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diff --git a/src/csharp/GrpcCore/Channel.cs b/src/csharp/GrpcCore/Channel.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Google.GRPC.Core.Internal;
+
+namespace Google.GRPC.Core
+{
+	public class Channel : IDisposable
+	{
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Make sure GPRC environment is initialized before any channels get used.
+        /// </summary>
+        static Channel() {
+            GrpcEnvironment.EnsureInitialized();
+        }
+       
+        readonly ChannelSafeHandle handle;
+        readonly String target;
+
+        // TODO: add way how to create grpc_secure_channel....
+		// TODO: add support for channel args...
+		public Channel(string target)
+		{
+            this.handle = ChannelSafeHandle.Create(target, IntPtr.Zero);
+			this.target = target;
+		}
+
+        internal ChannelSafeHandle Handle
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return this.handle;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public string Target
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return this.target;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            Dispose(true);
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
+        }
+
+        protected virtual void Dispose(bool disposing)
+        {
+            if (handle != null && !handle.IsInvalid)
+            {
+                handle.Dispose();
+            }
+        }
+	}
+}
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