China's outstanding foreign debt was 441.95 billion U.S. dollars through September, up about 18.3 percent from the end of 2007, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange SAFE said on Friday. The figure excluded Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Medium- and long-term foreign debt was 161.9 billion U.S. dollars, up 5.45 percent from the end of 2007, accounting for 36.63 percent of the total foreign debt. Short-term debt was 280 billion U.S. dollars, up 27.24 percent from th ...
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