China has deeper roots than it shows  China continues to accumulate gold in large quantities, but official reports show a different picture In 2025, China’s total reported (by PBoC) gold purchases reached +27 tonnes. Considering that China officially reports just 10% of its actual purchase, this suggests that China actually acquired around +270 tonnes of physical gold in 2025, as per GS Is China preparing (stockpiling gold) for an upcoming major crisis??