The reading marked the highest level in nine months and is by almost two and half times the holding by Japan with $1.293 trillion, the second highest in the world.
In March, China’s reserves rose to 3.0988 trillion U.S. dollars.
The amount increased by 8.6 billion U.S. dollars, or 0.3 percent from the end of February, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.
The reported increase in China’s foreign exchange reserves coincided with reports that China posted a trade surplus of $41.65 billion in May and exports unexpectedly returned to growth despite higher U.S. tariffs.
However, imports fell in a further sign of weak domestic demand that could prompt Beijing to step up stimulus measures.
Some analysts suspected Chinese exporters may have rushed out U.S.-bound shipments to avoid new tariffs on $300 billion of goods that U.S.
President Donald Trump is threatening to impose in a rapidly escalating trade dispute.
While better than expected, Monday’s export data is unlikely to ease fears that a longer and larger U.S.-China trade war may no longer be avoidable, pushing the global economy toward recession.
China’s May exports rose 1.1% from a year earlier, blowing past analysts’ expectations, customs data showed.
Analysts polled by Reuters had expected May shipments from the world’s largest exporter to have fallen 3.8% from a year earlier, after a contraction of 2.7% percent in April.
While China is not as dependent on exports as in the past, they still account for nearly a fifth of its gross domestic product.
Top 10 countries with highest Foreign Reserves
China: $3.101 trillion( May Figure)
Japan: $1.293 trillion(April)
Switzerland: $800 billion
Saudi Arabia: $504.7 billion
Russia: $492 billion
Taiwan: $464 billion
Hong Kong: $436 billion
India: $421.8 billion
South Korea: $404 billion
Brazil: $383 billion
Nigeria(41st on the list): $45.143billion as at June 6
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