10 Largest Foreign Holders of US Debt

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#9 Hong Kong

Clocking in at number nine on our list of largest foreign holders of US debt is Asian financial center Hong Kong, which held around $185.5 billion of U.S. Treasury securities. Although the city is technically a part of China, Hong Kong operates under the ‘two systems, one country’ principle and operates mainly independently.

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