[Old_Mil]

As of the end of 2006, Chinese investors held $350 billion in U.S. Treasury securities, about 15 percent of the total foreign holdings of Treasury securities.

Sorry, but your numbers are out of date The situation has worsened considerably and continues to do so.

[maui_hawaii]

Not out of date what so ever.

They hold 15% of total FOREIGN holdings.

The government in its reporting segregates out what portions of the US debt are held by foreign governments.

Approximately 25% of our total us debt is held by those classified as 'foreign'. They own 15% of that 25% sub classification.

The US has about $8.87 trillion out.

Only 25% of that counts as foreign owned.

Your number is a sub segment of the bigger picture, not the bigger picture itself.

Just who owns the US national debt?

[maui_hawaii]

$8.87 trillion divided by $350 billion= 3.9%

Ok, closer to 4%.

[maui_hawaii]

They have been waffling in between 3-4% for years. Sometimes up, sometimes down. At this moment in time, its around 3.9%.