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China Insurers Buy Stocks Even as Market Falls

Published: May. 20, 2026 4:47 p.m. GMT+8

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Chinese insurers kept buying stocks in the first quarter even as equity markets fell, highlighting the tension between state-mandated investment targets and solvency constraints.

Stock holdings rose to 3.84 trillion yuan ($563 billion) at the end of March, up 102.4 billion yuan from the end of last year, according to data from the National Financial Regulatory Administration.

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