THE CHINA FUND, INC.

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-05749

 

 

THE CHINA FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

c/o STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY

2 AVENUE DE LAFAYETTE

P.O. BOX 5049

BOSTON, MA 02206-5049

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

 

 

 

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)   Copy to:

Tracie A. Coop

Secretary

The China Fund, Inc.

4 Copley Place, 5th Floor

Boston, MA 02116

 

Leonard B. Mackey, Jr., Esq.

Clifford Chance U.S. LLP

31 West 52nd Street

New York, New York 10019

 

 

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

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2012

 

 

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.


THE CHINA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Name of Issuer and Title of Issue

   Shares     Value (Note A)  

COMMON STOCK AND OTHER EQUITY INTERESTS

    

CHINA - “A” SHARES

    

Information Technology — (4.5%)

    

HAND Enterprise Solutions Co., Ltd. # † (1)

     11,238,137      $ 24,512,446   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL CHINA—“A” SHARES — (Cost $3,164,274)

     4.5     24,512,446   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

HONG KONG

    

Consumer Discretionary — (6.6%)

    

Ajisen China Holdings, Ltd. (2)

     6,945,000        7,996,448   

FU JI Food & Catering Services * ^ # (1)

     5,462,000        —     

Huiyin Household Appliances Holdings Co., Ltd. # †

     160,413,750        14,064,487   

Ports Design, Ltd. # (2)

     4,549,500        7,449,735   

Shangri-La Asia, Ltd. (2)

     3,316,683        6,902,094   
    

 

 

 
       36,412,764   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — (1.8%)

    

Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings), Ltd. # (1) (2)

     26,651,357        2,834,958   

Natural Beauty Bio-Technology, Ltd. #

     47,710,000        7,381,831   
    

 

 

 
       10,216,789   
    

 

 

 

Financials — (1.4%)

    

Far East Horizon, Ltd. *

     7,898,000        7,535,677   
    

 

 

 

Health Care — (1.7%)

    

China Shineway Pharmaceutical Group, Ltd. (2)

     3,041,000        4,383,607   

Golden Meditech Co., Ltd. * # (2)

     35,040,000        4,879,342   
    

 

 

 
       9,262,949   
    

 

 

 

Industrials — (1.9%)

    

Shenzhen International Holdings, Ltd. # (2)

     150,090,000        10,256,543   
    

 

 

 

Information Technology — (1.9%)

    

China Innovationpay Group, Ltd. * #

     146,000,000        3,219,010   

Tencent Holdings, Ltd. (2)

     291,000        7,117,603   
    

 

 

 
       10,336,613   
    

 

 

 

Utilities — (3.9%)

    

China Water Affairs Group, Ltd. # (2)

     19,976,000        6,129,977   

Enn Energy Holdings, Ltd. (2)

     5,084,000        15,437,247   
    

 

 

 
       21,567,224   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL HONG KONG — (Cost $122,092,867)

     19.2     105,588,559   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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THE CHINA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

January 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Name of Issuer and Title of Issue    Shares     Value (Note A)  

COMMON STOCK AND OTHER EQUITY INTERESTS (continued)

    

HONG KONG — “H” SHARES

    

Consumer Discretionary — (1.7%)

    

Wumart Stores, Inc. (2)

     4,547,750      $ 9,358,427   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — (0.9%)

    

Asian Citrus Holdings, Ltd. (2)

     8,814,000        4,795,776   
    

 

 

 

Financials — (2.4%)

    

CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. * (2)

     6,688,500        13,211,767   
    

 

 

 

Health Care — (15.9%)

    

China Medical System Holdings, Ltd. # † (2)

     86,093,200        56,279,497   

Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd. (2)

     18,352,000        16,800,227   

Sinopharm Group Co., Ltd. (2)

     6,056,800        14,369,262   
    

 

 

 
       87,448,986   
    

 

 

 

Industrials — (0.8%)

    

Fook Woo Group Holdings, Ltd. * # (1) (2)

     25,314,000        4,471,516   
    

 

 

 

Materials — (0.5%)

    

Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings, Ltd.

     6,072,196        2,943,791   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL HONG KONG—“H” SHARES — (Cost $64,277,411)

     22.2     122,230,263   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL HONG KONG (INCLUDING “H” SHARES) — (Cost $186,370,278)

     41.4     227,818,822   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

SINGAPORE

    

Consumer Staples — (2.1%)

    

China Fishery Group, Ltd. # (2)

     13,594,872        11,672,665   
    

 

 

 

Information Technology — (0.7%)

    

CDW Holding, Ltd. # †

     47,602,000        3,708,706   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL SINGAPORE — (Cost $14,757,707)

     2.8     15,381,371   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TAIWAN

    

Consumer Discretionary — (7.6%)

    

FamilyMart Co., Ltd. #

     4,501,652        19,626,974   

Far Eastern Department Stores, Ltd. (2)

     11,922,460        16,077,944   

Test-Rite International Co., Ltd. #

     8,457,000        6,131,057   
    

 

 

 
       41,835,975   
    

 

 

 

 

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THE CHINA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

January 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

$15,693,355 $15,693,355
Name of Issuer and Title of Issue    Shares     Value (Note A)  

COMMON STOCK AND OTHER EQUITY INTERESTS (continued)

    

TAIWAN (continued)

    

Consumer Staples — (2.9%)

    

Uni-President Enterprises Corp. (2)

     10,625,335      $ 15,693,355   
    

 

 

 

Financials — (6.9%)

    

KGI Securities Co., Ltd.

     17,321,078        7,317,735   

Ruentex Development Co., Ltd. (2)

     15,636,301        19,315,819   

Yuanta Financial Holdings Co., Ltd. *

     19,305,680        10,896,658   
    

 

 

 
       37,530,212   
    

 

 

 
     Face
Amount
       

Financials — (0.8%)

    

Taiwan Life Insurance Co., Ltd. 4.0% 12/28/14 # † @

   $ 200,000,000        4,512,108   
    

 

 

 
     Shares        

Information Technology — (1.9%)

    

WT Microelectronics Co., Ltd.

     7,122,000        10,494,945   
    

 

 

 

Materials — (1.5%)

    

China Metal Products Co., Ltd. #

     12,420,374        8,458,658   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL TAIWAN — (Cost $76,215,132)

     21.6     118,525,253   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

    

Consumer Staples — (1.0%)

    

China New Borun Corp., ADR * # (2)

     1,202,859        5,424,894   
    

 

 

 

Energy — (0.6%)

    

Far East Energy Corp. * #

     10,303,847        3,348,750   
    

 

 

 

Health Care — (3.8%)

    

Mindray Medical International, Ltd., ADR (2)

     291,700        8,680,992   

WuXi PharmaTech Cayman, Inc., ADR * (2)

     883,490        11,997,794   
    

 

 

 
       20,678,786   
    

 

 

 

Information Technology — (2.7%)

    

Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. * (2)

     925,700        8,988,547   

 

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THE CHINA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

January 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Name of Issuer and Title of Issue

   Shares     Value (Note A)  

COMMON STOCK AND OTHER EQUITY INTERESTS (continued)

    

UNITED STATES (continued)

    

Information Technology (continued)

    

VanceInfo Technologies, Inc., ADR * (2)

     474,800      $ 5,968,236   
    

 

 

 
       14,956,783   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES — (Cost $48,357,326)

     8.1     44,409,213   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK AND OTHER EQUITY INTERESTS — (Cost $328,864,717)

     78.4     430,647,105   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EQUITY LINKED SECURITIES

    

Consumer Discretionary — (1.1%)

    

Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart Co., Ltd. Access Product (expiration 03/26/14)

    

144A, * (3)

     429,303,600        6,199,500   
    

 

 

 

Consumer Staples — (2.1%)

    

Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd. Access Product (expiration 12/11/13) 144A, * (3)

     931,000        4,721,041   

Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd. Access Product (expiration 01/20/15) 144A, * (4)

     1,403,507        7,114,377   
    

 

 

 
       11,835,418   
    

 

 

 

Financials — (4.3%)

    

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. Access Product (expiration 01/17/14) 144A, * (4)

     1,209,059        7,348,073   

Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. Access Product (expiration 04/01/13) 144A, * (3)

     2,661,500        16,175,304   
    

 

 

 
       23,523,377   
    

 

 

 

Industrials — (1.9%)

    

Qinghai Salt Lake Potash Co., Ltd. Access Product (expiration 01/20/15) 144A, * (4)

     814,450        4,202,322   

Suning Appliance Co., Ltd. Access Product (expiration 01/20/15) 144A, * (4)

     4,607,872        6,349,647   
    

 

 

 
       10,551,969   
    

 

 

 

Information Technology — (3.5%)

    

Ufida Software Co., Ltd. Access Product (expiration 01/20/15) 144A, * (4)

     2,318,472        6,045,631   

Ufida Software Co., Ltd. Access Product (expiration 01/20/16) 144A, * (3)

     1,297,600        3,383,613   

ZTE Corp. Access Product (expiration 12/11/13) 144A, * (3)

     1,117,200        2,620,997   

ZTE Corp. Access Product (expiration 01/20/15) 144A, * (4)

     2,982,299        6,996,596   
    

 

 

 
       19,046,837   
    

 

 

 

 

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THE CHINA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

January 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Name of Issuer and Title of Issue

   Shares     Value (Note A)  

EQUITY LINKED SECURITIES (continued)

    

Telecommunications — (1.4%)

    

China United Network Communications Ltd. Access Product (expiration 09/19/13) 144A, * (3)

     5,132,800      $ 3,970,524   

China United Network Communications, Ltd. Access Product (expiration 01/20/15) 144A, * (4)

     4,676,237        3,617,345   
    

 

 

 
       7,587,869   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY LINKED SECURITIES — (Cost $84,717,403)

     14.3     78,744,970   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

DIRECT INVESTMENTS (5)

    

Consumer Staples — (2.9%)

    

Zong Su Foods (acquired 09/21/10) * # † (1)

     2,677        16,000,429   

Health Care — (3.0%)

    

China Bright (acquired 08/27/10) * # † (1) (6)

     14,665,617        16,526,663   

Information Technology — (0.0%)

    

China Silicon Corp. Common Stock, (acquired 01/08-09/10) * # † (1)

     2,301,863        —     

China Silicon Corp., Series A Preferred (acquired 11/30/07) * # † (1)

     27,418        —     
    

 

 

 

TOTAL DIRECT INVESTMENTS — (Cost $36,599,297)

     5.9     32,527,092   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN

    

State Street Navigator Prime Portfolio

     74,584,799        74,584,799   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN — (Cost $74,584,799)

     13.6     74,584,799   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
       

 

Face

Amount

  

  

 

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

    

UNITED STATES

    

Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust, 0.01%, 02/01/12 (7)

     4,338,000        4,338,000   
    

 

 

 

TOTAL UNITED STATES — (Cost $4,338,000)

     0.8     4,338,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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THE CHINA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

January 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

           Value (Note A)  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS** — (Cost $529,104,216)

     113.0     620,841,966   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

     (13.0 )%      (71,312,585
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     100.0   $ 549,529,381   

Notes to Schedule of Investments

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

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

 

* Denotes non-income producing security.
^ Security is deemed worthless.
# Illiquid security.
Affiliated issuer (see Note B).
@ The bond will be converted into common stock at maturity.
(1) Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or at the direction of the Board of Directors.
(2) A portion or all of the security was held on loan. As of January 31, 2012, the market value of the securities loaned was $83,243,812.
(3) Equity linked securities issued by Credit Lyonnais (CLSA).
(4) Equity linked securities issued by Citigroup Global Markets Holdings.
(5) Direct investments are generally restricted as to resale and do not have a readily available resale market. On the date of acquisition of each direct investment, there were no market quotations on similar securities, and such investments were therefore valued in good faith by the Board of Directors at fair market value. The securities continue to be valued in good faith by Board of Directors at fair market value as of January 31, 2012.
(6) The security contains a put option which allows the Fund to sell the investment for a value at least equal to the purchase price under certain circumstances.
(7) Repurchase agreement, dated 01/31/12, due 02/01/12 with repurchase proceeds of $4,338,001 is collateralized by US Treasury Note 3.125% due 05/15/21 with a market value of $4,429,674.

 

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THE CHINA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

January 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

144A Securities restricted for resale to Qualified Institutional Buyers in the United States or to non-US persons. At January 31, 2012, these restricted securities amounted to $78,744,970, which represented 14.33% of total net assets.

ADR American Depositary Receipt
** At January 31, 2012, aggregate cost for federal tax purposes was $529,104,216. Gross unrealized appreciation of investments was $171,907,038 while gross unrealized depreciation of investments was $80,169,288, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of investments of $91,737,750.

 

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THE CHINA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

JANUARY 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Fair Value Measurement

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

 

   

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

   

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

   

Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of January 31, 2012 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:

ASSETS VALUATION INPUT

 

Description

   Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

COMMON STOCK AND OTHER EQUITY INTERESTS

           

China—“A” Shares

        

Information Technology

   $ —         $ 24,512,446       $ —         $ 24,512,446   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total China—“A” Shares

     —           24,512,446         —           24,512,446   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Hong Kong

        

Consumer Discretionary

     36,412,764         —           —           36,412,764   

Consumer Staples

     7,381,831         2,834,958         —           10,216,789   

Financials

     7,535,677         —           —           7,535,677   

Health Care

     9,262,949         —           —           9,262,949   

Industrials

     10,256,543         —           —           10,256,543   

Information Technology

     10,336,613         —           —           10,336,613   

Utilities

     21,567,224         —           —           21,567,224   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Hong Kong

     102,753,601         2,834,958         —           105,588,559   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Hong Kong—“H” Shares

           

Consumer Discretionary

     9,358,427         —           —           9,358,427   

Consumer Staples

     4,795,776         —           —           4,795,776   

Financials

     13,211,767         —           —           13,211,767   

Health Care

     87,448,986         —           —           87,448,986   

Industrials

     —           4,471,516         —           4,471,516   

Materials

     2,943,791         —           —           2,943,791   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Hong Kong—“H” Shares

     117,758,747         4,471,516         —           122,230,263   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Singapore

           

Consumer Staples

     11,672,665         —           —           11,672,665   

Information Technology

     3,708,706         —           —           3,708,706   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Singapore

     15,381,371         —           —           15,381,371   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Taiwan

           

Consumer Discretionary

     41,835,975         —           —           41,835,975   

Consumer Staples

     15,693,355         —           —           15,693,355   

Financials

     37,530,212         —           4,512,108         42,042,320   

Information Technology

     10,494,945         —           —           10,494,945   

Materials

     8,458,658         —           —           8,458,658   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Taiwan

     114,013,145         —           4,512,108         118,525,253   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

United States

           

Consumer Staples

     5,424,894         —           —           5,424,894   

Energy

     3,348,750         —           —           3,348,750   

Health Care

     20,678,786         —           —           20,678,786   

Information Technology

     14,956,783         —           —           14,956,783   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total United States

     44,409,213         —           —           44,409,213   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK AND OTHER EQUITY INTERESTS

     394,316,077         31,818,920         4,512,108         430,647,105   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

EQUITY LINKED SECURITIES

           

Consumer Discretionary

     —           6,199,500         —           6,199,500   

Consumer Staples

     —           11,835,418         —           11,835,418   

Financials

     —           23,523,377         —           23,523,377   

Industrials

     —           10,551,969         —           10,551,969   

Information Technology

     —           19,046,837         —           19,046,837   

Telecommunications

     —           7,587,869         —           7,587,869   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL EQUITY LINKED SECURITIES

     —           78,744,970         —           78,744,970   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 


THE CHINA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

JANUARY 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

DIRECT INVESTMENTS

           

Consumer Staples

     —           —           16,000,429         16,000,429   

Health Care

     —           —           16,526,663         16,526,663   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL DIRECT INVESTMENTS

     —           —           32,527,092         32,527,092   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

COLLATERAL FOR SECURITIES ON LOAN

     —           74,584,799         —           74,584,799   

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

           

United States

     —           4,338,000         —           4,338,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS

   $ 394,316,077       $ 189,486,689       $ 37,039,200       $ 620,841,966   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers between levels at the end of the reporting period.

For the period ended January 31, 2012, Fook Woo Group Holdings, Ltd. was transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 as trading of the security was suspended and was fair valued under direction of the Board of Directors.

The following is a reconciliation of the fair valuations using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the Fund during the three months ended January 31, 2012:

 

Investments in Securities

   Balance as
of
October 31,
2011
     Purchases      Sales      Realized
Gain
(Loss)
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Transfers
in to

Level 3
     Transfers
out of
Level 3
     Balance as
of
January 31,
2012
     Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Held at
January 31,
2012
 

COMMON STOCK AND OTHER EQUITY INTERESTS

                         

Financials

   $ 5,446,821       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ (934,713   $ —         $ —         $ 4,512,108       $ (934,713
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

DIRECT INVESTMENTS

                   

Consumer

                   

Staples

     16,000,429         —           —           —           —          —           —           16,000,429         —     

Health Care

     16,507,082         —           —           —           19,581        —           —           16,526,663         19,581   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     32,507,511         —           —           —           19,581        —           —           32,527,092         19,581   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 37,954,332       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ (915,132   $ —         $ —         $ 37,039,200       $ (915,132
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Direct Investments: The Fund may invest up to 25% of the net proceeds from its offering of its oustanding common stock in direct investments; however, the Board of Directors of the Fund has suspended additional investments in direct investments. Direct investments are generally restricted and do not have a readily available resale market. Because of the absence of any public trading market for these investments, the Fund may take longer to liquidate these positions than would be the case for publicly traded securities. Although these securities may be resold in privately negotiated transactions, the prices on these sales could be less than those originally paid by the Fund. Issuers whose securities are not publicly traded may not be subject to public disclosure and other investor protections requirements applicable to publicly traded securities. The value of these securities at January 31, 2012 was $32,527,092 or 5.9% of the Fund’s net asset value. The table below details the acquisition date, cost, and value of the Fund’s direct investments as determined by the Board of Directors of the Fund. The Fund does not have the right to demand that such securities be registered.

 

Security

   Acquisition Date      Cost      Value  

China Bright

     08/27/2010       $ 14,969,436       $ 16,526,663   

China Silicon Corp., Series A Preferred

     11/30/2007         5,171,016         —     

China Silicon Corp. Common Stock

     01/08 -09/10         1,458,811         —     

Zong Su Foods

     09/21/2010         15,000,034         16,000,429   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 36,599,297       $ 32,527,092   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 


THE CHINA FUND, INC.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

JANUARY 31, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

NOTE B – Investments in Non-Controlled Affiliates*:

 

     Balance of
Shares/Par
Held
     Gross
Purchases
     Gross
Sales
     Balance of
Shares Held
     Value  
     October 31,      and      and      January 31,      January 31,  

Name of Issuer

   2011      Additions      Reductions      2012      2012  

CDW Holding, Ltd.

     48,182,000         —           580,000         47,602,000       $ 3,708,706   

China Bright

     14,665,617         —           —           14,665,617         16,526,663   

China Medical System Holdings, Ltd.

     90,442,200         —           4,349,000         86,093,200         56,279,497   

China Silicon Corp. Common Stock

     2,301,863         —           —           2,301,863         —     

China Silicon Corp., Series A Preferred

     27,418         —           —           27,418         —     

HAND Enterprise Solutions, Ltd. Common Stock

     11,238,137         —           —           11,238,137         24,512,446   

Huiyin Household Appliances Holdings Co., Ltd.

     160,413,750         —           —           160,413,750         14,064,487   

Taiwan Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

     200,000,000         —           —           200,000,000         4,512,108   

Zong Su Foods

     2,677         —           —           2,677         16,000,429   

 

* Affiliated issuers, as defined in the 1940 Act as amended, include issuers in which the Fund held 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities.

 


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

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

 

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

Item 3. Exhibits.

The certification required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is attached as an exhibit to this filing.


SIGNATURES

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

 

THE CHINA FUND, INC.
By:  

/s/ Adam Phua

 

Adam Phua

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:    March 13, 2012  

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/ Adam Phua

 

Adam Phua

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:    March 13, 2012  

 

By:  

/s/ Laura F. Dell

 

Laura F. Dell

Treasurer

Date:    March 13, 2012