Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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Form 3 Holdings Reported
Form 4 Transactions Reported
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
DING JAMES
 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASIAINFO HOLDINGS INC [ASIA] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

4/F ZHONGDIAN INFORMATION TOWER, 6 ZHONGGUANCUN S. ST., HAIDIAN DIST.		 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2004
(Street)


BEIJING, F4 100086		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(check applicable line)

_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/09/2004   J(4) 100,000 D $ 0 2,380,353 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2004   G 180,000 D $ 0 2,200,353 D  
Common Stock 02/20/2004   J(5) 347,987 D $ 0 1,852,366 D  
Common Stock 11/25/2004   G 146,137 D $ 0 1,706,229 D  
Common Stock             86,947 I In a grantor retained annuity trust for the benefit of James Ding and his family
Common Stock             6,000 I In a revocable trust for the benefit of Rene Ding

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options(Right to acquire Common Stock) $ 2.75           11/15/1998 11/15/2007 Common Stock
300,000
  300,000
D
 
Stock Options(Right to acquire Common Stock) $ 7.6           10/04/1999 10/04/2009 Common Stock
345,000
  345,000
D
 
Pre-paid variable delivery forward contract (3) $ 0 (1)           03/07/2005 03/07/2005 Common Stock
250,000
  250,000
D
 
Stock Options(Right to acquire Common Stock) $ 4.03           08/15/2003 08/15/2012 Common Stock
200,000
  200,000
D
 
Pre-paid variable delivery forward contract (3) $ 0 (2)           05/22/2006 05/22/2006 Common Stock
200,000
  200,000
D
 
Pre-paid variable delivery forward contract (3) $ 0           01/24/2007 01/24/2007 Common Stock
250,000
  250,000
D
 

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
DING JAMES
4/F ZHONGDIAN INFORMATION TOWER
6 ZHONGGUANCUN S. ST., HAIDIAN DIST.
BEIJING, F4 100086		   X      

Signatures

James Ding 02/04/2005
**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) See Note 3 on Mr. Ding's Form 4 for March, 2002 filed with the SEC on April 10, 2002.
(2) See Note 5 on Mr. Ding's Form 4 for May 22, 2003 filed with the SEC on May 27, 2003.
(3) Obligation to sell Common Stock.
(4) Shares disposed on January 9, 2004 were transfered to Nina Zhang pursuant to the terms of a divorce settlement with Mr. Ding.
(5) Shares disposed on February 20, 2004 were transfered to certain individuals pursuant to Mr. Ding's divorce settlement.

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