According to this, it's far less than $10 trillion: The U.S. debt to China is $1.19 trillion as of March 2018. That's 19 percent of the $6.29 trillion in Treas

According to this, it's far less than $10 trillion: The U.S. debt to China is $1.19 trillion as of March 2018. That's 19 percent of the $6.29 trillion in Treasury bills, notes, and bonds held by foreign countries. The rest of the $21 trillion national debt is owned by either the American people or by the U.S. government itself. https://www.thebalance.com/u-s-debt-to-china-how-much-does-it-own-3306355 https://www.thebalance.com/u-s-debt-to-china-how-much-does-i... Also: China held around $1.17 trillion of Treasuries as of the end of January, making it the largest of America's foreign creditors and the No. 2 overall owner of U.S. government bonds after the Federal Reserve. from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-treasuries/china-holding-treasuries-keeps-nuclear-option-in-u-s-trade-war-idUSKCN1HB34M https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-treasurie...