China's outstanding foreign debt stood at $1.53 trillion at the end of September, down from $1.68 trillion at the end of June, the country's foreign exchange regulator said on Wednesday.
Short-term foreign debt accounted for 67 per cent of the total, while medium- and long-term debt made up for 33 per cent of the total, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said in a statement on its website.