SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-2 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PRE-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. ___
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. ___
AND/OR REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
AMENDMENT NO. 30
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THE TAIWAN FUND, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
225 FRANKLIN STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
1-800-426-5523
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
LAURENCE E. CRANCH, ESQ.
CLIFFORD CHANCE ROGERS & WELLS LLP
200 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10166
(212) 878-8000
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(Name and Address for Agent for Service)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This filing is made solely for the purpose of filing an Amendment to the
Registration Statement of The Taiwan Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") to reflect the
amendment to the Fund's By-Laws attached hereto as Exhibit I. At a meeting held
on December 5, 2000, the Board of Directors of the Fund adopted an amendment to
the Fund's By-laws prescribing certain qualifications for directors of the Fund.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended,
the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to the Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
Taipei, Taiwan, on the 20th day of December, 2000.
THE TAIWAN FUND, INC.
By: /s/ S.Y. Wang
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S.Y. Wang
Chairman
