AI Data Insight
In the first quarter of 2026, the change in foreign exchange reserve assets in China's balance of payments was -$48.698 billion, significantly expanding from the previous value of -$6.021 billion. The negative value reflects a strong momentum in the actual accumulation of reserve assets. Benefiting from new export drivers and a strong current account surplus, coupled with the orderly inflow of cross-border investment and financing funds, solid growth support has been provided for the overall scale of foreign exchange reserves.