China keeps buying US bonds despite concerns

Agence France-Presse | May. 18, 2009 (News Report)

China is pumping more money into US Treasury bonds, recent data show, despite concerns expressed in Beijing in recent months over the safety of dollar-linked assets.

Mainland China's holding of Treasury securities jumped to 767.9 billion dollars in March from 744.2 billion dollars the previous month, according to US Treasury data. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Business, Living
Topics: China, Foreign Policy, Trade, Money, Campaign Finance
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - May 18, 2009 - 12:10 PM PDT
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - May 18, 2009 - 12:10 PM PDT

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“Never before has a country as poor as China provided so much financing to a country as rich as the United States, and never before has a country that values its ... More »

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