China increases US debt holdings in July  

中国7月小幅增持美债 上半年总计减持192亿美元

美国财政部18日公布的初步统计数据显示，今年6月大幅减持170亿美元美债后，中国7月转而小幅增持26亿美元美债，目前仍是美国最大的债主。

Washington (CNS) – China slightly increased its holdings of U.S. bonds by $2.6 billion worth of treasury securities in July, according to statistics released Tuesday by the U.S. Treasury Department.

With a total holding of nearly $1.15 trillion, China remains the largest creditor of the United States, the data showed.

China only increased its U.S. debt holdings in two months in the first half of this year, showing a pullback trend, analysts pointed out.

Japan, the second-largest lender to the U.S., increased $27.3 billion worth of treasury securities over the first half of this year. The gap between China and Japan is shrinking when it comes to the amount held.