China urges the Australian think tank, the Lowy Institute, to stop hyping up the so-called "China threat" narratives and view China's development in an objective, fair and rational manner, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Monday.
A report from the Australian think tank the Lowy Institute decides that the threat of a Chinese direct missile strike on Australia was growing as China amasses weapons and builds islands in the South China Sea.
"I have noted reports on this. China is committed to a path of peaceful development. Its efforts to strengthen defense capabilities are aimed at safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests, and are not targeted at any country. China's growth in military strength reinforces the force for peace in the world. We hope the institute will stop hyping up "China threat" narratives and view China's development in an objective, fair and rational light," said Lin.
China urges Australian think tank to stop hyping up "China threat" narratives: FM spokesman
China urges Australian think tank to stop hyping up "China threat" narratives: FM spokesman
China's foreign exchange market has remained generally stable in May despite continued volatility of the international financial markets, data released by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) showed on Monday.
The amount of foreign exchange settlement and sales by banks in May was 1.6676 trillion yuan (about 246.67 billion U.S. dollars) and 1.4229 trillion yuan (about 210.47 billion U.S. dollars), respectively, according to the statistics.
In May, the amount of cross-border receipts and payments by non-banking sectors was 5.2913 trillion yuan (about 782.67 billion U.S. dollars) and 4.8637 trillion yuan (about 719.42 billion U.S. dollars), respectively.
According to SAFE, in May, cross-border receipts and payments by enterprises, individuals and other non-banking sectors totaled 1.5 trillion U.S. dollars, up 22 percent year on year.
The country's foreign exchange market recorded transactions worth 3.4 trillion U.S. dollars in May, broadly unchanged from a year earlier.
In May, cross-border capital net inflows by enterprises, individuals and other non-banking sectors stood at 62.5 billion U.S. dollars, edging up 1 percent from the previous month. Banks posted a foreign exchange settlement surplus of 35.8 billion U.S. dollars, down 11 percent month on month.
The foreign exchange settlement rate for foreign exchange income and the foreign exchange purchase rate for foreign exchange expenditure by enterprises and other entities remained largely flat month on month, showing that various market entities have steady willingness to settle and purchase foreign exchange.
China's foreign exchange market remains stable in May
