PBOC vice governor Lu Lei said on Sept. 10 at a State Council Information Office
briefing that foreign entities hold more than 11 tln yuan of onshore RMB
financial assets. Central banks or monetary authorities in over 80 countries and
regions have included the yuan in FX reserves. Panda bond issuance has exceeded
1.3 tln yuan, with issuers covering 26 countries and regions across five
continents.