If you take just the last year and look at who is buying/selling the US debt :
Buying :
American banks, institutions and individuals : $900 Billion
Britian : $356.3 Billion
Japan : $122.9 Billion
Canada : $84 Billion
Thailand : $36.1 Billion
Singapore : $21.9 Billion
Brazil : $18.6 Billion
Selling :
China : - $36.9 Billion
Russia : - $28.9 Billion
Over the last year China has been a net seller of US Tresury securities.
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