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May 2009

China reported $1.95 trillion in foreign exchange reserves at the end of March 2009. This is by far the largest stockpile of foreign exchange in the world: China holds roughly two times more reserves than Japan, and four times more than either Russia or Saudi Arabia. Moreover, China’s true foreign portfolio exceeds its disclosed foreign exchange reserves.

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Author Brad W Setser, Arpana Pandey
Series CFR Working Papers
Publisher Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
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