The SAFE recently released Chinas International Investment Position (IIP) as of the end of March 2011. This is the first time that China has released its quarterly IIP statistical data.

The statistics reveal that at the end of March 2011, China's external financial assets hit USD4394.8 billion, a rise of 17 percent over the end of 2010; external financial liabilities reached USD2460.8 billion, a rise of 5 percent; and external net financial assets totaled USD1934 billion, a rise of 8 percent.

Among the external financial assets, direct investments abroad totaled USD317.4 billion, portfolio investments totaled USD263.5 billion, other investments totaled USD698.3 billion, and reserve assets reached USD3115.6 billion, accounting for 7 percent, 6 percent, 16 percent, and 71 percent of external financial assets respectively. In terms of external financial liabilities, foreign direct investments totaled USD1526 billion, portfolio investments USD223.1 billion, and other investments USD711.7 billion, accounting for 62 percent, 9 percent, and 29 percent of external financial liabilities respectively.