Recently, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) releases data on China's external portfolio investment assets by country/region and by sector of resident holder at the end of June 2022.

The statistics show that China's external portfolio investment assets(excluding reserve assets) amounted to USD 1019.6 billion by the end of June 2022, including USD 646.8 billion in equity investments and USD 372.8 billion in bond investments. The top 5 recipients of Chinese investments were Hong Kong SAR, the United States, Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom, with the amounts being USD 444.1 billion, USD 197.9 billion, USD 118.7 billion, USD 70.5 billion and USD 27.2 billion respectively.

      By the end of June 2022, non-financial sector, other financial corporations (non-bank financial institutions) and banks were the main sectors holding external portfolio investment assets, with the amounts being USD 371.5 billion, USD 371.1 billion and USD 277.0 billion respectively, accounting for 36 percent, 36 percent and 27 percent of China’s total external portfolio investment assets. (End)