WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.
<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> 6
<CIK> 0000845379
<NAME> CHINA FUND, INC.
<MULTIPLIER> 1000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> OCT-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> NOV-01-1999
<PERIOD-END> APR-30-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 147435
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 129098
<RECEIVABLES> 851
<ASSETS-OTHER> 373
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 130322
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> 1918
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> 357
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> 2275
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 139163
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 10073
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 10073
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> (900)
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 8118
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> (18334)
<NET-ASSETS> 128047
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 488
<INTEREST-INCOME> 133
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (1520)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> (899)
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 10565
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (8804)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 862
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (1118)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> 0
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 0
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (256)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 1116
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> (2447)
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> 871
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> 1520
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 140057
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 12.740
<PER-SHARE-NII> (0.090)
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0.170
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.110)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> 0.000
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0.000
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 12.710
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 2.18
[AVG-DEBT-OUTSTANDING] 0
[AVG-DEBT-PER-SHARE] 0
</TABLE>
