China's State Administration Of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), the country's FX regulator, reported on Friday that the country's outstanding external debt stood at $2.697 trillion at the end of September. That was up from $2.68 trillion, recorded at the end of June.
According to the report, the outstanding short-term external debt was $1.439 trillion, accounting for 53% of total debt. At the same time, the outstanding medium- and long-term external debt was $1.258 trillion, accounting for 47%.