At a State Council press briefing SAFE deputy director Li Bin said China has gradually developed a self-balancing external account pattern: current-account surpluses offset by capital and financial-account deficits. Funds from the current-account surplus are being deployed abroad by banks and corporates across regions, industries and financial markets. Since 2026 China’s current account has remained in surplus; in the first five months domestic entities added over $300 bln of outbound investment

At a State Council press briefing SAFE deputy director Li Bin said China has gradually developed a self-balancing external account pattern: current-account surpluses offset by capital and financial-account deficits. Funds from the current-account surplus are being deployed abroad by banks and corporates across regions, industries and financial markets. Since 2026 China’s current account has remained in surplus; in the first five months domestic entities added over $300 bln of outbound investment. At end‑March 2026 China’s external assets were about $12 tln (a record high) and net external assets exceeded $4 tln, ranking second among economies globally.