China continued to strengthen its gold reserves in the second quarter, with the People’s Bank of China adding around 33 tonnes of gold — its largest quarterly increase since late 2023.
What makes this particularly interesting is that China continues accumulating gold despite prices already being historically high. Rather than waiting for a major correction, the central bank appears to be steadily increasing the role of gold within its reserves.
This fits into a much broader trend. China has been working to diversify its reserves and reduce its reliance on traditional foreign-currency assets, while gold offers something fundamentally different: it carries no direct counterparty or credit risk.
One of the world’s largest central banks is still adding physical gold at elevated prices — and at the fastest quarterly pace in several years.
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