In March, foreign investors’ holdings of Chinese government bonds declined by 16.5 billion yuan (US$2.5 billion) in March from the previous month to 2.04 trillion yuan (US$312 billion), the first monthly drop since February 2019. Photo: Reuters
In March, foreign investors’ holdings of Chinese government bonds declined by 16.5 billion yuan (US$2.5 billion) in March from the previous month to 2.04 trillion yuan (US$312 billion), the first monthly drop since February 2019. Photo: Reuters
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Growing China human rights concerns risk curbing foreign investment needed to support economy

  • Foreign investors’ holdings of Chinese government bonds declined by US$2.5 billion in March from the previous month, the first monthly drop since February 2019
  • Concerned with social issues and corporate governance, China’s alleged human rights violations in Hong Kong and Xinjiang are weighing on minds of fund managers

Karen Yeung
Karen Yeung

Updated: 10:44am, 16 Apr, 2021

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In March, foreign investors’ holdings of Chinese government bonds declined by 16.5 billion yuan (US$2.5 billion) in March from the previous month to 2.04 trillion yuan (US$312 billion), the first monthly drop since February 2019. Photo: Reuters
In March, foreign investors’ holdings of Chinese government bonds declined by 16.5 billion yuan (US$2.5 billion) in March from the previous month to 2.04 trillion yuan (US$312 billion), the first monthly drop since February 2019. Photo: Reuters
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