How much does the U.S. owe china
As of December/2010, the United States owed China $1.164 trillion. There is currently $4.3 trillion owed to countries such as China, Japan and the United Kingdom. China owns roughly 27% of this total. The United States currently has a public outstanding debt total of over $14.1 trillion.Of this total, China owns roughly 8%. Interesting note-it initially appeared as though China was slowing down their purchases of US debt in 2010.The United Kingdom, on the other hand, was rapidly ramping up their purchases-so much so, in fact, that the United Kingdom's holdings of US debt increased over 200% in 2010.s you are likely well aware, the United States has a staggeringly high public debt load. At the time that this article was written, the total US public debt load was approximately $14.1 trillion. The largest portion of U.S. debt, 68 cents for every dollar or about $10 trillion, is owned by individual investors, corporations, state and local governments and, yes, even foreign governments such as China that hold Treasury bills, notes and bonds.riticism of China Owning U.S. Debt. To put China's ownership of U.S. debt in perspective, its holding of $1.2 trillion is even larger than the amount owned by American households. U.S. citizens hold only about $959 billion in U.S. debt, according to the Federal Reserve. Foreign governments hold about 46 percent of all U.S. debt held by the public, more than $4.5 trillion. The largest foreign holder of U.S. debt is China, which owns more about $1.2 trillion in bills, notes and bonds, according to the Treasury.riticism of China Owning U.S. Debt. To put China's ownership of U.S. debt in perspective, its holding of $1.2 trillion is even larger than the amount owned by American households. U.S. citizens hold only about $959 billion in U.S. debt, according to the Federal Reserve. Jess Jiang/NPR. China holds about $1.2 trillion in U.S. government debt, according to the Treasury Department's latest figures. That's about 30 percent higher than the previous estimate.This is part of those global imbalances we keep talking about. China exports more than it imports; the U.S. imports more than it exports.or China, the U.S. is too big to fail. And it's not just China. Japan holds nearly $900 billion in U.S. government debt. In all, U.S. debt held abroad totals some $4.4 trillion. 1  Share. 2  Facebook. 3  Twitter. 4  Google+. Criticism of China Owning U.S. Debt. To put China's ownership of U.S. debt in perspective, its holding of $1.2 trillion is even larger than the amount owned by American households. U.S. citizens hold only about $959 billion in U.S. debt, according to the Federal Reserve.riticism of China Owning U.S. Debt. To put China's ownership of U.S. debt in perspective, its holding of $1.2 trillion is even larger than the amount owned by American households. U.S. citizens hold only about $959 billion in U.S. debt, according to the Federal Reserve. 'The problem for the U.S. is they owe China so much debt,' he [Shi Yinhong, director of the Center on American Studies at Beijing’s Renmin University] said, referring to the Chinese government’s vast holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds, estimated at about $1.5 trillion..he United States government would owe China exactly zero, if the Chinese government did not decide to buy up U.S. government debt with its dollar earnings instead of just selling them in international currency markets. 1 We owe about $5 trillion to other countries, including China. 2  The total debt to China is only $1.3 trillion. 3  So we’re not in hock to China as much as some people think we are.4  Yes, it’s a boatload of debt. We owe most of the money to ourselves. 2  We owe a big chunk of the money — about $6 trillion — to the Federal government. 3  So if there ever were a default (hopefully there won’t be) the government would also be stiffing itself. 4  We owe about $5 trillion to other countries, including China. YOU READ THAT RIGHT -- China owes the United States nearly ONE TRILLION DOLLARS from bonds they sold to US decades ago! Everyone always goes on about how much WE owe to CHINA -- but they've conveniently forgotten the fact that China owes US so much money!orldwide, the debt China owes to all bondholders is estimated to be several trillion dollars. The debt owed to the American people should be paid. The U.S. government could dollar for dollar offset bond interest we owe China with interest, principal and penalties China owes us. That would be $750 billion. 1 We owe a big chunk of the money — about $6 trillion — to the Federal government. 2  So if there ever were a default (hopefully there won’t be) the government would also be stiffing itself. 3  We owe about $5 trillion to other countries, including China. We owe most of the money to ourselves. 2  We owe a big chunk of the money — about $6 trillion — to the Federal government. 3  So if there ever were a default (hopefully there won’t be) the government would also be stiffing itself. 4  We owe about $5 trillion to other countries, including China. The debt owed to the American people should be paid. The U.S. government could dollar for dollar offset bond interest we owe China with interest, principal and penalties China owes us. That would be $750 billion.any people assume China has the U.S. over a barrel. The country buys so much of our debt—around $800 billion—that we cannot “rock the boat” when it comes to U.S. and China relations.
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