China's external financial assets amounted to 5.94 trillion U.S. dollars at the end of 2013, data from the country's forex regulator said on Friday.

The figure was up from 5.21 trillion U.S. dollars in 2012, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said, while stressing that China will strive to make the balance of international payments at an equilibrium level and prevent the risk of across-border capital flows.

The country's external liability rose to 3.97 trillion U.S. dollars, while the net external financial assets 1.97 trillion U.S. dollars.