BEIJING, April 24 (Reuters) - China has 1,054 tonnes of gold in its state reserves, Xinhua news agency quoted Hu Xiaolian, head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), as saying on Friday.
Hu said the country's reserves had risen 454 tonnes since 2003 and were now the fifth biggest in the world, with only six countries holding more than 1,000 tonnes.
China had increased its stocks by buying on the domestic market and from domestic producers.
(Reporting by Chris Buckley; Editing by Tom Miles and Ken Wills)