[safe: the scale of foreign exchange reserves declined in May under the combined effect of exchange rate conversion and asset price changes]. According to statistics from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, as of the end of May 2023, China's foreign exchange reserves stood at US $3.1765 trillion, a decrease of US $28.3 billion, or 0.88%, from the end of April. In May 2023, under the influence of fiscal and monetary policy expectations of major economies, global macroeconomic data and other factors, the dollar index rose, and global financial asset prices were mixed. Under the combined effect of exchange rate conversion and asset price changes, the scale of foreign exchange reserves decreased in that month. China's economic operation continues to pick up, which is conducive to the basic stability of the scale of foreign exchange reserves.