By Reuters Staff (Adds details, background) BEIJING, March 7 (Reuters) - China’s foreign exchange reserves fell less than expected in February, official data showed on Sunday, due to valuation effects. The country’s foreign exchange reserves, the world’s largest, fell $5.677 billion to $3.205 trillion last month, compared with $3.200 trillion tipped in a Reuters poll of analysts and $3.211 trillion in January. Foreign inflows into Chinese stocks and bonds have been strong as China gallops ahead of other major economies in its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The yuan fell 0.59% against the dollar in February, while the dollar rose 0.43% last month against a basket of other major currencies.