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The State Administration of Foreign Exchange released the data on the foreign financial assets and liabilities of the Chinese banking industry at the end of June 2025. At the end of June 2025, the Chinese banking industry's foreign financial assets totaled $177.21 billion and foreign liabilities totaled $153.77 billion, resulting in a net asset of $23.44 billion. Among them, the net RMB liability was $31.71 billion and the net foreign currency asset was $55.15 billion. In terms of foreign financial assets in the banking industry, loans and deposits assets were $106.38 billion, bond assets were $45.26 billion, and other assets, including equities, were $25.57 billion, accounting for 60%, 26%, and 14% of the foreign financial assets of the banking industry, respectively. In terms of currency breakdown, RMB assets were $49.02 billion, US dollar assets were $90.08 billion, and assets in other currencies were $38.12 billion, accounting for 28%, 51%, and 22% respectively. In terms of destination sectors, $88.20 billion was directed to overseas banking sectors, accounting for 50%, while $89.01 billion was directed to non-banking sectors, accounting for the remaining 50%.