China's foreign exchange reserves

China's foreign exchange reserves, which is the world's largest, rose 17.8 percent (yoy) to a record high 2.1 trillion dollars at the end of June 2009, the central bank, said Wednesday.

Foreign exchange reserves grew 185.6 billion dollars in the first six months of 2009, the bank said in a statement quoted AFP.

Figures are the highest reported by the central bank, while foreign exchange reserves at the end of first quarter 2009 was 1.95 trillion dollars.

Foreign exchange reserves that country increased 42.1 billion dollars in June, 30.2 billion dollars greater rather than the same month last year, he said.

China's foreign exchange reserve position at the 1.946 trillion dollars at the end of 2008. China invest most of the back up on U.S. dollars, but have tried in the midst of financial crisis through investment diversification to increase returnsnya.

With the United States and the world economy still has not turned away from crisis, Beijing in recent months also call for the creation of international reserve currency to replace the new dollars.