AI Data Insight
China's capital account balance in the first quarter of 2026 surged to 20.52862 billion RMB, representing a leaping turnaround into positive territory compared to the -409.99 million RMB in the fourth quarter of 2025. Although there is a discrepancy with official preliminary estimates, this data highlights that under the dual tracks of strictly controlling illegal capital outflows and advancing the internationalization of the RMB, specific capital inflows are significantly reshaping the market landscape.