how much in debt is america to china
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.f all the holders of U.S. debt China is the third-largest, behind only the Social Security Trust Fund 's holdings of nearly $3 trillion and the Federal Reserve 's nearly $2 trillion holdings in Treasury investments, purchased as part of its quantitative easing program to boost the economy.