China's U.S. Debt Holdings Hit 2010 High

The Chinese government raised its US Treasury bond holdings to 900.2 billion dollars in April, its highest level since November 2009, the Treasury Department said in a monthly report on international capital flows.

China remained far ahead as the top foreign debt holder, followed by Japan, which held 795.5 billion dollars in April, and third-placed Britain at 239.3 billion dollars, according to the figures.

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