A $100 banknote is placed next to 100 yuan banknotes in this October 16, 2010 file picture illustration taken in Beijing. [Photo/Agencies] |
China reduced its holding of the Treasury securities by $18.4 billion to $1.2461 trillion in December 2015. In the previous month, it increased its holding by $9.7 billion.
Japan, the second largest foreign holder of US Treasury securities, cut its holding by $22.4 billion to $1.1225 trillion in December.
In December, overall foreign holdings of US Treasury securities rose to $6.1658 trillion from November's $6.1257 trillion.