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Article #620603Re: Olympics opening ceremony
From: Anne Lynn Wheeler
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:05
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:05
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Chinese investments in the United States https://www.aei.org/feature/china-tracker/ hundred billion, about 10% of what is owned in treasuries The 5 Biggest Chinese Investments In The U.S. In 2016 https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellensheng/2016/12/21/5-biggest-chinese-investments-in-us-2016/ It's been a milestone year for Chinese companies investing in the U.S. According to Mergermarket, Chinese companies invested a total of $51.09 billion into the U.S. via 65 deals in 2016. That's a 360% surge from 2015 when Chinese companies invested $11.7 billion. In all, Chinese investments made up 12% of all inbound mergers & acquisitions in the U.S. this year, a big step up from previous years when Chinese investments made up about 2% or so of foreign investments into the country. China Owns US Debt, but How Much? https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/080615/china-owns-us-debt-how-much.asp It seems like every American politician and talking head is concerned by the huge amounts of debt that the U.S. government owes Chinese lenders. The Chinese do own a lot of U.S. debt -- $1.189 trillion as of October 2017. .... Why China Owns So Much US Debt There are two main economic reasons why Chinese lenders bought up so many U.S. Treasuries. The first and most important is that China wants its own currency, the yuan, pegged to the dollar. This has been common practice for many countries ever since the Bretton Woods Conference in 1944. ... snip ...
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