$697.2 billion

China's outstanding foreign debt totaled $697.2 billion at the end of September, said the State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

334.1 billion yuan

China invested a record 334.1 billion yuan ($52.82 billion) in water conservancy in 2011, said the Ministry of Water Resources.

$20.39 billion

China's exports of garments and textile products totaled $20.39 billion in November, increasing 7.2 percent year on year, said the General Administration of Customs.

42%

Chinese shipbuilders completed 61.77 million deadweight tons of orders in the first 11 months of 2011, accounting for 42 percent of the global total, said the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.