中国外汇储备已达一万亿美元
China Hits Trillion-Dollar Mark In Its Foreign-Exchange Reserves
BEIJING -- China's foreign-exchange reserves have reached $1 trillion, state television said during its regular evening news program Monday, citing data from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.
The report didn't say when the country's foreign-exchange reserves reached the $1 trillion level, nor did it give a specific figure for the reserves.
China's foreign-exchange reserves totaled $987.9 billion at the end of September, according to official data.
The TV report didn't give more details.
China overtook Japan as the holder of the world's largest foreign-exchange reserves earlier this year.
China's foreign-exchange reserves have been expanding rapidly in recent years, boosted by the country's huge trade surplus as well as heavy speculative capital inflows from overseas on expectations of yuan appreciation.
The buildup in the foreign-exchange reserves has contributed to flush liquidity in China and has helped fuel rapid credit and investment growth.
As part of its efforts to tighten liquidity, the People's Bank of China said Friday it was raising banks' reserve requirement ratio by 50 basis points from Nov. 15. It was its third such increase this year.
中国外汇储备已达一万亿美元
中国国家电视台周一在晚间新闻节目中援引国家外汇管理局(State Administration of Foreign Exchange)数据报导，中国外汇储备已达到1万亿美元。
报导没有表明中国外汇储备是在何时达到1万亿美元的，也没有给出具体的外汇储备额数字。
官方数据显示，截至9月底，中国外汇储备总计达9,879亿美元。
电视台的报导没有提供更多细节。
今年早些时候，中国超过日本成为世界第一大外汇储备国。
近几年，中国外汇储备增长迅速，受中国巨额贸易顺差以及押宝人民币升值的大量海外投机资金流入的推动。
外汇储备的增长导致中国国内流动资金充裕并刺激了信贷和投资的快速增长。
作为收紧银根措施的一部分，中国央行(the People's Bank of China)上周五表示，将自11月15日起上调存款类金融机构人民币法定存款准备金率50个基点。这是中国政府今年第三次上调法定存款准备金率。
Rebecca Blumenstein
