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 *
ZHANG STEVE
   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
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO & President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4/F ZHONGDIAN INFORMATION TOWER, 6 ZHONGGUANCUN S. ST., HAIDIAN DIST.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/23/2009
(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 09/23/2009   S   92,805 D $ 20.75 53,186 D  
Common Stock 09/23/2009   M   42,000 A $ 7.07 95,186 D  
Common Stock 09/23/2009   S   42,000 D $ 19.75 53,186 D  
Common Stock 09/23/2009   M   60,000 A $ 4.99 113,186 D  
Common Stock 09/23/2009   S   60,000 D $ 20.25 53,186 D  

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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
Stock Options (right to acquire common stock) $ 24             02/17/2001(1) 02/17/2010 Common Stock 60,000   60,000 D  
Stock Options (right to acquire common stock) $ 12.44             11/01/2001(2) 11/01/2010 Common Stock 120,000   120,000 D  
Stock Options (right to acquire common stock) $ 9.625             04/04/2002(3) 04/04/2011 Common Stock 40,000   40,000 D  
Stock Options (right to acquire common stock) $ 7.07 09/23/2009   M     42,000 09/29/2004(4) 09/29/2013 Common Stock 42,000 $ 0 0 D  
Stock Options (right to acquire common stock) $ 4.99 09/23/2009   M     60,000 06/14/2005(5) 06/14/2014 Common Stock 60,000 $ 0 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units (right to acquire common stock) $ 0               (6) 06/30/2010 Common Stock 23,692   23,692 D  
Restricted Stock Units (right to acquire common stock) $ 0               (7) 09/30/2011 Common Stock 247,500   247,500 D  

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

 /s/ Steve Zhang   09/24/2009
**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) 60,000 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) 120,000 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 2, 2003 and ending on November 1, 2004.
(3) 40,000 stock options with an exercise price of $9.625 were granted on April 4, 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 July 5, 2003 and ending on April 4, 2005.
(4) 102,000 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.
(5) 60,000 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.
(6) 300,000 restricted stock units were granted on November 20, 2006. These stock units are performance based and will vest based on achievement of certain performance goals of the Company over a four-year period.
(7) 247,500 restricted stock units were granted on March 16, 2009. These stock units are performance based and will vest based on achievement of certain performance goals of the Company over a three-year period from October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2011.

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