BEIJING, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's foreign exchange reserve grew 129.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2017 to reach 3.1399 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of last year, the country's forex regulator said Thursday.

The country has seen a consecutive rise in forex reserve for 11 months from February to December, according to the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE).