Kind of surprised that SAFE's former chief economist (SAFE manages China reserves) would use the most basic BoP accounting split (FDI, portfolio, other, reserves) to look at China's financial account

Kind of surprised that SAFE's former chief economist (SAFE manages China reserves) would use the most basic BoP accounting split (FDI, portfolio, other, reserves) to look at China's financial account ... 1/ https://t.co/IOEDcRh1Hj — via @Brad_Setser

Expert commentary on China reserves via BoP accounting split signals high-priority financial account analysis.