1.77%

C

$1,000

$795.30

$11.44

$1,012.46

$12.82

2.53%

R6

$1,000

$799.80

$6.24

$1,018.27

$7.00

1.37

%

Advisor

$1,000

$799.30

$6.90

$1,017.54

$7.73

1.52%

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2020

2019

2018

2017

Class

A

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

year)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

year

...................

$20.71

$18.01

$22.42

$23.49

$21.51

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

(loss)

b

....................

(0.19)

(0.07)

0.14

0.29

c

0.15

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

...........

(0.52)

5.95

(1.76)

1.29

4.59

Total

from

investment

operations

....................

(0.71)

5.88

(1.62)

1.58

4.74

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

..........................

—

(0.13)

(0.30)

(0.25)

(0.19)

Net

realized

gains

.............................

(4.28)

(3.05)

(2.49)

(2.40)

(2.57)

Total

distributions

...............................

(4.28)

(3.18)

(2.79)

(2.65)

(2.76)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

year

.......................

$15.72

$20.71

$18.01

$22.42

$23.49

Total

return

d

...................................

(5.79)%

36.80%

(6.46)%

7.26%

26.00%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

Expenses

before

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

......

1.73%

1.86%

1.87%

1.85%

1.94%

Expenses

net

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

.......

1.72%

1.85%

1.83%

1.85%

e

1.94%

e,f

Net

investment

income

(loss)

......................

(0.98)%

(0.39)%

0.76%

1.26%

c

0.71%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

year

(000’s)

.....................

$146,131

$164,145

$146,709

$178,315

$188,885

Portfolio

turnover

rate

............................

27.52%

59.87%

5.69%

12.15%

7.92%

a

The

amount

shown

for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period

may

not

correlate

with

the

Statement

of

Operations

for

the

period

due

to

the

timing

of

sales

and

repurchases

of

the

Fund’s

shares

in

relation

to

income

earned

and/or

fluctuating

fair

value

of

the

investments

of

the

Fund.

b

Based

on

average

daily

shares

outstanding.

c

Net

investment

income

per

share

includes

approximately

$0.10

per

share

related

to

income

received

in

the

form

of

special

dividends

in

connection

with

certain

Fund

holdings.

Excluding

this

amount,

the

ratio

of

net

investment

income

to

average

net

assets

would

have

been

0.83%.

d

Total

return

does

not

reflect

sales

commissions

or

contingent

deferred

sales

charges,

if

applicable.

e

Benefit

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

f

Benefit

of

expense

reduction

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

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notes

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part

of

these

financial

statements.

12

a

Year

Ended

August

31,

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Class

C

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

year)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

year

...................

$20.57

$17.91

$22.13

$23.12

$21.18

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

(loss)

b

....................

(0.34)

(0.20)

(—)

c

0.10

d

(0.03)

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

...........

(0.49)

5.91

(1.72)

1.31

4.54

Total

from

investment

operations

....................

(0.83)

5.71

(1.72)

1.41

4.51

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

..........................

—

—

(0.01)

(—)

c

—

Net

realized

gains

.............................

(4.28)

(3.05)

(2.49)

(2.40)

(2.57)

Total

distributions

...............................

(4.28)

(3.05)

(2.50)

(2.40)

(2.57)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

year

.......................

$15.46

$20.57

$17.91

$22.13

$23.12

Total

return

e

...................................

(6.51)%

35.80%

(7.16)%

6.52%

24.97%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

Expenses

before

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

......

2.47%

2.61%

2.62%

2.60%

2.69%

Expenses

net

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

.......

2.47%

f

2.60%

2.58%

2.60%

f

2.69%

f,g

Net

investment

income

(loss)

......................

(1.76)%

(1.15)%

0.01%

h

0.51%

d

(0.04)%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

year

(000’s)

.....................

$6,502

$12,376

$15,744

$36,678

$42,577

Portfolio

turnover

rate

............................

27.52%

59.87%

5.69%

12.15%

7.92%

a

The

amount

shown

for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period

may

not

correlate

with

the

Statement

of

Operations

for

the

period

due

to

the

timing

of

sales

and

repurchases

of

the

Fund’s

shares

in

relation

to

income

earned

and/or

fluctuating

fair

value

of

the

investments

of

the

Fund.

b

Based

on

average

daily

shares

outstanding.

c

Amount

rounds

to

less

than

$0.01

per

share.

d

Net

investment

income

per

share

includes

approximately

$0.10

per

share

related

to

income

received

in

the

form

of

special

dividends

in

connection

with

certain

Fund

holdings.

Excluding

this

amount,

the

ratio

of

net

investment

income

to

average

net

assets

would

have

been

0.08%.

e

Total

return

does

not

reflect

sales

commissions

or

contingent

deferred

sales

charges,

if

applicable.

f

Benefit

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

g

Benefit

of

expense

reduction

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

h

Ratio

is

calculated

based

on

the

Fund

level

net

investment

income,

as

reflected

in

the

Statement

of

Operations,

and

adjusted

for

class

specific

expenses.

The

amount

may

not

correlate

with

the

per

share

amount

due

to

the

timing

of

income

earned

and/or

fluctuating

fair

value

of

the

investments

of

the

Fund

in

relation

to

the

timing

of

sales

and

repurchases

of

Fund

shares.

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statements.

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Report

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a

Year

Ended

August

31,

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Class

R6

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

year)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

year

...................

$20.88

$18.14

$22.55

$23.66

$21.68

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

(loss)

b

....................

(0.11)

0.01

0.26

0.45

c

0.27

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

...........

(0.55)

5.99

(1.81)

1.25

4.59

Total

from

investment

operations

....................

(0.66)

6.00

(1.55)

1.70

4.86

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

..........................

—

(0.21)

(0.37)

(0.41)

(0.31)

Net

realized

gains

.............................

(4.28)

(3.05)

(2.49)

(2.40)

(2.57)

Total

distributions

...............................

(4.28)

(3.26)

(2.86)

(2.81)

(2.88)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

year

.......................

$15.94

$20.88

$18.14

$22.55

$23.66

Total

return

....................................

(5.46)%

37.42%

(6.08)%

7.75%

26.62%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

Expenses

before

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

......

1.46%

1.56%

1.57%

1.50%

1.49%

Expenses

net

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

.......

1.37%

1.42%

1.42%

1.42%

1.44%

d

Net

investment

income

(loss)

......................

(0.59)%

0.05%

1.17%

1.69%

c

1.21%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

year

(000’s)

.....................

$3,148

$3,437

$3,395

$3,412

$1,213

Portfolio

turnover

rate

............................

27.52%

59.87%

5.69%

12.15%

7.92%

a

The

amount

shown

for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period

may

not

correlate

with

the

Statement

of

Operations

for

the

period

due

to

the

timing

of

sales

and

repurchases

of

the

Fund’s

shares

in

relation

to

income

earned

and/or

fluctuating

fair

value

of

the

investments

of

the

Fund.

b

Based

on

average

daily

shares

outstanding.

c

Net

investment

income

per

share

includes

approximately

$0.10

per

share

related

to

income

received

in

the

form

of

special

dividends

in

connection

with

certain

Fund

holdings.

Excluding

this

amount,

the

ratio

of

net

investment

income

to

average

net

assets

would

have

been

1.26%.

d

Benefit

of

expense

reduction

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

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financial

statements.

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a

Year

Ended

August

31,

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

Advisor

Class

Per

share

operating

performance

(for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

year)

Net

asset

value,

beginning

of

year

...................

$20.94

$18.18

$22.60

$23.68

$21.68

Income

from

investment

operations

a

:

Net

investment

income

(loss)

b

....................

(0.14)

(0.02)

0.20

0.35

c

0.22

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses)

...........

(0.55)

6.01

(1.79)

1.30

4.60

Total

from

investment

operations

....................

(0.69)

5.99

(1.59)

1.65

4.82

Less

distributions

from:

Net

investment

income

..........................

—

(0.18)

(0.34)

(0.33)

(0.25)

Net

realized

gains

.............................

(4.28)

(3.05)

(2.49)

(2.40)

(2.57)

Total

distributions

...............................

(4.28)

(3.23)

(2.83)

(2.73)

(2.82)

Net

asset

value,

end

of

year

.......................

$15.97

$20.94

$18.18

$22.60

$23.68

Total

return

....................................

(5.61)%

37.20%

(6.25)%

7.54%

26.31%

Ratios

to

average

net

assets

Expenses

before

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

......

1.48%

1.61%

1.62%

1.60%

1.69%

Expenses

net

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

.......

1.47%

1.60%

1.58%

1.60%

d

1.69%

d,e

Net

investment

income

(loss)

......................

(0.73)%

(0.12)%

1.01%

1.51%

c

0.96%

Supplemental

data

Net

assets,

end

of

year

(000’s)

.....................

$63,106

$74,741

$67,189

$79,456

$83,172

Portfolio

turnover

rate

............................

27.52%

59.87%

5.69%

12.15%

7.92%

a

The

amount

shown

for

a

share

outstanding

throughout

the

period

may

not

correlate

with

the

Statement

of

Operations

for

the

period

due

to

the

timing

of

sales

and

repurchases

of

the

Fund’s

shares

in

relation

to

income

earned

and/or

fluctuating

fair

value

of

the

investments

of

the

Fund.

b

Based

on

average

daily

shares

outstanding.

c

Net

investment

income

per

share

includes

approximately

$0.10

per

share

related

to

income

received

in

the

form

of

special

dividends

in

connection

with

certain

Fund

holdings.

Excluding

this

amount,

the

ratio

of

net

investment

income

to

average

net

assets

would

have

been

1.08%.

d

Benefit

of

waiver

and

payments

by

affiliates

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

e

Benefit

of

expense

reduction

rounds

to

less

than

0.01%.

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a

a

Country

Shares

a

Value

a

Common

Stocks

100.2%

Advertising

0.3%

a,b,c

Mobvista,

Inc.,

144A,

Reg

S

.............................

China

651,000

$

664,123

a

Air

Freight

&

Logistics

0.5%

SF

Holding

Co.

Ltd.,

A

..................................

China

124,421

1,110,502

Application

Software

0.4%

Hundsun

Technologies,

Inc.,

A

............................

China

113,212

869,295

Auto

Parts

&

Equipment

1.3%

Minth

Group

Ltd.

......................................

China

664,000

2,755,775

Automobile

Manufacturers

2.8%

Geely

Automobile

Holdings

Ltd.

...........................

China

162,365

588,444

a

NIO,

Inc.,

ADR

.......................................

China

138,606

5,448,602

6,037,046

Biotechnology

5.6%

a,b

BeiGene

Ltd.

.........................................

China

170,631

4,043,526

a

I-Mab,

ADR

..........................................

China

44,718

3,171,401

a,c

InnoCare

Pharma

Ltd.,

144A,

Reg

S

.......................

China

478,419

1,336,246

a,c

Innovent

Biologics,

Inc.,

144A,

Reg

S

......................

China

464,203

3,748,253

12,299,426

Brewers

1.9%

China

Resources

Beer

Holdings

Co.

Ltd.

....................

China

498,646

4,100,530

Commodity

Chemicals

2.1%

Guangzhou

Tinci

Materials

Technology

Co.

Ltd.,

A

.............

China

214,590

4,527,846

Construction

Machinery

&

Heavy

Trucks

1.6%

Weichai

Power

Co.

Ltd.,

H

..............................

China

1,390,447

3,508,562

Construction

Materials

1.7%

Beijing

Oriental

Yuhong

Waterproof

Technology

Co.

Ltd.,

A

......

China

511,520

3,831,825

Distillers

&

Vintners

2.9%

Luzhou

Laojiao

Co.

Ltd.,

A

...............................

China

239,189

6,308,014

Diversified

Banks

4.4%

China

Merchants

Bank

Co.

Ltd.,

H

.........................

China

1,157,930

9,550,095

Diversified

Metals

&

Mining

1.1%

China

Molybdenum

Co.

Ltd.,

H

...........................

China

3,247,409

2,533,504

Electrical

Components

&

Equipment

3.8%

Contemporary

Amperex

Technology

Co.

Ltd.,

A

...............

China

46,563

3,573,647

Sunwoda

Electronic

Co.

Ltd.,

A

...........................

China

797,119

4,838,224

8,411,871

Electronic

Components

2.4%

Luxshare

Precision

Industry

Co.

Ltd.,

A

.....................

China

607,490

3,179,514

Sunny

Optical

Technology

Group

Co.

Ltd.

...................

China

66,710

2,018,738

5,198,252

Environmental

&

Facilities

Services

1.9%

c

A-Living

Smart

City

Services

Co.

Ltd.,

H,

144A,

Reg

S

.........

China

1,041,845

4,140,627

Financial

Exchanges

&

Data

3.2%

East

Money

Information

Co.

Ltd.,

A

........................

China

475,200

2,277,257

Hong

Kong

Exchanges

&

Clearing

Ltd.

.....................

Hong

Kong

74,595

4,712,438

6,989,695

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a

a

Country

Shares

a

Value

a

Common

Stocks

(continued)

Footwear

4.1%

ANTA

Sports

Products

Ltd.

..............................

China

439,935

$

9,036,587

Health

Care

Services

0.7%

a,c

New

Horizon

Health

Ltd.,

144A,

Reg

S

.....................

China

235,523

1,442,016

a

Interactive

Home

Entertainment

3.4%

a

Bilibili,

Inc.,

ADR

......................................

China

28,132

2,257,030

NetEase,

Inc.

........................................

China

269,129

5,152,119

7,409,149

Interactive

Media

&

Services

15.8%

a

Baidu,

Inc.,

ADR

......................................

China

29,386

4,614,190

a,b,c

Kuaishou

Technology,

144A,

Reg

S

........................

China

80,000

872,894

Tencent

Holdings

Ltd.

..................................

China

470,379

29,051,737

34,538,821

Internet

&

Direct

Marketing

Retail

18.2%

a

Alibaba

Group

Holding

Ltd.

..............................

China

983,125

20,586,104

a

JD.com,

Inc.,

A

.......................................

China

194,204

7,632,474

a,c

Meituan

Dianping,

B,

144A,

Reg

S

........................

China

324,898

10,388,408

a

Vipshop

Holdings

Ltd.,

ADR

.............................

China

84,349

1,247,522

39,854,508

Internet

Services

&

Infrastructure

1.5%

a

GDS

Holdings

Ltd.,

ADR

................................

China

57,566

3,366,460

a

Life

&

Health

Insurance

2.3%

Ping

An

Insurance

Group

Co.

of

China

Ltd.,

H

................

China

662,500

5,129,759

Life

Sciences

Tools

&

Services

5.3%

c

WuXi

AppTec

Co.

Ltd.,

H,

144A,

Reg

S

.....................

China

164,964

3,289,865

a,c

Wuxi

Biologics

Cayman,

Inc.,

144A,

Reg

S

..................

China

531,989

8,236,178

11,526,043

Real

Estate

Development

1.0%

China

Resources

Land

Ltd.

..............................

China

610,931

2,269,178

Real

Estate

Operating

Companies

0.9%

c

KWG

Living

Group

Holdings

Ltd.,

Reg

S

....................

China

927,700

778,268

c

Shimao

Services

Holdings

Ltd.,

144A,

Reg

S

.................

China

528,000

1,237,130

2,015,398

Restaurants

1.6%

Yum

China

Holdings,

Inc.

...............................

China

57,625

3,547,395

Semiconductor

Equipment

1.3%

a

Daqo

New

Energy

Corp.,

ADR

...........................

China

47,855

2,933,990

a

Semiconductors

4.4%

a,c

Hua

Hong

Semiconductor

Ltd.,

144A,

Reg

S

.................

China

788,083

4,638,054

Will

Semiconductor

Co.

Ltd.

Shanghai,

A

....................

China

130,971

4,910,314

9,548,368

Specialty

Stores

1.8%

China

Tourism

Group

Duty

Free

Corp.

Ltd.,

A

................

China

110,757

3,918,069

Total

Common

Stocks

(Cost

$143,352,685)

.....................................

219,372,729

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Short

Term

Investments

0.4%

a

a

Country

Shares

a

Value

a

a

a

a

a

a

Money

Market

Funds

0.4%

d,e

Institutional

Fiduciary

Trust

-

Money

Market

Portfolio,

0.01%

.....

United

States

769,213

$

769,213

Total

Money

Market

Funds

(Cost

$769,213)

.....................................

769,213

Total

Short

Term

Investments

(Cost

$769,213

)

..................................

769,213

a

Total

Investments

(Cost

$144,121,898)

100.6%

..................................

$220,141,942

Other

Assets,

less

Liabilities

(0.6)%

...........................................

(1,255,889)

Net

Assets

100.0%

...........................................................

$218,886,053

See

Abbreviations

on

page

31

.

a

Non-income

producing.

b

A

portion

or

all

of

the

security

is

on

loan

at

August

31,

2021.

See

Note

1(c).

c

Security

was

purchased

pursuant

to

Rule

144A

or

Regulation

S

under

the

Securities

Act

of

1933.

144A

securities

may

be

sold

in

transactions

exempt

from

registration

only

to

qualified

institutional

buyers

or

in

a

public

offering

registered

under

the

Securities

Act

of

1933.

Regulation

S

securities

cannot

be

sold

in

the

United

States

without

either

an

effective

registration

statement

filed

pursuant

to

the

Securities

Act

of

1933,

or

pursuant

to

an

exemption

from

registration.

At

August

31,

2021,

the

aggregate

value

of

these

securities

was

$40,772,062,

representing

18.6%

of

net

assets.

d

See

Note

3(f)

regarding

investments

in

affiliated

management

investment

companies.

e

The

rate

shown

is

the

annualized

seven-day

effective

yield

at

period

end.

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Assets

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statements.

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Templeton

China

World

Fund

Assets:

Investments

in

securities:

Cost

-

Unaffiliated

issuers

...................................................................

$143,352,685

Cost

-

Non-controlled

affiliates

(Note

3

f

)

........................................................

769,213

Value

-

Unaffiliated

issuers

(Includes

securities

loaned

of

$2,511,222)

..................................

$219,372,729

Value

-

Non-controlled

affiliates

(Note

3

f

)

........................................................

769,213

Receivables:

Investment

securities

sold

...................................................................

751

Capital

shares

sold

........................................................................

230,004

Dividends

...............................................................................

75,212

Total

assets

..........................................................................

220,447,909

Liabilities:

Payables:

Investment

securities

purchased

..............................................................

561,391

Capital

shares

redeemed

...................................................................

480,054

Management

fees

.........................................................................

259,850

Distribution

fees

..........................................................................

37,795

Transfer

agent

fees

........................................................................

63,699

Professional

fees

.........................................................................

79,849

Trustees'

fees

and

expenses

.................................................................

5,941

Accrued

expenses

and

other

liabilities

...........................................................

73,277

Total

liabilities

.........................................................................

1,561,856

Net

assets,

at

value

.................................................................

$218,886,053

Net

assets

consist

of:

Paid-in

capital

.............................................................................

$140,895,339

Total

distributable

earnings

(losses)

.............................................................

77,990,714

Net

assets,

at

value

.................................................................

$218,886,053

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World

Fund

Financial

Statements

Statement

of

Assets

and

Liabilities

(continued)

August

31,

2021

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are

an

integral

part

of

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financial

statements.

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Templeton

China

World

Fund

Class

A:

Net

assets,

at

value

.......................................................................

$146,131,065

Shares

outstanding

........................................................................

9,295,643

Net

asset

value

per

share

a

..................................................................

$15.72

Maximum

offering

price

per

share

(net

asset

value

per

share

÷

94.50%)

................................

$16.63

Class

C:

Net

assets,

at

value

.......................................................................

$6,501,622

Shares

outstanding

........................................................................

420,535

Net

asset

value

and

maximum

offering

price

per

share

a

.............................................

$15.46

Class

R6:

Net

assets,

at

value

.......................................................................

$3,147,611

Shares

outstanding

........................................................................

197,499

Net

asset

value

and

maximum

offering

price

per

share

.............................................

$15.94

Advisor

Class:

Net

assets,

at

value

.......................................................................

$63,105,755

Shares

outstanding

........................................................................

3,951,613

Net

asset

value

and

maximum

offering

price

per

share

.............................................

$15.97

a

Redemption

price

is

equal

to

net

asset

value

less

contingent

deferred

sales

charges,

if

applicable.

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Fund

Financial

Statements

Statement

of

Operations

for

the

year

ended

August

31,

2021

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statements.

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Templeton

China

World

Fund

Investment

income:

Dividends:

(net

of

foreign

taxes

of

$131,829)

Unaffiliated

issuers

........................................................................

$1,982,911

Non-controlled

affiliates

(Note

3

f

)

.............................................................

150

Income

from

securities

loaned:

Unaffiliated

entities

(net

of

fees

and

rebates)

.....................................................

27,677

Non-controlled

affiliates

(Note

3

f

)

.............................................................

38

Total

investment

income

...................................................................

2,010,776

Expenses:

Management

fees

(Note

3

a

)

...................................................................

3,216,296

Distribution

fees:

(Note

3c

)

    Class

A

................................................................................

436,150

    Class

C

................................................................................

115,056

Transfer

agent

fees:

(Note

3e

)

    Class

A

................................................................................

224,932

    Class

C

................................................................................

14,630

    Class

R6

...............................................................................

4,453

    Advisor

Class

............................................................................

102,581

Custodian

fees

............................................................................

27,189

Reports

to

shareholders

......................................................................

86,382

Registration

and

filing

fees

....................................................................

99,756

Professional

fees

...........................................................................

141,214

Trustees'

fees

and

expenses

..................................................................

31,985

Other

....................................................................................

22,576

Total

expenses

.........................................................................

4,523,200

Expenses

waived/paid

by

affiliates

(Note

3

f

and

3

g

)

..............................................

(8,436)

Net

expenses

.........................................................................

4,514,764

Net

investment

income

(loss)

............................................................

(2,503,988)

Realized

and

unrealized

gains

(losses):

Net

realized

gain

(loss)

from:

Investments:

Unaffiliated

issuers

......................................................................

9,665,500

Foreign

currency

transactions

................................................................

(26,729)

Net

realized

gain

(loss)

..................................................................

9,638,771

Net

change

in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

on:

Investments:

Unaffiliated

issuers

......................................................................

(22,291,051)

Translation

of

other

assets

and

liabilities

denominated

in

foreign

currencies

..............................

139

Net

change

in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

............................................

(22,290,912)

Net

realized

and

unrealized

gain

(loss)

............................................................

(12,652,141)

Net

increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets

resulting

from

operations

..........................................

$(15,156,129)

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statements.

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China

World

Fund

Year

Ended

August

31,

2021

Year

Ended

August

31,

2020

Increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets:

Operations:

Net

investment

income

(loss)

............................................

$(2,503,988)

$(823,115)

Net

realized

gain

(loss)

.................................................

9,638,771

75,457,889

Net

change

in

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

...........................

(22,290,912)

(2,201,973)

Net

increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets

resulting

from

operations

................

(15,156,129)

72,432,801

Distributions

to

shareholders:

Class

A

.............................................................

(33,391,528)

(24,649,838)

Class

C

.............................................................

(2,395,172)

(2,304,710)

Class

R6

............................................................

(675,504)

(573,952)

Advisor

Class

........................................................

(15,703,974)

(11,698,806)

Total

distributions

to

shareholders

..........................................

(52,166,178)

(39,227,306)

Capital

share

transactions:

(Note

2

)

Class

A

.............................................................

25,270,800

(4,000,337)

Class

C

.............................................................

(3,202,083)

(4,978,138)

Class

R6

............................................................

680,766

(446,417)

Advisor

Class

........................................................

8,760,434

(2,117,940)

Total

capital

share

transactions

............................................

31,509,917

(11,542,832)

Net

increase

(decrease)

in

net

assets

...................................

(35,812,390)

21,662,663

Net

assets:

Beginning

of

year

.......................................................

254,698,443

233,035,780

End

of

year

...........................................................

$218,886,053

$254,698,443

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Fund

Notes

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Financial

Statements

22

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1.

Organization

and

Significant

Accounting

Policies

Templeton

China

World

Fund (Fund)

is

registered

under

the

Investment

Company

Act

of

1940

(1940

Act)

as

an

open-end

management

investment

company

and

applies

the

specialized

accounting

and

reporting

guidance

in

U.S.

Generally

Accepted

Accounting

Principles

(U.S.

GAAP).

The

Fund

offers

four

classes

of

shares:

Class

A,

Class

C,

Class

R6

and

Advisor

Class.

Effective

August

2,

2021,

Class

C

shares

automatically

convert

to

Class

A

shares

on

a

monthly

basis,

after

they

have

been

held

for

8

years.

Prior

to

August

2,

2021,

Class

C

shares

converted

to

Class

A

shares

after

a

10-year

holding

period.

Each

class

of

shares

may

differ

by

its

initial

sales

load,

contingent

deferred

sales

charges,

voting

rights

on

matters

affecting

a

single

class,

its

exchange

privilege

and

fees

due

to

differing

arrangements

for

distribution

and

transfer

agent

fees. 

The

following

summarizes

the Fund's

significant

accounting

policies.

a.

Financial

Instrument

Valuation 

The

Fund's

investments

in

financial

instruments

are

carried

at

fair

value

daily.

Fair

value

is

the

price

that

would

be

received

to

sell

an

asset

or

paid

to

transfer

a

liability

in

an

orderly

transaction

between

market

participants

on

the

measurement

date.

The

Fund

calculates

the

net

asset

value

(NAV)

per

share

each business

day as

of

4

p.m.

Eastern

time

or

the

regularly

scheduled

close

of

the

New

York

Stock

Exchange

(NYSE),

whichever

is

earlier.

Under

compliance

policies

and

procedures

approved

by

the

Fund's

Board

of

Trustees

(the

Board),

the Fund's

administrator

has

responsibility

for

oversight

of

valuation,

including

leading

the

cross-functional

Valuation

Committee

(VC).

The

Fund

may

utilize

independent

pricing

services,

quotations

from

securities

and

financial

instrument

dealers,

and

other

market

sources

to

determine

fair

value. 

Equity

securities

listed

on

an

exchange

or

on

the

NASDAQ

National

Market

System

are

valued

at

the

last

quoted

sale

price

or

the

official

closing

price of

the

day,

respectively.

Foreign

equity

securities

are

valued

as

of

the

close

of

trading

on

the

foreign

stock

exchange

on

which

the

security

is

primarily

traded,

or

as

of

4

p.m.

Eastern

time.

The

value

is

then

converted

into

its

U.S.

dollar

equivalent

at

the

foreign

exchange

rate

in

effect

at

4

p.m.

Eastern

time

on

the

day

that

the

value

of

the

security

is

determined.

Over-the-counter

(OTC)

securities

are

valued

within

the

range

of

the

most

recent

quoted

bid

and

ask

prices.

Securities

that

trade

in

multiple

markets

or

on

multiple

exchanges

are

valued

according

to

the

broadest

and

most

representative

market.

Certain

equity

securities

are

valued

based

upon

fundamental

characteristics

or

relationships

to

similar

securities. 

Investments

in

open-end

mutual

funds

are

valued

at

the

closing

NAV.

The

Fund

has

procedures

to

determine

the

fair

value

of

financial

instruments

for

which

market

prices

are

not

reliable

or

readily

available.

Under

these

procedures,

the Fund

primarily

employs

a

market-based

approach

which

may

use

related

or

comparable

assets

or

liabilities,

recent

transactions,

market

multiples,

book

values,

and

other

relevant

information

for

the

investment

to

determine

the

fair

value

of

the

investment.

An

income-based

valuation

approach

may

also

be

used

in

which

the

anticipated

future

cash

flows

of

the

investment

are

discounted

to

calculate

fair

value.

Discounts

may

also

be

applied

due

to

the

nature

or

duration

of

any

restrictions

on

the

disposition

of

the

investments.

Due

to

the

inherent

uncertainty

of

valuations

of

such

investments,

the

fair

values

may

differ

significantly

from

the

values

that

would

have

been

used

had

an

active

market

existed.

Trading

in

securities

on

foreign

securities

stock

exchanges

and

OTC

markets

may

be

completed

before

4

p.m.

Eastern

time.

In

addition,

trading

in

certain

foreign

markets

may

not

take

place

on

every

Fund's

business

day.

Events

can

occur

between

the

time

at

which

trading

in

a

foreign

security

is

completed

and

4

p.m.

Eastern

time

that

might

call

into

question

the

reliability

of

the

value

of

a

portfolio

security

held

by

the

Fund.

As

a

result,

differences

may

arise

between

the

value

of

the

Fund's

portfolio

securities

as

determined

at

the

foreign

market

close

and

the

latest

indications

of

value

at

4

p.m.

Eastern

time.

In

order

to

minimize

the

potential

for

these

differences,

an

independent

pricing

service

may

be

used

to

adjust

the

value

of

the

Fund's

portfolio

securities

to

the

latest

indications

of

fair

value

at

4

p.m.

Eastern

time.

At

August

31,

2021,

certain

securities

may

have

been

fair

valued

using

these

procedures,

in

which

case

the

securities

were

categorized

as

Level

2

inputs

within

the

fair

value

hierarchy

(referred

to

as

"market

level

fair

value”).

See

the

Fair

Value

Measurements

note

for

more

information. 

When

the

last

day

of

the

reporting

period

is

a

non-business

day,

certain

foreign

markets

may

be

open

on

those

days

that

the

Fund's

NAV

is

not

calculated,

which

could

result

in

differences

between

the

value

of

the

Fund's

portfolio

securities

on

the

last

business

day

and

the

last

calendar

day

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of

the

reporting

period.

Any

security

valuation

changes

due

to

an

open

foreign

market

are

adjusted

and

reflected

by

the

Fund

for

financial

reporting

purposes.

b.

Foreign

Currency

Translation 

Portfolio

securities

and

other

assets

and

liabilities

denominated

in

foreign

currencies

are

translated

into

U.S.

dollars

based

on

the

exchange

rate

of

such

currencies

against

U.S.

dollars

on

the

date

of

valuation.

The

Fund

may

enter

into

foreign

currency

exchange

contracts

to

facilitate

transactions

denominated

in

a

foreign

currency.

Purchases

and

sales

of

securities,

income

and

expense

items

denominated

in

foreign

currencies

are

translated

into

U.S.

dollars

at

the

exchange

rate

in

effect

on

the

transaction

date.

Portfolio

securities

and

assets

and

liabilities

denominated

in

foreign

currencies

contain

risks

that

those

currencies

will

decline

in

value

relative

to

the

U.S.

dollar.

Occasionally,

events

may

impact

the

availability

or

reliability

of

foreign

exchange

rates

used

to

convert

the

U.S.

dollar

equivalent

value.

If

such

an

event

occurs,

the

foreign

exchange

rate

will

be

valued

at

fair

value

using

procedures

established

and

approved

by

the

Board.

The

Fund

does

not

separately

report

the

effect

of

changes

in

foreign

exchange

rates

from

changes

in

market

prices

on

securities

held.

Such

changes

are

included

in

net

realized

and

unrealized

gain

or

loss

from

investments

in

the

Statement of

Operations.

Realized

foreign

exchange

gains

or

losses

arise

from

sales

of

foreign

currencies,

currency

gains

or

losses

realized

between

the

trade

and

settlement

dates

on

securities

transactions

and

the

difference

between

the

recorded

amounts

of

dividends,

interest,

and

foreign

withholding

taxes

and

the

U.S.

dollar

equivalent

of

the

amounts

actually

received

or

paid.

Net

unrealized

foreign

exchange

gains

and

losses

arise

from

changes

in

foreign

exchange

rates

on

foreign

denominated

assets

and

liabilities

other

than

investments

in

securities

held

at

the

end

of

the

reporting

period.

c.

Securities

Lending

The

Fund

participates

in

an

agency

based

securities

lending

program

to

earn

additional

income.

The

Fund

receives

collateral

in

the

form

of

cash

and/or

U.S.

Government

and

Agency

securities

against

the

loaned

securities

in

an

amount

equal

to

at

least

102%

of

the

fair

value

of

the

loaned

securities.

Collateral

is

maintained

over

the

life

of

the

loan

in

an

amount

not

less

than

100%

of

the

fair

value

of

loaned

securities,

as

determined

at

the

close

of

Fund

business

each

day;

any

additional

collateral

required

due

to

changes

in

security

values

is

delivered

to

the

Fund

on

the

next

business

day.

Any

cash

collateral

received

is

deposited

into

a

joint

cash

account

with

other

funds

and

is

used

to

invest

in

a

money

market

fund

managed

by

Franklin

Advisers,

Inc.,

an

affiliate

of

the Fund.

Additionally,

the

Fund

held

$2,665,125

in

U.S.

Government

and

Agency

securities

as

collateral.

These

securities

are

held

as

collateral

in

segregated

accounts

with

the

Fund’s

custodian.

The

Fund

cannot

repledge

or

resell

these

securities

held

as

collateral.

As

such,

the

non-cash

collateral

is

excluded

from

the

Statement

of

Assets

and

Liabilities.

The

Fund

may

receive

income

from

the

investment

of

cash

collateral,

in

addition

to

lending

fees

and

rebates

paid

by

the

borrower.

Income

from

securities

loaned,

net

of

fees

paid

to

the

securities

lending

agent

and/

or

third-party

vendor,

is

reported

separately

in

the

Statement

of

Operations.

The

Fund

bears

the

market

risk

with

respect

to any

cash collateral

investment,

securities

loaned,

and

the

risk

that

the

agent

may

default

on

its

obligations

to

the

Fund.

If

the

borrower

defaults

on

its

obligation

to

return

the

securities

loaned,

the

Fund

has

the

right

to

repurchase

the

securities

in

the

open

market

using

the

collateral

received.

The

securities

lending

agent

has

agreed

to

indemnify

the

Fund

in

the

event

of

default

by

a

third

party

borrower.

d.

Income

and

Deferred

Taxes

It

is the Fund's

policy

to

qualify

as

a

regulated

investment

company

under

the

Internal

Revenue

Code. The Fund

intends

to

distribute

to

shareholders

substantially

all

of

its

taxable

income

and

net

realized

gains

to

relieve

it

from

federal

income

and

excise

taxes.

As

a

result,

no

provision

for

U.S.

federal

income

taxes

is

required.

The Fund

may

be

subject

to

foreign

taxation

related

to

income

received,

capital

gains

on

the

sale

of

securities

and

certain

foreign

currency

transactions

in

the

foreign

jurisdictions

in

which

it

invests.

Foreign

taxes,

if

any,

are

recorded

based

on

the

tax

regulations

and

rates

that

exist

in

the

foreign

markets

in

which

the

Fund

invests.

When

a

1.

Organization

and

Significant

Accounting

Policies

(continued)

a.

Financial

Instrument

Valuation 

(continued)

Templeton

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World

Fund

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to

Financial

Statements

24

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capital

gain

tax

is

determined

to

apply,

the

Fund

records

an

estimated

deferred

tax

liability

in

an

amount

that

would

be

payable

if

the

securities

were

disposed

of

on

the

valuation

date.

The

Fund

may

recognize

an

income

tax

liability

related

to

its

uncertain

tax

positions

under

U.S.

GAAP

when

the

uncertain

tax

position

has

a

less

than

50%

probability

that

it

will

be

sustained

upon

examination

by

the

tax

authorities

based

on

its

technical

merits.

As

of

August

31,

2021,

the

Fund

has

determined

that

no

tax

liability

is

required

in

its

financial

statements

related

to

uncertain

tax

positions

for

any

open

tax

years

(or

expected

to

be

taken

in

future

tax

years).

Open

tax

years

are

those

that

remain

subject

to

examination

and

are

based

on

the

statute

of

limitations

in

each

jurisdiction

in

which

the

Fund

invests. 

e.

Security

Transactions,

Investment

Income,

Expenses

and

Distributions

Security

transactions

are

accounted

for

on

trade

date.

Realized

gains

and

losses

on

security

transactions

are

determined

on

a

specific

identification

basis.

Estimated

expenses

are

accrued

daily.

Dividend

income

is

recorded

on

the

ex-dividend

date

except

for

certain

dividends

from

securities

where

the

dividend

rate

is

not

available.

In

such

cases,

the

dividend

is

recorded

as

soon

as

the

information

is

received

by

the

Fund.

Distributions

to shareholders

are

recorded

on

the

ex-dividend

date.

Distributable

earnings

are

determined

according

to

income

tax

regulations

(tax

basis)

and

may

differ

from

earnings

recorded

in

accordance

with

U.S.

GAAP.

These

differences

may

be

permanent

or

temporary.

Permanent

differences

are

reclassified

among

capital

accounts

to

reflect

their

tax

character.

These

reclassifications

have

no

impact

on

net

assets

or

the

results

of

operations.

Temporary

differences

are

not

reclassified,

as

they

may

reverse

in

subsequent

periods.

Realized

and

unrealized

gains

and

losses

and

net

investment

income,

excluding

class

specific

expenses,

are

allocated

daily

to

each

class

of

shares

based

upon

the

relative

proportion

of

net

assets

of

each

class.

Differences

in

per

share

distributions

by

class

are

generally

due

to

differences

in

class

specific

expenses.

f.

Accounting

Estimates

The

preparation

of

financial

statements

in

accordance

with

U.S.

GAAP

requires

management

to

make

estimates

and

assumptions

that

affect

the

reported

amounts

of

assets

and

liabilities

at

the

date

of

the

financial

statements

and

the

amounts

of

income

and

expenses

during

the

reporting

period.

Actual

results

could

differ

from

those

estimates.

g.

Guarantees

and

Indemnifications

Under

the

Fund's

organizational

documents,

its

officers

and

trustees

are

indemnified

by

the

Fund

against

certain

liabilities

arising

out

of

the

performance

of

their

duties

to

the

Fund.

Additionally,

in

the

normal

course

of

business,

the

Fund

enters

into

contracts

with

service

providers

that

contain

general

indemnification

clauses.

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.

Currently,

the

Fund

expects

the

risk

of

loss

to

be

remote.

2.

Shares

of

Beneficial

Interest

At

August

31,

2021,

there

were

an

unlimited

number

of

shares

authorized

(without

par

value).

Transactions

in

the

Fund’s

shares

were

as

follows:

Year

Ended

August

31,

2021

Year

Ended

August

31,

2020

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Class

A

Shares:

Shares

sold

a

...................................

2,040,801

$39,821,253

1,637,185

$28,718,789

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

1,828,143

32,412,982

1,424,398

23,858,673

Shares

redeemed

...............................

(2,498,230)

(46,963,435)

(3,284,677)

(56,577,799)

Net

increase

(decrease)

..........................

1,370,714

$25,270,800

(223,094)

$(4,000,337)

1.

Organization

and

Significant

Accounting

Policies

(continued)

d.

Income

and

Deferred

Taxes

(continued)

Templeton

China

World

Fund

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

25

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3.

Transactions

with

Affiliates

Franklin

Resources,

Inc.

is

the

holding

company

for

various

subsidiaries

that

together

are

referred

to

as

Franklin

Templeton.

Certain

officers

and

trustees

of

the

Fund

are

also

officers

and/or

directors

of

the

following

subsidiaries:

a.

Management

Fees

Effective

March

1,

2021,

the

Fund

pays

an

investment

management

fee

to

Asset

Management

based

on

the

average

weekly

net

assets

of

the

Fund

as

follows:

Year

Ended

August

31,

2021

Year

Ended

August

31,

2020

Shares

Amount

Shares

Amount

Class

C

Shares:

Shares

sold

...................................

147,071

$2,855,255

89,115

$1,517,497

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

134,598

2,359,504

133,589

2,233,607

Shares

redeemed

a

..............................

(462,755)

(8,416,842)

(500,380)

(8,729,242)

Net

increase

(decrease)

..........................

(181,086)

$(3,202,083)

(277,676)

$(4,978,138)

Class

R6

Shares:

Shares

sold

...................................

89,251

$1,812,885

27,223

$484,613

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

37,670

675,420

34,097

573,857

Shares

redeemed

...............................

(94,012)

(1,807,539)

(83,905)

(1,504,887)

Net

increase

(decrease)

..........................

32,909

$680,766

(22,585)

$(446,417)

Advisor

Class

Shares:

Shares

sold

...................................

1,124,126

$22,740,914

815,555

$14,197,900

Shares

issued

in

reinvestment

of

distributions

..........

785,723

14,135,152

615,112

10,395,376

Shares

redeemed

...............................

(1,527,472)

(28,115,632)

(1,557,209)

(26,711,216)

Net

increase

(decrease)

..........................

382,377

$8,760,434

(126,542)

$(2,117,940)

a

May

include

a

portion

of

Class

C

shares

that

were

automatically

converted

to

Class

A.

Subsidiary

Affiliation

Templeton

Asset

Management

Ltd

(Asset

Management)

Investment

manager

Franklin

Templeton

Investment

Management

Limited

(FTIML)

Investment

manager

Franklin

Templeton

Services,

LLC

(FT

Services)

Administrative

manager

Franklin

Distributors,

LLC

(Distributors)

(formerly

Franklin

Templeton

Distributors,

Inc.)

Principal

underwriter

Franklin

Templeton

Investor

Services,

LLC

(Investor

Services)

Transfer

agent

Annualized

Fee

Rate

Net

Assets

1.200%

Up

to

and

including

$1

billion

1.150%

Over

$1

billion,

up

to

and

including

$5

billion

1.100%

Over

$5

billion,

up

to

and

including

$10

billion

1.050%

Over

$10

billion,

up

to

and

including

$15

billion

1.000%

In

excess

of

$15

billion

2.

Shares

of

Beneficial

Interest

(continued)

Templeton

China

World

Fund

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

26

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Prior

to

March

1,

2021,

the

Fund

paid

an

investment

management

fee

to

Asset

Management

based

on

the

average

weekly

net

assets

of

the

Fund

as

follows:

For

the

year

ended

August

31,

2021,

the

gross

effective

investment

management

fee

rate

was

1.20%

of

the

Fund’s

average

weekly

net

assets. 

Effective

July

1,

2021,

under

a

subadvisory

agreement,

FTIML,

an

affiliate

of

Asset

Management,

provides

subadvisory

services

to

the

Fund.

The

subadvisory

fee

is

paid

by

Asset

Management

based

on

the

Fund's

average

weekly

net

assets,

and

is

not

an

additional

expense

of

the

Fund.

b.

Administrative

Fees

Under

an

agreement

with

Asset

Management,

FT

Services

provides

administrative

services

to

the

Fund.

The

fee

is

paid

by

Asset

Management

based

on

the

Fund’s

average

weekly

net

assets,

and

is

not

an

additional

expense

of

the

Fund.

c.

Distribution

Fees

The

Board

has

adopted

distribution

plans

for

each

share

class,

with

the

exception

of

Class

R6

and

Advisor

Class

shares,

pursuant

to

Rule

12b-1

under

the

1940

Act.

Under

the

Fund’s

Class A reimbursement

distribution

plan,

the

Fund

reimburses

Distributors

for

costs

incurred

in

connection

with

the

servicing,

sale

and

distribution

of

the

Fund's

shares

up

to

the

maximum

annual

plan

rate.

Under

the

Class

A

reimbursement

distribution

plan,

costs

exceeding

the

maximum

for

the

current

plan

year

cannot

be

reimbursed

in

subsequent

periods.

In

addition,

under

the

Fund’s

Class C

compensation

distribution

plan,

the

Fund

pays

Distributors

for

costs

incurred

in

connection

with

the

servicing,

sale

and

distribution

of

the

Fund's

shares

up

to

the

maximum

annual

plan

rate.

The

plan

year,

for

purposes

of

monitoring

compliance

with

the

maximum

annual

plan

rates,

is

February

1

through

January

31.

The

maximum

annual

plan

rates,

based

on

the

average

daily

net

assets,

for

each

class,

are

as

follows:

The

Board

has

set

the

current

rate

at

0.25%

per

year

for

Class

A

shares

until

further

notice

and

approval

by

the

Board.

d.

Sales

Charges/Underwriting

Agreements

Front-end

sales

charges

and

contingent

deferred

sales

charges

(CDSC)

do

not

represent

expenses

of

the

Fund.

These

charges

are

deducted

from

the

proceeds

of

sales

of

Fund

shares

prior

to

investment

or

from

redemption

proceeds

prior

to

remittance,

as

applicable.

Distributors

has

advised

the

Fund

of

the

following

commission

transactions

related

to

the

sales

and

redemptions

of

the

Fund's

shares

for

the

year:

Annualized

Fee

Rate

Net

Assets

1.200%

Up

to

and

including

$4

billion

1.150%

Over

$4

billion,

up

to

and

including

$10

billion

1.100%

Over

$10

billion,

up

to

and

including

$15

billion

1.050%

Over

$15

billion,

up

to

and

including

$20

billion

1.000%

In

excess

of

$20

billion

Class

A

....................................................................................

0.35%

Class

C

....................................................................................

1.00%

3.

Transactions

with

Affiliates

(continued)

a.

Management

Fees

(continued)

Templeton

China

World

Fund

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to

Financial

Statements

27

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e.

Transfer

Agent

Fees

Each

class

of

shares pays

transfer

agent

fees

to

Investor

Services

for

its

performance

of

shareholder

servicing

obligations.

The

fees

are

based

on

an

annualized

asset

based

fee

of

0.02%

plus

a

transaction

based

fee.

In

addition,

each

class reimburses

Investor

Services

for

out

of

pocket

expenses

incurred

and,

except

for

Class

R6,

reimburses

shareholder

servicing

fees

paid

to

third

parties.

These

fees

are

allocated

daily

based

upon

their

relative

proportion

of

such

classes'

aggregate

net

assets.

Class

R6

pays

Investor

Services

transfer

agent

fees

specific

to

that

class.

For

the

year

ended

August

31,

2021,

the

Fund

paid

transfer

agent

fees

of

$346,596,

of

which

$195,912

was

retained

by

Investor

Services.

f.

Investments

in

Affiliated

Management

Investment

Companies

The

Fund

invests

in

one

or

more

affiliated

management

investment

companies.

As

defined

in

the

1940

Act,

an

investment

is

deemed

to

be

a

“Controlled

Affiliate”

of

a

fund

when

a

fund

owns,

either

directly

or

indirectly,

25%

or

more

of

the

affiliated

fund’s

outstanding

shares

or

has

the

power

to

exercise

control

over

management

or

policies

of

such

fund.

The

Fund

does

not

invest

for

purposes

of

exercising

a

controlling

influence

over

the

management

or

policies.

Management

fees

paid

by

the

Fund

are

waived

on

assets

invested

in

the

affiliated

management

investment

companies,

as

noted

in

the

Statement

of

Operations,

in

an

amount

not

to

exceed

the

management

and

administrative

fees

paid

directly

or

indirectly

by

each

affiliate.

During

the

year

ended

August

31,

2021,

the

Fund

held

investments

in

affiliated

management

investment

companies

as

follows:

Sales

charges

retained

net

of

commissions

paid

to

unaffiliated

brokers/dealers

..............................

$24,710

CDSC

retained

..............................................................................

$2,668

    aa

Value

at

Beginning

of

Year

Purchases

Sales

Realized

Gain

(Loss)

Net

Change

in

Unrealized

Appreciation

(Depreciation)

Value

at

End

of

Year

Number

of

Shares

Held

at

End

of

Year

Investment

Income

a      

a  

a  

a  

a  

a  

a  

a  

Templeton

China

World

Fund

Non-Controlled

Affiliates

Dividends

Institutional

Fiduciary

Trust

-

Money

Market

Portfolio,

0.01%

.

$3,642,614

$73,654,200

$(76,527,601)

$—

$—

$769,213

769,213

$150

Non-Controlled

Affiliates

Income

from

securities

loaned

Institutional

Fiduciary

Trust

-

Money

Market

Portfolio,

0.01%

.

$2,257,156

$43,067,662

$(45,324,818)

$

—

$

—

$—

—

$38

Total

Affiliated

Securities

...

$5,899,770

$116,721,862

$(121,852,419)

$—

$—

$769,213

$188

3.

Transactions

with

Affiliates

(continued)

d.

Sales

Charges/Underwriting

Agreements

(continued)

Templeton

China

World

Fund

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

28

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g.

Waiver

and

Expense

Reimbursements

Asset

Management

has

contractually

agreed

in

advance

to

waive

or

limit

its

fees

and

to

assume

as

its

own

expense

certain

expenses

otherwise

payable

by

the

Fund

so

that

the

operating expenses

(excluding

distribution

fees,

acquired

fund

fees

and

expenses

and

certain

non-routine

expenses)

for

each

class

of

the

Fund

do

not

exceed

1.60%

based

on

the

average

net

assets

of

each

class

until

December

31,

2021.

Total

expenses

waived

or

paid

are

not

subject

to

recapture

subsequent

to

the

Fund’s

fiscal

year

end.

Prior

to

January

1,

2021,

expenses

(excluding

certain

fees

and

expenses

as

previously

disclosed)

for

Class

R6

were

limited

to

1.42%

based

on

the

average

net

assets

of

the

class.

Investor

Services

has

contractually

agreed

in

advance

to

waive

or

limit

its

fees

so

that

the

Class

R6

transfer

agent

fees

do

not

exceed

0.03%

based

on

the

average

net

assets

of

the

class

until

December

31,

2021.

4.

Income

Taxes

For

tax

purposes,

the

Fund

may

elect

to

defer

any

portion

of

a

post-October

capital

loss

or

late-year

ordinary

loss

to

the

first

day

of

the

following

fiscal

year.

At

August

31,

2021,

the

Fund

deferred

post-October

capital

losses

of

$1,108,661

and

late-year

ordinary

losses

of

$1,038,183.

The

tax

character

of

distributions

paid

during

the

years

ended

August

31,

2021

and

2020,

was

as

follows:

At

August

31,

2021,

the

cost

of

investments,

net

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

and

undistributed

long

term

capital

gains

for

income

tax

purposes

were

as

follows:

The

Fund

utilized

a

tax

accounting

practice

to

treat

a

portion

of

the

proceeds

from

capital

shares

redeemed

as

a

distribution

from

realized

capital

gains.

5.

Investment

Transactions

Purchases

and

sales

of

investments

(excluding

short

term

securities)

for

the

year

ended

August

31,

2021,

aggregated

$71,945,986

and

$91,106,901,

respectively.

2021

2020

Distributions

paid

from:

Ordinary

income

..........................................................

$3,649,632

$1,678,150

Long

term

capital

gain

......................................................

48,516,546

37,549,156

$52,166,178

$39,227,306

Cost

of

investments

..........................................................................

$144,121,898

Unrealized

appreciation

........................................................................

$84,713,659

Unrealized

depreciation

........................................................................

(8,693,615)

Net

unrealized

appreciation

(depreciation)

..........................................................

$76,020,044

Distributable

earnings:

Undistributed

long

term

capital

gains

..............................................................

$4,117,369

3.

Transactions

with

Affiliates

(continued)

Templeton

China

World

Fund

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

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6.

Concentration

of

Risk

Investing

in

securities

of

"China

companies"

may

include

certain

risks

and

considerations

not

typically

associated

with

investing

in

U.S.

securities.

In

general,

China

companies

are

those

that

are

organized

under

the

laws

of,

or

with

a

principal

office

or

principal

trading

market

in,

the

People's

Republic

of

China

(PRC),

Hong

Kong,

or

Taiwan.

Such

risks

include

fluctuating

currency

values

and

changing

local,

regional

and

global

economic,

political

and

social

conditions,

which

may

result

in

greater

market

volatility.

In

addition,

these

securities

may

not

be

as

liquid

as

U.S.

securities.

Investing

in

China

A-shares

may

include

certain

risks

and

considerations

not

typically

associated

with

investing

in

U.S.

securities.

In

general,

A-shares

are

issued

by

companies

incorporated

in

the

PRC

and

listed

on

the

Shanghai

and

Shenzhen

Stock

Exchanges

and

available

for

investment

by

domestic

(Chinese)

investors

and

holders

of

a

QFII

license

and,

in

the

case

of

certain

eligible

A-shares,

through

the

Shanghai

and

Shenzhen

Stock

Connect

programs.

The

Shanghai

and

Shenzhen

Stock

Exchanges

are,

however,

substantially

smaller,

less

liquid

and

more

volatile

than

the

major

securities

markets

in

the

United

States.

7.

Novel

Coronavirus

Pandemic 

The

global

outbreak

of

the

novel

coronavirus

disease,

known

as

COVID-19, has

caused

adverse

effects

on

many

companies,

sectors,

nations,

regions

and

the

markets

in

general, and

may

continue for

an unpredictable duration.

The

effects

of

this

pandemic

may

materially

impact

the

value

and

performance

of

the Fund, its ability

to

buy

and

sell

fund

investments

at

appropriate

valuations

and its ability

to

achieve its investment

objectives.

8.

Credit

Facility

The

Fund,

together

with

other

U.S.

registered

and

foreign

investment

funds

(collectively,

Borrowers),

managed

by

Franklin

Templeton,

are

borrowers

in

a

joint

syndicated

senior

unsecured

credit

facility

totaling

$2.675

billion

(Global

Credit

Facility)

which

matures

on

February

4,

2022.

This

Global

Credit

Facility

provides

a

source

of

funds

to

the

Borrowers

for

temporary

and

emergency

purposes,

including

the

ability

to

meet

future

unanticipated

or

unusually

large

redemption

requests.

Under

the

terms

of

the

Global

Credit

Facility,

the

Fund

shall,

in

addition

to

interest

charged

on

any

borrowings

made

by

the

Fund

and

other

costs

incurred

by

the

Fund,

pay

its

share

of

fees

and

expenses

incurred

in

connection

with

the

implementation

and

maintenance

of

the

Global

Credit

Facility,

based

upon

its

relative

share

of

the

aggregate

net

assets

of

all

of

the

Borrowers,

including

an

annual

commitment

fee

of

0.15%

based

upon

the

unused

portion

of

the

Global

Credit

Facility.

These

fees

are

reflected

in

other

expenses

in

the

Statement

of

Operations.

During

the

year

ended

August

31,

2021,

the Fund

did

not

use

the

Global

Credit

Facility.

9.

Fair

Value

Measurements

The

Fund

follows

a

fair

value

hierarchy

that

distinguishes

between

market

data

obtained

from

independent

sources

(observable

inputs)

and

the Fund's

own

market

assumptions

(unobservable

inputs).

These

inputs

are

used

in

determining

the

value

of

the

Fund's financial

instruments

and

are

summarized

in

the

following

fair

value

hierarchy:

Level

1

–

quoted

prices

in

active

markets

for

identical

financial

instruments

Level

2

–

other

significant

observable

inputs

(including

quoted

prices

for

similar

financial

instruments,

interest

rates,

prepayment

speed,

credit

risk,

etc.)

Level

3

–

significant

unobservable

inputs

(including

the

Fund's

own

assumptions

in

determining

the

fair

value

of

financial

instruments)

Templeton

China

World

Fund

Notes

to

Financial

Statements

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The

input

levels

are

not

necessarily

an

indication

of

the

risk

or

liquidity

associated

with

financial

instruments

at

that

level.

A

summary

of

inputs

used

as

of

August

31,

2021,

in

valuing

the

Fund's

assets

carried

at

fair

value,

is

as

follows:

10.

New

Accounting

Pronouncements

In

March

2020,

the

Financial

Accounting

Standards

Board

issued

Accounting

Standards

Update

(ASU)

No.

2020-04,

Reference

Rate

Reform

(Topic

848)

–

Facilitation

of

the

Effects

of

Reference

Rate

Reform

on

Financial

Reporting.

In

January

2021,

the

FASB

issued

ASU

No.

2021-01,

with

further

amendments

to

Topic

848.

The

amendments

in

the

ASUs

provide

optional

temporary

accounting

recognition

and financial

reporting

relief

from

the

effect

of

certain

types

of

contract

modifications

due

to

the

planned

discontinuation

of

the

London

Interbank

Offered

Rate

(LIBOR)

and

other

interbank-offered

based

reference

Level

1

Level

2

Level

3

Total

Templeton

China

World

Fund

Assets:

Investments

in

Securities:

Common

Stocks

:

Advertising

...........................

$

—

$

664,123

$

—

$

664,123

Air

Freight

&

Logistics

...................

—

1,110,502

—

1,110,502

Application

Software

....................

—

869,295

—

869,295

Auto

Parts

&

Equipment

.................

—

2,755,775

—

2,755,775

Automobile

Manufacturers

...............

5,448,602

588,444

—

6,037,046

Biotechnology

.........................

3,171,401

9,128,025

—

12,299,426

Brewers

.............................

—

4,100,530

—

4,100,530

Commodity

Chemicals

..................

—

4,527,846

—

4,527,846

Construction

Machinery

&

Heavy

Trucks

.....

—

3,508,562

—

3,508,562

Construction

Materials

..................

—

3,831,825

—

3,831,825

Distillers

&

Vintners

.....................

—

6,308,014

—

6,308,014

Diversified

Banks

......................

—

9,550,095

—

9,550,095

Diversified

Metals

&

Mining

...............

—

2,533,504

—

2,533,504

Electrical

Components

&

Equipment

........

—

8,411,871

—

8,411,871

Electronic

Components

..................

—

5,198,252

—

5,198,252

Environmental

&

Facilities

Services

.........

—

4,140,627

—

4,140,627

Financial

Exchanges

&

Data

..............

—

6,989,695

—

6,989,695

Footwear

............................

—

9,036,587

—

9,036,587

Health

Care

Services

...................

—

1,442,016

—

1,442,016

Interactive

Home

Entertainment

...........

2,257,030

5,152,119

—

7,409,149

Interactive

Media

&

Services

..............

4,614,190

29,924,631

—

34,538,821

Internet

&

Direct

Marketing

Retail

..........

1,247,522

38,606,986

—

39,854,508

Internet

Services

&

Infrastructure

..........

3,366,460

—

—

3,366,460

Life

&

Health

Insurance

..................

—

5,129,759

—

5,129,759

Life

Sciences

Tools

&

Services

............

—

11,526,043

—

11,526,043

Real

Estate

Development

................

—

2,269,178

—

2,269,178

Real

Estate

Operating

Companies

.........

—

2,015,398

—

2,015,398

Restaurants

..........................

3,547,395

—

—

3,547,395

Semiconductor

Equipment

...............

2,933,990

—

—

2,933,990

Semiconductors

.......................

—

9,548,368

—

9,548,368

Specialty

Stores

.......................

—

3,918,069

—

3,918,069

Short

Term

Investments

...................

769,213

—

—

769,213

Total

Investments

in

Securities

...........

$27,355,803

$192,786,139

a

$—

$220,141,942

a

Includes

foreign

securities

valued

at

$192,786,139,

which

were

categorized

as

Level

2

as

a

result

of

the

application

of

market

level

fair

value

procedures.

See

the

Financial

Instrument

Valuation

note

for

more

information.

9.

Fair

Value

Measurements

(continued)

Templeton

China

World

Fund

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to

Financial

Statements

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rates

as

of

the

end

of

2021

and

2023. The

ASUs

are

effective

for

certain

reference

rate-related

contract

modifications

that

occur

during

the

period

March

12,

2020

through

December

31,

2022.

Management

has

reviewed

the

requirements

and

believes

the

adoption

of

these

ASUs

will

not

have

a

material

impact

on

the

financial

statements. 

11.

Subsequent

Events

The

Fund

has

evaluated

subsequent

events

through

the

issuance

of

the financial

statements

and

determined

that

no

events

have

occurred

that

require

disclosure.

Abbreviations

Selected

Portfolio

ADR

American

Depositary

Receipt

10.

New

Accounting

Pronouncements

(continued)

Templeton

China

World

Fund

Report

of

Independent

Registered

Public

Accounting

Firm

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To

the

Board

of

Trustees

and

Shareholders

of

Templeton

China

World

Fund

Opinion

on

the

Financial

Statements

We

have

audited

the

accompanying

statement

of

assets

and

liabilities,

including

the

statement

of

investments,

of

Templeton

China

World

Fund

(the

"Fund")

as

of

August

31,

2021,

the

related

statement

of

operations

for

the

year

ended

August

31,

2021,

the

statements

of

changes

in

net

assets

for

each

of

the

two

years

in

the

period

ended

August

31,

2021,

including

the

related

notes,

and

the

financial

highlights

for

each

of

the

five

years

in

the

period

ended

August

31,

2021

(collectively

referred

to

as

the

“financial

statements”).

In

our

opinion,

the

financial

statements

present

fairly,

in

all

material

respects,

the

financial

position

of

the

Fund

as

of

August

31,

2021,

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

ended

August

31,

2021

and

the

financial

highlights

for

each

of

the

five

years

in

the

period

ended

August

31,

2021

in

conformity

with

accounting

principles

generally

accepted

in

the

United

States

of

America.

Basis

for

Opinion

These

financial

statements

are

the

responsibility

of

the

Fund’s

management.

Our

responsibility

is

to

express

an

opinion

on

the

Fund’s

financial

statements

based

on

our

audits.

We

are

a

public

accounting

firm

registered

with

the

Public

Company

Accounting

Oversight

Board

(United

States)

(PCAOB)

and

are

required

to

be

independent

with

respect

to

the

Fund

in

accordance

with

the

U.S.

federal

securities

laws

and

the

applicable

rules

and

regulations

of

the

Securities

and

Exchange

Commission

and

the

PCAOB.

We

conducted

our

audits

of

these

financial

statements

in

accordance

with

the

standards

of

the

PCAOB.

Those

standards

require

that

we

plan

and

perform

the

audit

to

obtain

reasonable

assurance

about

whether

the

financial

statements

are

free

of

material

misstatement,

whether

due

to

error

or

fraud.

Our

audits

included

performing

procedures

to

assess

the

risks

of

material

misstatement

of

the

financial

statements,

whether

due

to

error

or

fraud,

and

performing

procedures

that

respond

to

those

risks.

Such

procedures

included

examining,

on

a

test

basis,

evidence

regarding

the

amounts

and

disclosures

in

the

financial

statements.

Our

audits

also

included

evaluating

the

accounting

principles

used

and

significant

estimates

made

by

management,

as

well

as

evaluating

the

overall

presentation

of

the

financial

statements.

Our

procedures

included

confirmation

of

securities

owned

as

of

August

31,

2021

by

correspondence

with

the

custodian,

transfer

agent

and

broker.

We

believe

that

our

audits

provide

a

reasonable

basis

for

our

opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers

LLP

San

Francisco,

California

October

19,

2021

We

have

served

as

the

auditor

of

one

or

more

investment

companies

in

the

Franklin

Templeton

Group

of

Funds

since

1948.

Templeton

China

World

Fund

Tax

Information

(unaudited)

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By

mid-February,

tax

information

related

to

a

shareholder's

proportionate

share

of

distributions

paid

during

the

preceding

calendar

year

will

be

received,

if

applicable.

Please

also

refer

to

www.franklintempleton.com

for

per

share

tax

information

related

to

any

distributions

paid

during

the

preceding

calendar

year.

Shareholders

are

advised

to

consult

with

their

tax

advisors

for

further

information

on

the

treatment

of

these

amounts

on

their

tax

returns.

The

following

tax

information

for

the

Fund

is

required

to

be

furnished

to

shareholders

with

respect

to

income

earned

and

distributions

paid

during

its

fiscal

year.

The

Fund

hereby

reports

the

following

amounts,

or

if

subsequently

determined

to

be

different,

the

maximum

allowable

amounts,

for

the

fiscal

year

ended

August

31,

2021:

Pursuant

to:

Amount

Long-Term

Capital

Gain

Dividends

§852(b)(3)(C)

$50,222,140

Dividends

Received

Deduction

(DRD)

§854(b)(1)(A)

$27,660

Qualified

Dividend

Income

(QDI)

§854(b)(1)(B)

$1,156,983

Short-Term

Capital

Gain

Dividends

§871(k)(2)(C)

$3,649,632

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China

World

Fund

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Members

and

Officers

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The

name,

year

of

birth

and

address

of

the

officers

and

board

members,

as

well

as

their

affiliations,

positions

held

with

the

Fund,

principal

occupations

during

at

least

the

past

five

years

and

number

of

U.S.

registered

portfolios

overseen

in

the

Franklin

Templeton

fund

complex

are

shown

below.

Generally,

each

board

member

serves

a

three-year

term

that

continues

until

that

person’s

successor

is

elected

and

qualified.

Independent

Board

Members

Name,

Year

of

Birth

and

Address

Position

Length

of

Time

Served

Number

of

Portfolios

in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by

Board

Member*

Other

Directorships

Held

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years

Harris

J.

Ashton

(1932)

Trustee

Since

1993

122

Bar-S

Foods

(meat

packing

company)

(1981-2010).

300

S.E.

2nd

Street

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

33301-

1923

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Director

of

various

companies;

and

formerly

,

Director,

RBC

Holdings,

Inc.

(bank

holding

company)

(until

2002);

and

President,

Chief

Executive

Officer

and

Chairman

of

the

Board,

General

Host

Corporation

(nursery

and

craft

centers)

(until

1998).

Ann

Torre

Bates

(1958)

Trustee

Since

2008

29

Ares

Capital

Corporation

(specialty

finance

company)

(2010-present),

United

Natural

Foods,

Inc.

(distributor

of

natural,

organic

and

specialty

foods)

(2013-present),

formerly

,

Allied

Capital

Corporation

(financial

services)

(2003-

2010),

SLM

Corporation

(Sallie

Mae)

(1997-2014)

and

Navient

Corporation

(loan

management,

servicing

and

asset

recovery)

(2014-2016).

300

S.E.

2nd

Street

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

33301-

1923

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Director

of

various

companies;

and

formerly

,

Executive

Vice

President

and

Chief

Financial

Officer,

NHP

Incorporated

(manager

of

multifamily

housing)

(1995-1997);

and

Vice

President

and

Treasurer,

US

Airways,

Inc.

(until

1995).

Mary

C.

Choksi

(1950)

Trustee

Since

2016

123

Omnicom

Group

Inc.

(advertising

and

marketing

communications

services)

(2011-present)

and

White

Mountains

Insurance

Group,

Ltd.

(holding

company)

(2017-present);

and

formerly

,

Avis

Budget

Group

Inc.

(car

rental)

(2007-2020).

300

S.E.

2nd

Street

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

33301-

1923

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Director

of

various

companies;

and

formerly

,

Founder

and

Senior

Advisor,

Strategic

Investment

Group

(investment

management

group)

(2015-2017);

Founding

Partner

and

Senior

Managing

Director,

Strategic

Investment

Group

(1987-2015);

Founding

Partner

and

Managing

Director,

Emerging

Markets

Management

LLC

(investment

management

firm)

(1987-2011);

and

Loan

Officer/Senior

Loan

Officer/Senior

Pension

Investment

Officer,

World

Bank

Group

(international

financial

institution)

(1977-1987).

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China

World

Fund

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Report

Name,

Year

of

Birth

and

Address

Position

Length

of

Time

Served

Number

of

Portfolios

in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by

Board

Member*

Other

Directorships

Held

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years

Edith

E.

Holiday

(1952)

Lead

Independent

Trustee

Trustee

since

1996

and

Lead

Independent

Trustee

since

2007

123

Hess

Corporation

(exploration

of

oil

and

gas)

(1993-present),

Santander

Consumer

USA

Holdings,

Inc.

(consumer

finance)

(2016-present);

Santander

Holdings

USA

(holding

company)

(2019-present);

and

formerly

,

Canadian

National

Railway

(railroad)

(2001-April

2021),

White

Mountains

Insurance

Group,

Ltd.

(holding

company)

(2004-May

2021),RTI

International

Metals,

Inc.

(manufacture

and

distribution

of

titanium)

(1999-2015)

and

H.J.

Heinz

Company

(processed

foods

and

allied

products)

(1994-2013).

300

S.E.

2nd

Street

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

33301-

1923

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Director

or

Trustee

of

various

companies

and

trusts;

and

formerly

,

Assistant

to

the

President

of

the

United

States

and

Secretary

of

the

Cabinet

(1990-1993);

General

Counsel

to

the

United

States

Treasury

Department

(1989-1990);

and

Counselor

to

the

Secretary

and

Assistant

Secretary

for

Public

Affairs

and

Public

Liaison-United

States

Treasury

Department

(1988-1989).

J.

Michael

Luttig

(1954)

Trustee

Since

2009

123

Boeing

Capital

Corporation

(aircraft

financing)

(2006-2010).

300

S.E.

2nd

Street

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

33301-

1923

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Private

investor;

and

formerly

,

Counselor

and

Senior

Advisor

to

the

Chairman,

CEO,

and

Board

of

Directors,

of

The

Boeing

Company

(aerospace

company),

and

member

of

the

Executive

Council

(May

2019-January

1,

2020);

Executive

Vice

President,

General

Counsel

and

member

of

the

Executive

Council,

The

Boeing

Company

(2006-2019);

and

Federal

Appeals

Court

Judge,

United

States

Court

of

Appeals

for

the

Fourth

Circuit

(1991-2006).

David

W.

Niemiec

(1949)

Trustee

Since

2005

29

Hess

Midstream

LP

(oil

and

gas

midstream

infrastructure)

(2017-present).

300

S.E.

2nd

Street

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

33301-

1923

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Advisor,

Saratoga

Partners

(private

equity

fund);

and

formerly

,

Managing

Director,

Saratoga

Partners

(1998-2001)

and

SBC

Warburg

Dillon

Read

(investment

banking)

(1997-1998);

Vice

Chairman,

Dillon,

Read

&

Co.

Inc.

(investment

banking)

(1991-1997);

and

Chief

Financial

Officer,

Dillon,

Read

&

Co.

Inc.

(1982-1997).

Larry

D.

Thompson

(1945)

Trustee

Since

2005

123

Formerly,

Graham

Holdings

Company

(education

and

media

organization)

(2011-May

2021);

The

Southern

Company

(energy

company)

(2014-2020;

previously

2010-2012)

and

Cbeyond,

Inc.

(business

communications

provider)

(2010-2012).

300

S.E.

2nd

Street

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

33301-

1923

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Director

of

various

companies;

Counsel,

Finch

McCranie,

LLP

(law

firm)

(2015-present);

John

A.

Sibley

Professor

of

Corporate

and

Business

Law,

University

of

Georgia

School

of

Law

(2015-present;

previously

2011-2012);

and

formerly

,

Independent

Compliance

Monitor

and

Auditor,

Volkswagen

AG

(manufacturer

of

automobiles

and

commercial

vehicles)

(2017-2020);

Executive

Vice

President

-

Government

Affairs,

General

Counsel

and

Corporate

Secretary,

PepsiCo,

Inc.

(consumer

products)

(2012-2014);

Senior

Vice

President

-

Government

Affairs,

General

Counsel

and

Secretary,

PepsiCo,

Inc.

(2004-2011);

Senior

Fellow

of

The

Brookings

Institution

(2003-2004);

Visiting

Professor,

University

of

Georgia

School

of

Law

(2004);

and

Deputy

Attorney

General,

U.S.

Department

of

Justice

(2001-2003).

Independent

Board

Members

(continued)

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Fund

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Report

Interested

Board

Members

and

Officers

Name,

Year

of

Birth

and

Address

Position

Length

of

Time

Served

Number

of

Portfolios

in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by

Board

Member*

Other

Directorships

Held

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years

Constantine

D.

Tseretopoulos

(1954)

Trustee

Since

1999

19

None

300

S.E.

2nd

Street

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

33301-

1923

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Physician,

Chief

of

Staff,

owner

and

operator

of

the

Lyford

Cay

Hospital

(1987-present);

director

of

various

nonprofit

organizations;

and

formerly

,

Cardiology

Fellow,

University

of

Maryland

(1985-1987);

and

Internal

Medicine

Resident,

Greater

Baltimore

Medical

Center

(1982-

1985).

Robert

E.

Wade

(1946)

Trustee

Since

2006

29

El

Oro

Ltd

(investments)

(2003-

2019).

300

S.E.

2nd

Street

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

33301-

1923

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Attorney

at

law

engaged

in

private

practice

as

a

sole

practitioner

(1972-2008)

and

member

of

various

boards.

Name,

Year

of

Birth

and

Address

Position

Length

of

Time

Served

Number

of

Portfolios

in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by

Board

Member*

Other

Directorships

Held

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years

**Gregory

E.

Johnson

(1961)

Trustee

Since

2007

134

None

One

Franklin

Parkway

San

Mateo,

CA

94403-1906

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Executive

Chairman,

Chairman

of

the

Board

and

Director,

Franklin

Resources,

Inc.;

officer

and/or

director

or

trustee,

as

the

case

may

be,

of

some

of

the

other

subsidiaries

of

Franklin

Resources,

Inc.

and

of

39

of

the

investment

companies

in

Franklin

Templeton;

Vice

Chairman,

Investment

Company

Institute;

and

formerly

,

Chief

Executive

Officer

(2013-2020)

and

President

(1994-2015),

Franklin

Resources,

Inc.

**Rupert

H.

Johnson,

Jr.

(1940)

Chairman

of

the

Board,

Trustee

and

Vice

President

Chairman

of

the

Board

and

Trustee

since

2013

and

Vice

President

since

1996

123

None

One

Franklin

Parkway

San

Mateo,

CA

94403-1906

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Director

(Vice

Chairman),

Franklin

Resources,

Inc.;

Director,

Franklin

Advisers,

Inc.;

and

officer

and/or

director

or

trustee,

as

the

case

may

be,

of

some

of

the

other

subsidiaries

of

Franklin

Resources,

Inc.

and

of

37

of

the

investment

companies

in

Franklin

Templeton.

Alison

E.

Baur

(1964)

Vice

President

Since

2012

Not

Applicable

Not

Applicable

One

Franklin

Parkway

San

Mateo,

CA

94403-1906

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Deputy

General

Counsel,

Franklin

Templeton;

and

officer

of

some

of

the

other

subsidiaries

of

Franklin

Resources,

Inc.

and

of

44

of

the

investment

companies

in

Franklin

Templeton.

Independent

Board

Members

(continued)

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Fund

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Name,

Year

of

Birth

and

Address

Position

Length

of

Time

Served

Number

of

Portfolios

in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by

Board

Member*

Other

Directorships

Held

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years

Breda

M.

Beckerle

(1958)

Chief

Compliance

Officer

Since

2020

Not

Applicable

Not

Applicable

280

Park

Avenue

New

York,

NY

10017

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Chief

Compliance

Officer,

Fiduciary

Investment

Management

International,

Inc.,

Franklin

Advisers,

Inc.,

Franklin

Mutual

Advisers,

LLC,

Franklin

Templeton

Institutional,

LLC;

and

officer

of

39

of

the

investment

companies

in

Franklin

Templeton.

Steven

J.

Gray

(1955)

Vice

President

Since

2009

Not

Applicable

Not

Applicable

One

Franklin

Parkway

San

Mateo,

CA

94403-1906

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Senior

Associate

General

Counsel,

Franklin

Templeton;

Vice

President,

FASA,

LLC;

Assistant

Secretary,

Franklin

Distributors,

LLC;

and

officer

of

44

of

the

investment

companies

in

Franklin

Templeton.

Matthew

T.

Hinkle

(1971)

Chief

Executive

Officer

–

Finance

and

Administration

Since

2017

Not

Applicable

Not

Applicable

One

Franklin

Parkway

San

Mateo,

CA

94403-1906

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Senior

Vice

President,

Franklin

Templeton

Services,

LLC;

officer

of

44

of

the

investment

companies

in

Franklin

Templeton;

and

formerly

,

Vice

President,

Global

Tax

(2012-April

2017)

and

Treasurer/Assistant

Treasurer,

Franklin

Templeton

(2009-2017).

Susan

Kerr

(1949)

Vice

President

–

AML

Compliance

Since

July

2021

Not

Applicable

Not

Applicable

620

Eighth

Avenue

New

York,

NY

10018

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Senior

Compliance

Analyst,

Global

Compliance,

Franklin

Templeton;

Chief

Anti-Money

Laundering

Compliance

Officer,

Legg

Mason

&

Co.

or

its

affiliates;

Anti

Money

Laundering

Compliance

Officer;

Senior

Compliance

Officer,

LMIS;

and

officer

of

41

of

the

investment

companies

in

Franklin

Templeton.

Manraj

S.

Sekhon

(1969)

President

and

Chief

Executive

Officer

–

Investment

Management

Since

2018

Not

Applicable

Not

Applicable

7

Temasek

Blvd.,

Suntec

Tower

1,

#38-03

Singapore

038987

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Chief

Investment

Officer,

Franklin

Templeton

Emerging

Markets

Equity;

officer

of

four

of

the

investment

companies

in

Franklin

Templeton;

and

formerly

,

Chief

Executive

and

Chief

Investment

Officer,

Fullerton

Fund

Management

Company

Ltd.

(2011-2016).

Navid

J.

Tofigh

(1972)

Vice

President

Since

2015

Not

Applicable

Not

Applicable

One

Franklin

Parkway

San

Mateo,

CA

94403-1906

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Associate

General

Counsel

and

officer

of

44

of

the

investment

companies

in

Franklin

Templeton.

Craig

S.

Tyle

(1960)

Vice

President

Since

2005

Not

Applicable

Not

Applicable

One

Franklin

Parkway

San

Mateo,

CA

94403-1906

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

General

Counsel

and

Executive

Vice

President,

Franklin

Resources,

Inc.;

and

officer

of

some

of

the

other

subsidiaries

of

Franklin

Resources,

Inc.

and

of

44

of

the

investment

companies

in

Franklin

Templeton.

Interested

Board

Members

and

Officers

(continued)

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*We

base

the

number

of

portfolios

on

each

separate

series

of

the

U.S.

registered

investment

companies

within

the

Franklin

Templeton

fund

complex.

These

portfolios

have

a

common

investment

manager

or

affiliated

investment

managers.

**Gregory

E.

Johnson

is

considered

to

be

an

interested

person

of

the

Fund

under

the

federal

securities

laws

due

to

his

position

as

an

officer

and

director

of

Franklin

Resources,

Inc.

(Resources),

which

is

the

parent

company

of

the

Fund’s

investment

manager

and

distributor.

Rupert

H.

Johnson,

Jr.

is

considered

to

be

an

interested

person

of

the

Fund

under

the

federal

securities

laws

due

to

his

position

as

an

officer

and

director

and

major

shareholder

of

Resources.

Note

1:

Rupert

H.

Johnson,

Jr.

is

the

uncle

of

Gregory

E.

Johnson.

Note

2:

Officer

information

is

current

as

of

the

date

of

this

report.

It

is

possible

that

after

this

date,

information

about

officers

may

change.

The

Sarbanes-Oxley

Act

of

2002

and

Rules

adopted

by

the

U.S.

Securities

and

Exchange

Commission

require

the

Fund

to

disclose

whether

the

Fund’s

Audit

Committee

includes

at

least

one

member

who

is

an

audit

committee

financial

expert

within

the

meaning

of

such

Act

and

Rules.

The

Fund’s

Board

has

determined

that

there

is

at

least

one

such

financial

expert

on

the

Audit

Committee

and

has

designated

each

of

Ann

Torre

Bates

and

David

W.

Niemiec

as

an

audit

committee

financial

expert.

The

Board

believes

that

Ms.

Bates

and

Mr.

Niemiec

qualify

as

such

an

expert

in

view

of

their

extensive

business

background

and

experience.

Ms.

Bates

has

served

as

a

member

of

the

Fund

Audit

Committee

since

2008.

She

currently

serves

as

a

director

of

Ares

Capital

Corporation

(2010-present)

and

United

Natural

Foods,

Inc.

(2013-present)

and

was

formerly

a

director

of

Navient

Corporation

from

2014

to

2016,

SLM

Corporation

from

1997

to

2014

and

Allied

Capital

Corporation

from

2003

to

2010,

Executive

Vice

President

and

Chief

Financial

Officer

of

NHP

Incorporated

from

1995

to

1997

and

Vice

President

and

Treasurer

of

US

Airways,

Inc.

until

1995.

Mr.

Niemiec

has

served

as

a

member

of

the

Fund

Audit

Committee

since

2005,

currently

serves

as

an

Advisor

to

Saratoga

Partners

and

was

formerly

its

Managing

Director

from

1998

to

2001

and

serves

as

a

director

of

Hess

Midstream

LP

(2017-present).

Mr.

Niemiec

was

formerly

a

director

of

Emeritus

Corporation

from

1999

to

2010

and

OSI

Pharmaceuticals,

Inc.

from

2006

to

2010,

Managing

Director

of

SBC

Warburg

Dillon

Read

from

1997

to

1998,

and

was

Vice

Chairman

from

1991

to

1997

and

Chief

Financial

Officer

from

1982

to

1997

of

Dillon,

Read

&

Co.

Inc.

As

a

result

of

such

background

and

experience,

the

Board

believes

that

Ms.

Bates

and

Mr.

Niemiec

have

each

acquired

an

understanding

of

generally

accepted

accounting

principles

and

financial

statements,

the

general

application

of

such

principles

in

connection

with

the

accounting

estimates,

accruals

and

reserves,

and

analyzing

and

evaluating

financial

statements

that

present

a

breadth

and

level

of

complexity

of

accounting

issues

generally

comparable

to

those

of

the

Fund,

as

well

as

an

understanding

of

internal

controls

and

procedures

for

financial

reporting

and

an

understanding

of

audit

committee

functions.

Ms.

Bates

and

Mr.

Niemiec

are

independent

Board

members

as

that

term

is

defined

under

the

applicable

U.S.

Securities

and

Exchange

Commission

Rules

and

Releases.

The

Statement

of

Additional

Information

(SAI)

includes

additional

information

about

the

board

members

and

is

available,

without

charge,

upon

request.

Shareholders

may

call

(800)

DIAL

BEN/342-5236

to

request

the

SAI.

Name,

Year

of

Birth

and

Address

Position

Length

of

Time

Served

Number

of

Portfolios

in

Fund

Complex

Overseen

by

Board

Member*

Other

Directorships

Held

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years

Lori

A.

Weber

(1964)

Vice

President

and

Secretary

Vice

President

since

2011

and

Secretary

since

2013

Not

Applicable

Not

Applicable

300

S.E.

2nd

Street

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

33301-

1923

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Senior

Associate

General

Counsel,

Franklin

Templeton;

Assistant

Secretary,

Franklin

Resources,

Inc.;

Vice

President

and

Secretary,

Templeton

Investment

Counsel,

LLC;

and

officer

of

44

of

the

investment

companies

in

Franklin

Templeton.

Ryan

R.

Wheeler

(1985)

Interim

Chief

Financial

Officer,

Chief

Accounting

Officer

and

Treasurer

Since

October

2021

Not

Applicable

Not

Applicable

300

S.E.

2nd

Street

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

33301-

1923

Principal

Occupation

During

at

Least

the

Past

5

Years:

Director,

Fund

Administration

&

Reporting;

officer

of

15

of

the

investment

companies

in

Franklin

Templeton;

and

formerly

,

Director,

Senior

Manager

and

Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers,

LLC

(2014-January

2021)

Interested

Board

Members

and

Officers

(continued)

Templeton

China

World

Fund

Shareholder

Information

39

franklintempleton.com

Annual

Report

Liquidity

Risk

Management

Program-

Funds

No

HLIM

Each

Fund

has

adopted

and

implemented

a

written

Liquidity

Risk

Management

Program

(the

“LRMP”)

as

required

by

Rule

22e-4

under

the

Investment

Company

Act

of

1940

(the

“Liquidity

Rule”).

The

LRMP

is

designed

to

assess

and

manage

each

Fund’s

liquidity

risk,

which

is

defined

as

the

risk

that

the

Fund

could

not

meet

requests

to

redeem

shares

issued

by

the

Fund

without

significant

dilution

of

remaining

investors’

interests

in

the

Fund.

In

accordance

with

the

Liquidity

Rule,

the

LRMP

includes

policies

and

procedures

that

provide

for:

(1)

assessment,

management,

and

review

(no

less

frequently

than

annually)

of

each

Fund’s

liquidity

risk;

(2)

classification

of

each

Fund’s

portfolio

holdings

into

one

of

four

liquidity

categories

(Highly

Liquid,

Moderately

Liquid,

Less

Liquid,

and

Illiquid);

(3)

for

Funds

that

do

not

primarily

hold

assets

that

are

Highly

Liquid,

establishing

and

maintaining

a

minimum

percentage

of

the

Fund’s

net

assets

in

Highly

Liquid

investments

(called

a

“Highly

Liquid

Investment

Minimum”

or

“HLIM”);

and

(4)

prohibiting

the

Fund’s

acquisition

of

Illiquid

investments

that

would

result

in

the

Fund

holding

more

than

15%

of

its

net

assets

in

Illiquid

assets.

The

LRMP

also

requires

reporting

to

the

Securities

and

Exchange

Commission

(“SEC”)

(on

a

non-public

basis)

and

to

the

Board

if

the

Fund’s

holdings

of

Illiquid

assets

exceed

15%

of

the

Fund’s

net

assets.

Funds

with

HLIMs

must

have

procedures

for

addressing

HLIM

shortfalls,

including

reporting

to

the

Board

and,

with

respect

to

HLIM

shortfalls

lasting

more

than

seven

consecutive

calendar

days,

reporting

to

the

SEC

(on

a

non-public

basis).

The

Director

of

Liquidity

Risk

within

the

Investment

Risk

Management

Group

(the

“IRMG”)

is

the

appointed

Administrator

of

the

LRMP.

The

IRMG

maintains

the

Investment

Liquidity

Committee

(the

“ILC”)

to

provide

oversight

and

administration

of

policies

and

procedures

governing

liquidity

risk

management

for

FT

products

and

portfolios.

The

ILC

includes

representatives

from

Franklin

Templeton’s

Risk,

Trading,

Global

Compliance,

Investment

Compliance,

Investment

Operations,

Valuation

Committee,

Product

Management

and

Global

Product

Strategy.

In

assessing

and

managing

each

Fund’s

liquidity

risk,

the

ILC

considers,

as

relevant,

a

variety

of

factors,

including

the

Fund’s

investment

strategy

and

the

liquidity

of

its

portfolio

investments

during

both

normal

and

reasonably

foreseeable

stressed

conditions;

its

short

and

long-term

cash

flow

projections;

and

its

cash

holdings

and

access

to

other

funding

sources

including

the

Funds’

interfund

lending

facility

and

line

of

credit.

Classification

of

the

Fund’s

portfolio

holdings

in

the

four

liquidity

categories

is

based

on

the

number

of

days

it

is

reasonably

expected

to

take

to

convert

the

investment

to

cash

(for

Highly

Liquid

and

Moderately

Liquid

holdings)

or

sell

or

dispose

of

the

investment

(for

Less

Liquid

and

Illiquid

investments),

in

current

market

conditions

without

significantly

changing

the

investment’s

market

value.

Each

Fund

primarily

holds

liquid

assets

that

are

defined

under

the

Liquidity

Rule

as

"Highly

Liquid

Investments,"

and

therefore

is

not

required

to

establish

an

HLIM.

Highly

Liquid

Investments

are

defined

as

cash

and

any

investment

reasonably

expected

to

be

convertible

to

cash

in

current

market

conditions

in

three

business

days

or

less

without

the

conversion

to

cash

significantly

changing

the

market

value

of

the

investment.

At

meetings

of

the

Funds’

Board

of

Trustees

held

in

May

2021,

the

Program

Administrator

provided

a

written

report

to

the

Board

addressing

the

adequacy

and

effectiveness

of

the

program

for

the

year

ended

December

31,

2020.

The

Program

Administrator

report

concluded

that

(i.)

the

LRMP,

as

adopted

and

implemented,

remains

reasonably

designed

to

assess

and

manage

each

Fund’s

liquidity

risk;

(ii.)

the

LRMP,

including

the

Highly

Liquid

Investment

Minimum

(“HLIM”)

where

applicable,

was

implemented

and

operated

effectively

to

achieve

the

goal

of

assessing

and

managing

each

Fund’s

liquidity

risk;

and

(iii.)

each

Fund

was

able

to

meet

requests

for

redemption

without

significant

dilution

of

remaining

investors’

interests

in

the

Fund.

Proxy

Voting

Policies

and

Procedures

The

Fund’s

investment

manager

has

established

Proxy

Voting

Policies

and

Procedures

(Policies)

that

the

Fund

uses

to

determine

how

to

vote

proxies

relating

to

portfolio

securities.

Shareholders

may

view

the

Fund’s

complete

Policies

online

at

franklintempleton.com.

Alternatively,

shareholders

may

request

copies

of

the

Policies

free

of

charge

by

calling

the

Proxy

Group

collect

at

(954)

527-

7678

or

by

sending

a

written

request

to:

Franklin

Templeton

Companies,

LLC,

300

S.E.

2nd

Street,

Fort

Lauderdale,

FL

33301,

Attention:

Proxy

Group.

Copies

of

the

Fund’s

proxy

voting

records

are

also

made

available

online

at

franklintempleton.com

and

posted

on

the

U.S.

Securities

and

Exchange

Commission’s

website

at

sec.gov

and

reflect

the

most

recent

12-month

period

ended

June

30.

Templeton

China

World

Fund

Shareholder

Information

40

franklintempleton.com

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Report

Quarterly

Statement

of

Investments

The

Fund

files

a

complete

statement

of

investments

with

the

U.S.

Securities

and

Exchange

Commission

for

the

first

and

third

quarters

for

each

fiscal

year

as

an

exhibit

to

its

report

on

Form

N-PORT.

Shareholders

may

view

the

filed

Form

N-PORT

by

visiting

the

Commission’s

website

at

sec.

gov.

The

filed

form

may

also

be

viewed

and

copied

at

the

Commission’s

Public

Reference

Room

in

Washington,

DC.

Information

regarding

the

operations

of

the

Public

Reference

Room

may

be

obtained

by

calling

(800)

SEC-0330.

Householding

of

Reports

and

Prospectuses

You

will

receive,

or

receive

notice

of

the

availability

of,

the

Fund's

financial

reports

every

six

months.

In

addition,

you

will

receive

an

annual

updated

summary

prospectus

(detail

prospectus

available

upon

request).

To

reduce

Fund

expenses,

we

try

to

identify

related

shareholders

in

a

household

and

send

only

one

copy

of

the

financial

reports

(to

the

extent

received

by

mail)

and

summary

prospectus.

This

process,

called

“householding,”

will

continue

indefinitely

unless

you

instruct

us

otherwise.

If

you

prefer

not

to

have

these

documents

householded,

please

call

us

at

(800)

632-2301.

At

any

time

you

may

view

current

prospectuses/

summary

prospectuses

and

financial

reports

on

our

website.

If

you

choose,

you

may

receive

these

documents

through

electronic

delivery.

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2021

Franklin

Templeton

Investments.

All

rights

reserved.

Authorized

for

distribution

only

when

accompanied

or

preceded

by

a

summary

prospectus

and/or

prospectus.

Investors

should

carefully

consider

a

fund’s

investment

goals,

risks,

charges

and

expenses

before

investing.

A

prospectus

contains

this

and

other

information;

please

read

it

carefully

before

investing.

To

help

ensure

we

provide

you

with

quality

service,

all

calls

to

and

from

our

service

areas

are

monitored

and/or

recorded.

Annual

Report

and

Shareholder

Letter

Templeton

China

World

Fund

Investment

Manager

Distributor

Shareholder

Services

Templeton

Asset

Management

Ltd.

Franklin

Distributors,

LLC

(800)

DIAL

BEN

®

/

342-5236

franklintempleton.com

(800)

632-2301

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

(a) The Registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer.

(c) N/A

(d) N/A

(f) Pursuant to Item 13(a)(1), the Registrant is attaching as an exhibit a copy of its code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officers and principal financial and accounting officer.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

(a)(1) The Registrant has an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee.

(2) The audit committee financial experts are Ann Torre Bates and David W. Niemiec they are "independent" as defined under the relevant Securities and Exchange Commission Rules and Releases.

Item 4.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

((a)      Audit Fees

The aggregate fees paid to the principal accountant for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or for services that are normally provided by the principal accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements were $42,892 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021 and $52,500 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020.

(b)      Audit-Related Fees

There were no fees paid to the principal accountant for assurance and related services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant's financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of Item 4.

There were no fees paid to the principal accountant for assurance and related services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant's investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of their financial statements.  

(c)      Tax Fees

There were no fees paid to the principal accountant for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

There were no fees paid to the principal accountant for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

(d)      All Other Fees

The aggregate fees paid to the principal accountant for products and services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant not reported in paragraphs (a)-(c) of Item 4
were $93 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021 and $0 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020. The services for which these fees were paid included review of materials provided to the fund Board in connection with the investment management contract renewal process.

The aggregate fees paid to the principal accountant for products and services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant not reported in paragraphs (a)-(c) of Item 4 were $25,812 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021 and $137,944 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020.  The services for which these fees were paid included benchmarking services in connection with the ICI TA Survey, valuation services related to a fair value engagement, and professional fees in connection with SOC 1 reports.

(e) (1) The registrant’s audit committee is directly responsible for approving the services to be provided by the auditors, including:

      (i)   pre-approval of all audit and audit related services;

      (ii)  pre-approval of all non-audit related services to be provided to the Fund by the auditors;

      (iii) pre-approval of all non-audit related services to be provided to the registrant by the auditors to the registrant’s investment adviser or to any entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the registrant’s investment adviser and that provides ongoing services to the registrant where the non-audit services relate directly to the operations or financial reporting of the registrant; and

      (iv)  establishment by the audit committee, if deemed necessary or appropriate, as an alternative to committee pre-approval of services to be provided by the auditors, as required by paragraphs (ii) and (iii) above, of policies and procedures to permit such services to be pre-approved by other means, such as through establishment of guidelines or by action of a designated member or members of the committee; provided the policies and procedures are detailed as to the particular service and the committee is informed of each service and such policies and procedures do not include delegation of audit committee responsibilities, as contemplated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to management; subject, in the case of (ii) through (iv), to any waivers, exceptions or exemptions that may be available under applicable law or rules.

(e) (2) None of the services provided to the registrant described in paragraphs (b)-(d) of Item 4 were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of regulation S-X.

(f) No disclosures are required by this Item 4(f).

(g) The aggregate non-audit fees paid to the principal accountant for services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant and the registrant’s investment adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant were $25,905 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021 and $137,944 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020.

(h) The registrant’s audit committee of the board has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee

of Listed Registrants.

  N/A

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

  N/A

Item 7

. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.   N/A

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

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

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

There have been no changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant's Board of Trustees that would require disclosure herein.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Registrant maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Registrant’s filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Registrant’s management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, recognizes that any set of controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this Shareholder Report on Form N-CSR, the Registrant had carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Registrant’s management, including the Registrant’s principal executive officer and the Registrant’s principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

(b) Changes in Internal Controls:

There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect the internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Company.                                                     N/A

Item 13. Exhibits.

(a)(1)

Code of Ethics

codeofethics

(a)(2)

Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Matthew T. Hinkle, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and Ryan R. Wheeler, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

section302

(b) Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Matthew T. Hinkle, Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration, and Ryan R. Wheeler, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

section906

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.

TEMPLETON CHINA WORLD FUND

By S\MATTHEW T. HINKLE______________________

Matthew T. Hinkle

Chief Executive Officer - Finance and Administration

Date October 28, 2021

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\MATTHEW T. HINKLE_______________________

Matthew T. Hinkle

      Chief Executive Officer – Finance and Administration

Date October 28, 2021

By S\Ryan R. Wheeler______________________

Ryan R. Wheeler

Interim Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

Date October 28, 2021