BEIJING — China's external financial assets stood at $9.03 trillion at the end of June and the external financial liabilities reached $7.04 trillion, resulting in $1.99 trillion of net external assets.

In the external financial assets, reserves assets reached $3.35 trillion, accounting for 37 percent of the total, and direct investment assets stood at $2.46 trillion, accounting for 27 percent of the total, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said.

In external liabilities, direct investment liabilities were $3.37 trillion or 48 percent of the total, while portfolio investment liabilities were $2.11 trillion or 30 percent of the total.