Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CHINA FUND INC [CHN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
77 GRACECHURCH STREET, 
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/18/2018
(Street)

LONDON, X0 EC3V0AS
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (1)               308,857 I By: Emerging (BMI) Markets Country Fund (2)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (1)               116,563 I By: Emerging Markets Free Fund (3)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (1)               250,030 I By: Emerging Markets Global Fund (4)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (1)               172,029 I By: Emerging Markets Investable Fund (5)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (1) 01/18/2018   P   1,091 A $ 23.3 357,943 I By: Global Emerging Markets Fund (6)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (1)               168,067 I By: The Emerging World Fund (7)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (1)               158,448 I By: Emerging Free Markets Country Fund (8)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (1)               305,041 I By: Emerging Markets Country Fund (9)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (1)               46,658 I By: Investable Emerging Markets Country Fund (10)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (1)               42,096 I By: The EM Plus CEF Fund (11)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (1)               2,293,373 I By: unaffiliated third-party segregated accounts (12)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT GROUP PLC
77 GRACECHURCH STREET
LONDON, X0 EC3V0AS
    X    
CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LTD
77 GRACECHURCH STREET
LONDON ENGLAND
LONDON, X0 EC3V0AS
    X    
Reid Julian
C/O ANJIE LAROCCA, DEUTSCHE BANK
1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10154
    X    
Silver Richard
C/O ANJIE LAROCCA, DEUTSCHE ASSET MGMT.
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Barry Olliff, Director- City of London Group PLC   01/19/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Barry Olliff, Director- City of London Investment Management Company Limited   01/19/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Julian Reid   01/19/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Richard A. Silver   01/19/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This Form 4 is filed jointly by City of London Investment Group, PLC ("CLIG"), City of London Investment Management Company Limited ("CLIM"), Julian Reid, and Richard A. Silver (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). Each of the Reporting Persons is a member of a Section 13(d) group that collectively owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of Common Stock. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein. No one direct beneficial owner of the reported securities owns more than 5% of the outstanding securities of the Issuer.
(2) These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging (BMI) Markets Country Fund.
(3) These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Markets Free Fund.
(4) These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Markets Global Fund.
(5) These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Markets Investable Fund.
(6) These securities are beneficially owned by Global Emerging Markets Fund.
(7) These securities are beneficially owned by The Emerging World Fund.
(8) These securities are beneficially owned by Emerging Free Markets Country Fund.
(9) These securities are beneficially owned by by Emerging Markets Country Fund.
(10) These securities are beneficially owned by Investable Emerging Markets Country Fund.
(11) These securities are beneficially owned by The EM Plus CEF Fund.
(12) These securities are beneficially owned by unaffiliated third-party segregated accounts.

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