Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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 *
DING JAMES
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ASIAINFO-LINKAGE, 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 SOUTH ST., HAIDIAN DIST.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/07/2012
(Street)

BEIJING, F4 100086		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(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 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 08/09/2012   M   6,176 A $ 0 976,490 D  
Common Stock               96,000 I In New Media China Investment I, Ltd. , which is beneficially owned by James Ding
Common Stock               86,947 I In a grantor retained annuity trust for the benefit of James Ding and his family

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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
Restricted Stock Units (right to acquire common stock) $ 0 (1) 08/09/2012   M     6,176 02/09/2012(1) 08/09/2012 Common Stock 6,176 $ 0 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units (right to acquire common stock) $ 0 (2) 08/07/2012   A(2)   13,394   02/07/2013(2) 08/07/2013 Common Stock 13,394 (2) 13,394 D  

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

 /s/ James Ding   08/09/2012
**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) 12,352 restricted stock units were granted on August 9, 2011 (the "2011 RSUs"). Each 2011 RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock. The 2011 RSUs vest in two equal installments on the 6-month and 12-month anniversaries of the grant date. The grant of the 2011 RSUs was conditioned on the Reporting Person's cancellation of the 2009 RSUs and 2010 RSUs.
(2) 13,394 restricted stock units were granted on August 7, 2012 (the "2012 RSUs"). Each 2012 RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock. The 2012 RSUs vest in two equal installments on February 7, 2013 and August 7, 2013.

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