China is glad to see Russia and the United States stay in contact in promoting political settlement of the Ukraine crisis, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday.
Lin made the remarks in response to a media inquiry regarding U.S. President Donald Trump's Thursday statement that he would meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Hungary in the coming weeks.
"China supports all efforts conducive to the peaceful settlement of the crisis and is glad to see Russia and the U.S. stay in contact to improve their mutual relations and promote the political settlement of the Ukraine crisis," Lin said.
Spokesman on Russia-U.S. contact for Ukraine crisis settlement
Spokesman on Russia-U.S. contact for Ukraine crisis settlement
Spokesman on Russia-U.S. contact for Ukraine crisis settlement
China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.
The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.
According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.
In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.
China's aggregate social financing maintains high growth in 2025
