BEIJING: China's outstanding foreign debt stood at $894.8 billion at the end of September, the country's foreign exchange regulator said on Friday, a drop from $907.2 billion at the end of June.

China had total short-term foreign debt of $709 billion and medium- and long-term debt of $185.9 billion at the end of September, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)said in a statement.

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