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Updated April 17, 2017. The U.S. debt to China is $1.059 trillion, as of February 2017. That's 27.8 percent of the $3.8 trillion in Treasury bills, notes, and bonds held by foreign countries. The rest of the $19.9 trillion national debt is owned by either the American people or by the U.S. government itself.
How China Affects the U.S. Economy. China is the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury bills, bonds, and notes. As of November 2017, China owned $1.2 trillion in Treasurys. That's 19 percent of the public debt held by foreign countries. The U.S. debt to China is lower than the record-high of $1.3 trillion held in November 2013.