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 2021.

The statistics show that China's external portfolio investment assets (excluding reserve assets) amounted to USD 1013.2 billion by the end of June 2021, including USD 694.9 billion in equity investments and USD 318.3 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 490.5 billion, USD 192.0 billion, USD 91.5 billion, USD 62.8 billion and USD 23.2 billion respectively.

By the end of June 2021, 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 415.7 billion, USD 377.9 billion and USD 219.6 billion respectively, accounting for 41 percent, 37 percent and 22 percent of China’s total external portfolio investment assets. (End)