China's external debt remains stable in Q2

 China's outstanding external debt stood at nearly 2.44 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of June, data from the country's forex regulator showed on Tuesday.

The figure slightly dipped by 0.6 percent from the level recorded at the end of March, said Li Bin, deputy head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

The currency structure of China's external debt remained basically stable, while the maturity structure improved, Li added.

Outstanding external debt in terms of the Chinese yuan accounted for 52.1 percent of the total, flat with the level at the end of March. Meanwhile, the proportion of medium- and long-term debt increased to 42.4 percent, edging up 0.2 percentage points from three months earlier, the administration data showed.

Tuesday's data also showed that China reported a current account surplus of 294.1 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2025, with a capital and financial account deficit of 277.6 billion dollars. ■