FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   JIAN QI 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ASIAINFO HOLDINGS INC [ASIA] (Last) (First) (Middle) 4F ZHONGDIAN INFO TOWER,6 ZHONGGUANCUN, SOUTH STREET, HAIDIAN DISTRICT 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Vice President 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BEIJING, F4 100086 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (right to acquire Common Stock )	02/17/2001(1)	02/17/2010	Common Stock	30,000	$ 24	D	Â
Stock Options (right to acquire Common Stock )	11/01/2001(2)	11/01/2010	Common Stock	8,000	$ 12.44	D	Â
Stock Options (right to acquire Common Stock )	01/16/2002(3)	01/16/2011	Common Stock	38,200	$ 9.25	D	Â
Stock Options (right to acquire Common Stock )	01/16/2002(4)	01/16/2011	Common Stock	10,000	$ 9.25	D	Â
Stock Options (right to acquire Common Stock )	08/15/2003(5)	08/15/2012	Common Stock	22,500	$ 4.03	D	Â
Stock Options (right to acquire Common Stock )	09/29/2004(6)	09/29/2013	Common Stock	42,500	$ 7.07	D	Â
Stock Options (right to acquire Common Stock )	06/14/2005(7)	06/14/2014	Common Stock	30,000	$ 4.99	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unites (right to acquire Common Stock)	12/26/2006(8)	12/26/2009	Common Stock	16,000	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JIAN QI 4F ZHONGDIAN INFO TOWER,6 ZHONGGUANCUN SOUTH STREET, HAIDIAN DISTRICT BEIJING, F4 100086	Â	Â	  Vice President	Â

Signatures

Jian Qi		01/13/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	30,000 stock options with an exercise price of $24.00 were granted on February 17, 2000 and vest on an annual schedule of 20%, 20%, 30% and 30% , beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
(2)	8,000 stock options with an exercise price of $12.44 were granted on November 1, 2000. These options vest in two installments of 25% each on the first and second anniversary of the grant date, and in eight subsequent quarterly installments of 6.25% each, commencing on February 1, 2003 and ending on November 1, 2004.
(3)	38,200 stock options with an exercise price of $9.25 were granted on January 16, 2001. These options vest in two installments of 25% each on the first and second anniversary of the grant date, and in eight subsequent quarterly installments of 6.25% each, commencing on April 16, 2003 and ending on January 16, 2005.
(4)	10,000 stock options with an exercise price of $9.25 were granted on January 16, 2001 and vest in two installments of 50% each on the first and second anniversary of the grant date.
(5)	30,000 stock options with an exercise price of $4.03 were granted on August 15, 2002. These options vest in two installments of 25% each on the first and second anniversary of the grant date, and in eight subsequent quarterly installments of 6.25% each, commencing on November 15, 2004 and ending on August 15, 2006.
(6)	42,500 stock options with an exercise price of $7.07 were granted on September 29, 2003. These options vest in two installments of 25% each on the first and second anniversary of the grant date, and in eight subsequent quarterly installments of 6.25% each, commencing on December 29, 2005 and ending on September 29, 2007.
(7)	30,000 stock options with an exercise price of $4.99 were granted on June 14, 2004. These options vest in two installments of 25% each on the first and second anniversary of the grant date, and in eight subsequent quarterly installments of 6.25% each, commencing on September 14, 2006 and ending on June 14, 2008.
(8)	16,000 restricted stock units were granted on December 26, 2005 and vest on an annual schedule of 25% each, beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. Upon each vesting, one share of common stock shall be issuable for each restricted stock units on such vest date.

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