China's reserve assets rank first in the world

　　China's reserve assets rank first in the world

　　Our newspaper, Beijing, December 31, 2021 (Reporter Qiu Haifeng) The State Administration of Foreign Exchange announced on December 31, 2021 the international investment position table at the end of September 2021.

Data shows that at the end of September 2021, my country’s reserve assets were US$3373.0 billion, an increase of 0.8%, and the scale of reserve assets continued to rank first in the world.

　　"As of the end of September 2021, my country's international investment position has remained stable, and its external net assets have increased." According to Wang Chunying, deputy director and spokesperson of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, the total scale of my country's external assets has increased.

At the end of September 2021, my country’s external assets were US$90566 billion, an increase of 0.3% from the end of June.

Among them, direct investment assets were US$2.4685 billion, an increase of 0.3%; securities investment assets were US$966.9 billion, which was down 4.6% due to changes in valuation; other investment assets such as external deposits and loans were US$2.2344 billion, an increase of 1.9%; reserve assets were US$3373.0 billion, An increase of 0.8%.

　　External liabilities declined slightly.

At the end of September 2021, my country’s external liabilities were US$7031.4 billion, a decrease of 0.1% from the end of June, mainly affected by exchange rate translation and changes in valuation.

Among them, direct investment liabilities in China were US$3422.3 billion, an increase of 1.7%; securities investment liabilities were US$20548 billion, a decrease of 2.6%; and other investment liabilities such as deposits and loans were absorbed US$1,543.9 billion, a decrease of 1%.