EXHIBIT 12(a)(2)
I, Benny T. Hu, President of The Taiwan Fund, Inc., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The Taiwan Fund, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in
net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required
to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940)
and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the
registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting,
or so caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within
90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on
such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered
by this report that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize, and report financial information;
and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.
Date: May 8, 2006
By: /s/ Benny T. Hu
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President (principal executive officer) of The Taiwan Fund, Inc.
I, Adelina Louie, Treasurer of The Taiwan Fund, Inc., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The Taiwan Fund, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in
net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required
to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940)
and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule
30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the
registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or
caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be
designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting,
or so caused such internal control over financial
reporting to be designed under our supervision, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's
disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this
report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within
90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on
such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting that occurred
during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered
by this report that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed to
the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal control over
financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize, and report financial information;
and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
management or other employees who have a significant
role in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.
Date: May 8, 2006
By: /s/ Adelina Louie
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Adelina Louie
Treasurer (principal financial officer) of The Taiwan Fund, Inc.