The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) releases data on China's external portfolio investment assets (by country/region) at the end of 2018. The statistics show that China's external portfolio investment assets (excluding reserve assets) amounted to USD 498 billion by the end of 2018, including USD 270 billion in equity investments and USD 227.9 billion in bond investments. The top 5 recipients of Chinese investments were Hong Kong,the US, Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and the UK, with the amount being USD 154.2 billion, USD 132 billion, USD 42.9 billion, USD 37 billion and USD 15.9 billion respectively. (End)