MATTHEWS ASIA STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

MATTHEWS ASIA STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

Investment Objective

The Matthews Asia Strategic Income Fund (the “Strategic Income Fund” or the “Fund”) seeks total return over the long term, with an emphasis on income.

Fees and Expenses of the Fund

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of this Fund.

SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees MATTHEWS ASIA STRATEGIC INCOME FUND (USD $)	Investor Class Shares	Institutional Class Shares
Maximum Account Fee on Redemptions (for wire redemptions only)	9	9

ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses MATTHEWS ASIA STRATEGIC INCOME FUND		Investor Class Shares	Institutional Class Shares
Management Fee		0.65%	0.65%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees
Other Expenses		0.62%	0.42%
Administration and Shareholder Servicing Fees		0.14%	0.14%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses		1.27%	1.07%
Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement	[1]	(0.17%)	(0.17%)
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement		1.10%	0.90%

EXAMPLE OF FUND EXPENSES

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example MATTHEWS ASIA STRATEGIC INCOME FUND (USD $)	One year:	Three years:	Five years:	Ten years:
Investor Class Shares	112	380	675	1,514
Institutional Class Shares	92	318	568	1,285

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example of fund expenses, affect the Fund’s performance. During the most recent fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 34% of the average value of its portfolio.

Principal Investment Strategy

Under normal market conditions, the Strategic Income Fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing at least 80% of its net assets, which include borrowings for investment purposes, in income-producing securities including, but not limited to, debt and debt-related instruments issued by governments, quasi-governmental entities, supra-national institutions, and companies in Asia. The Fund intends to achieve its investment objective by investing in income-generating securities across currencies and the capital structure. Investments may be denominated in any currency, and may represent any part of a company’s capital structure from debt to equity or with features of both. Debt and debt-related instruments typically include bonds, debentures, bills, notes, certificates of deposit and other bank obligations, senior secured bank debt, convertible debt securities, credit-linked notes, inflation-linked instruments, repurchase agreements, dividend paying equity securities and derivative instruments with fixed income characteristics.

Asia consists of all countries and markets in Asia and includes developed, emerging, and frontier countries and markets in the Asian region. A company is considered to be “located” in a country or a region if it has substantial ties to that country or region, and currently, Matthews makes that determination primarily based on one or more of the following five criteria: if the company (i) is organized under the laws of that country or any country in that region; (ii) derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from goods produced or sold, investments made, or services performed, or has at least 50% of its assets located, within that country or region; (iii) has the primary trading markets for its securities in that country or region; (iv) has its principal place of business in or is otherwise headquartered in that country or region; or (v) is a governmental entity or an agency, instrumentality or a political subdivision of that country or any country in that region. Instruments will be deemed to be Asian securities if the issuer is headquartered in an Asian country, the instrument is denominated in the currency of an Asian country, or the instrument is issued with respect to a project located in, or secured or backed by assets located in an Asian country, or is otherwise linked to an Asian country.

Up to 50% of the Fund’s total net assets may be invested in securities of issuers from a single country (including the government of that country, its agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions), and up to 25% of the Fund’s total net assets, may be invested in the securities issued by any one Asian government (including its agencies, instrumentalities and political subdivisions).

The Fund will not seek to limit its foreign currency exposure and may invest without limitation in non-U.S. dollar-denominated securities and instruments. The Fund reserves the right to hedge its exposure to foreign currencies to reduce the risk of loss from fluctuations in currency exchange rates, but normally does not expect to do so.

The Fund will typically engage in derivative transactions for a variety of purposes, including managing interest rate, currency and credit exposure, involving a variety of underlying instruments, including for example, currencies, debt securities, securities indexes, futures and options on swaps (commonly referred to as swaptions). In particular, the Fund may seek to take on currency exposure by using derivatives such as currency forwards and, as a result, the Fund’s exposure to a currency could exceed the value of the Fund’s assets denominated in that currency and could exceed the value of the Fund’s net assets.

The Fund is permitted to invest in debt securities of any quality, including high yield debt securities rated below investment grade (commonly referred to as “junk bonds”) and unrated debt securities. The Fund has no stated maturity or duration target and the average effective maturity or duration target may change. Matthews has implemented risk management systems to monitor the Fund to reduce the risk of loss through overemphasis on a particular issuer, country, industry, currency, or interest rate regime.

Matthews also expects to employ a currency overlay strategy for the Fund in an effort to enhance returns and moderate volatility. This strategy involves long and short positions on one or more currencies, with a total or gross notional value of these positions equal to as much as a substantial majority of the NAV of the Fund, although the net market value of these positions, on a marked-to-market basis, at most times, is expected to be substantially lower.

Principal Risks of Investment

There is no guarantee that your investment in the Fund will increase in value. The value of your investment in the Fund could go down, meaning you could lose money. The principal risks of investing in the Fund are:

Credit Risk: A debt instrument’s price depends, in part, on the credit quality of the issuer, borrower, counterparty, or underlying collateral and can decline in response to changes in the financial condition of the issuer, borrower, counterparty, or underlying collateral, or changes in specific or general market, economic, industry, political, regulatory, geopolitical, or other conditions.

Interest Rate Risk (including Prepayment and Extension Risks): Changes in interest rates in each of the countries in which the Fund may invest, as well as interest rates in more-developed countries, may cause a decline in the market value of an investment. Generally, fixed income securities will decrease in value when interest rates rise and can be expected to rise in value when interest rates decline. As interest rates decline, debt issuers may repay or refinance their loans or obligations earlier than anticipated. The issuers of fixed income securities may, therefore, repay principal in advance. This would force the Fund to reinvest the proceeds from the principal prepayments at lower rates, which reduces the Fund’s income.

Currency Risks: When the Fund invests in foreign currencies (directly or through a financial instrument) or in securities denominated in a foreign currency, there is the risk that the value of the foreign currency will increase or decrease against the value of the U.S. dollar. The value of an investment denominated in a foreign currency will decline in dollar terms if that currency weakens against the dollar. Additionally, Asian countries may utilize formal or informal currency-exchange controls or “capital controls.” Capital controls may impose restrictions on the Fund’s ability to repatriate investments or income. Capital controls may also affect the value of the Fund’s holdings.

Political, Social and Economic Risks: The value of the Fund’s assets may be adversely affected by political, economic, social and religious instability; inadequate investor protection; changes in laws or regulations of countries within the Asian region; international relations with other nations; natural disasters; corruption and military activity. The Asian region, and particularly China, Japan and South Korea, may be adversely affected by political, military, economic and other factors related to North Korea, the status of Taiwan, border disputes and strained relations between China and Japan. The economies of many Asian countries differ from the economies of more developed countries in many respects, such as rate of growth, inflation, capital reinvestment, financial system stability and the national balance of payments positions. Certain Asian countries are highly dependent upon and may be affected by developments in the United States, Europe and other Asian economies.

Volatility: The smaller size and lower levels of liquidity in Asian markets, as well as other factors, may result in changes in the prices of Asian securities that are more volatile than those of companies in the United States. This volatility can cause the price of the Fund’s shares (NAV) to go up or down dramatically. Because of this volatility, it is recommended that you invest in the Fund only for the long term (at least five years).

Risks Associated with Emerging and Frontier Markets: Many Asian countries are considered emerging or frontier markets. Such markets are often less stable politically and economically than developed markets, and investing in these markets involves different and greater risks. There may be less publicly available information about companies in many Asian countries, and the stock exchanges and brokerage industries in many Asian countries typically do not have the level of government oversight as do those in the United States. Securities markets of many Asian countries are also substantially smaller, less liquid and more volatile than securities markets in the United States.

High-Yield Bonds and Other Lower-Rated Securities: The Fund’s investments in high-yield bonds (“junk bonds,” which are primarily speculative securities) and other lower-rated securities will subject the Fund to substantial risk of loss. Issuers of junk bonds are less financially secure and less able to repay interest and principal compared to issuers of investment-grade securities. Prices of junk bonds tend to be very volatile. These securities are less liquid than investment-grade debt securities and may be difficult to price or sell, particularly in times of negative sentiment toward high-yield securities.

Derivatives Risk (including Options, Futures and Swaps): Derivatives are speculative and may hurt the Fund’s performance. Derivative products are highly specialized instruments that require investment techniques and risk analyses different from those associated with stocks and bonds. The use of a derivative requires an understanding not only of the underlying instrument but also of the derivative itself, without the benefit of observing the performance of the derivative under all possible market conditions. Derivatives present the risk of disproportionately increased losses and/ or reduced opportunities for gains when the financial asset or measure to which the derivative is linked changes in unexpected ways.

Non-diversified: The Fund is a “non-diversified” investment company, which means that it may invest a larger portion of its assets in the securities of a single issuer compared with a diversified fund. An investment in the Fund therefore will entail greater risk than an investment in a diversified fund because a single security’s increase or decrease in value may have a greater impact on the Fund’s value and total return.

Past Performance

The bar charts below show the Fund’s performance for each full calendar year since inception and how it has varied from year to year, reflective of the Fund’s volatility and some indication of risk. Also shown are the best and worst quarters for this time period. The table below shows the Fund’s performance over certain periods of time, along with performance of its benchmark index. The index performance does not take into consideration fees, expenses or taxes. The information presented below is past performance, before and after taxes, and is not a prediction of future results. The bar charts and performance table assume reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. For the Fund’s most recent month-end performance, please visit matthewsasia.com or call 800.789.ASIA (2742).

INVESTOR CLASS: ANNUAL RETURNS FOR YEARS ENDED 12/31

Best Quarter

Q3 2012

5.31%

Worst Quarter

Q2 2013

-5.37%

INSTITUTIONAL CLASS:

ANNUAL RETURNS FOR YEARS ENDED 12/31

2012 13.74%
2013 -0.20%
2014 2.64%

Best Quarter

Q3 2012

5.37%

Worst Quarter

Q2 2013

-5.42%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS FOR PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014

Average Annual Returns MATTHEWS ASIA STRATEGIC INCOME FUND		Average Annual Returns, 1 Year	Average Annual Returns, Since Inception	Average Annual Returns, Inception Date
Investor Class Shares		2.54%	4.73%	Nov. 30, 2011
Institutional Class Shares		2.64%	4.90%	Nov. 30, 2011
After Taxes on Distributions Investor Class Shares	[1]	1.05%	3.29%
After Taxes on Distributions Institutional Class Shares	[1]	1.06%	3.38%
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares Investor Class Shares	[1]	1.52%	3.08%
After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares Institutional Class Shares	[1]	1.58%	3.17%
HSBC Asian Local Bond Index (reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes)		4.36%	2.53%	Nov. 30, 2011

[1] Matthews has contractually agreed (i) to waive fees and reimburse expenses to the extent needed to limit Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, front-end or contingent deferred loads, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, short sale dividend expenses, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization or extraordinary expenses such as litigation) of the Institutional Class to 0.90%, and (ii) if any Fund-wide expenses (i.e., expenses that apply to both the Institutional Class and the Investor Class) are waived for the Institutional Class to maintain the 0.90% expense limitation, to waive an equal amount (in annual percentage terms) of those same expenses for the Investor Class. The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and Expense Reimbursement for the Investor Class may vary from year to year and will in some years exceed 0.90%. If the operating expenses fall below the expense limitation in a year within three years after Matthews has made a waiver or reimbursement, the Fund may reimburse Matthews up to an amount that does not cause the expenses for that year to exceed that fee waiver and/or expense reimbursement or to exceed any other agreed upon expense limitation for that year. This agreement will remain in place until April 30, 2016, may be renewed for additional periods not exceeding one year and may be terminated at any time by the Board of Trustees or the Trust on behalf of the Fund on 60 days' written notice to Matthews. Matthews may decline to renew this agreement by written notice to the Trust at least 30 days before its annual expiration date.

[1] After-tax returns are calculated using the highest historical individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.