{"id":906847,"date":"2026-05-19T08:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/us-debt-crisis-china-dumps-693-billion-bonds\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T08:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:12:19","slug":"us-debt-crisis-china-dumps-693-billion-bonds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/us-debt-crisis-china-dumps-693-billion-bonds\/","title":{"rendered":"US Debt Crisis: China Dumps $693 Billion Bonds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><main id=\"genesis-content\"><\/p>\n<article aria-label=\"US Debt Crisis: China Dumps $693 Billion Bonds\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\">\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p><img width=\"691\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/deoqemehv\/images\/w_691,h_391,c_scale\/f_webp,q_auto\/v1779106404\/Tronweekly-image-2026-05-18T171224.924\/Tronweekly-image-2026-05-18T171224.924.webp?_i=AA\" alt=\"US Debt\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" data-public-id=\"Tronweekly-image-2026-05-18T171224.924\/Tronweekly-image-2026-05-18T171224.924.webp\" data-crop=\"1.77\" data-transformation-crop=\"w_691,h_391,c_scale\" data-format=\"webp\" data-transformations=\"f_webp,q_auto\" data-version=\"1779106404\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\"  ><\/p>\n<p>The warning signs around US Debt are getting harder to ignore. What once looked like a slow shift is now happening in plain sight. The world\u2019s largest foreign holders of American debt are backing away. And the impact is spreading across the entire economy.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s holdings of US Treasury bonds have dropped to $693 billion. That is down from more than $1.3 trillion a decade ago. The decline takes China\u2019s position back to levels last seen during the 2008 financial crisis. Japan is also pulling back. Japanese investors recently sold US bonds at the fastest pace in four years.<\/p>\n<p>This matters because the United States depends on buyers to fund its massive borrowing. The country is currently running an annual deficit of roughly $2 trillion. That debt needs constant demand. When major buyers step away, the government must make bonds more attractive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tronweekly.com\/us-treasury-targets-iran-linked-crypto\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tronweekly.com\/us-treasury-targets-iran-linked-crypto\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Treasury Targets Iran-Linked Crypto Wallets, Freezes $344M in Digital Assets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>US Debt Is Driving Interest Rates Higher<\/h2>\n<p>The result is already visible in the bond market. The 30-year Treasury yield has climbed to 5.1%. That is one of the highest levels seen in years.<\/p>\n<p>Higher Treasury yields ripple through the entire economy. Mortgage rates rise. Car loans become more expensive. Credit card interest rates climb higher. Borrowing money suddenly costs far more for ordinary Americans.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, foreign governments helped absorb America\u2019s growing debt pile. They bought Treasury bonds because the US dollar was seen as stable and reliable. But confidence appears to be changing.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"723\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/deoqemehv\/images\/w_1200,h_723,c_scale\/f_webp,q_auto\/v1779098126\/722_269957a2b2e\/722_269957a2b2e.webp?_i=AA\" alt data-public-id=\"722_269957a2b2e\/722_269957a2b2e.webp\" data-format=\"webp\" data-transformations=\"f_webp,q_auto\" data-version=\"1779098126\" data-seo=\"1\" data-responsive=\"1\"   data-old-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20723'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/deoqemehv\/images\/f_webp,q_auto\/v1779098126\/722_269957a2b2e\/722_269957a2b2e.webp?_i=AA 1200w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/deoqemehv\/images\/w_300,h_181,c_scale\/f_webp,q_auto\/v1779098126\/722_269957a2b2e\/722_269957a2b2e.webp?_i=AA 300w, https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/deoqemehv\/images\/w_768,h_463,c_scale\/f_webp,q_auto\/v1779098126\/722_269957a2b2e\/722_269957a2b2e.webp?_i=AA 768w\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/deoqemehv\/images\/f_webp,q_auto\/v1779098126\/722_269957a2b2e\/722_269957a2b2e.webp?_i=AA\"><figcaption><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bulltheoryio\/status\/2056297682524938338?s=46\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bulltheoryio\/status\/2056297682524938338?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>US Debt Is Becoming America\u2019s Biggest Pressure Point<\/h2>\n<p>The biggest risk is not just the size of the US debt. It is the shrinking pool of buyers willing to finance it.<\/p>\n<p>If foreign demand continues to weaken, the US government may need to offer even higher yields to attract investors. That creates a dangerous cycle. Rising yields increase borrowing costs for the government itself, making deficits even larger over time.<\/p>\n<p>The people who once funded US debt are slowly walking away. Now the burden is shifting inward. Every American who borrows money is beginning to feel the cost of that change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tronweekly.com\/bitcoin-rises-on-us-treasury-not-fed-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tronweekly.com\/bitcoin-rises-on-us-treasury-not-fed-policy\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bitcoin Rises On US Treasury Liquidity, Not Fed Policy<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/55ff6be7f1616589b4f9b6acb51b012fc1b428259605d8dbb62629a57871f771?s=70&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\"  height=\"70\" width=\"70\" decoding=\"async\" data-old-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%2070%2070'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\"><\/p>\n<h3>About <span itemprop=\"name\">Aishwarya shashikumar<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/section>\n<p>    <\/main><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tronweekly.com\/us-debt-crisis-china-dumps-693-billion-bonds\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Aishwarya shashikumar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The warning signs around US Debt are getting harder to ignore. What once looked like a slow shift is now happening in plain sight. The world\u2019s largest foreign holders of American debt are backing away. And the impact is spreading across the entire economy. China\u2019s holdings of US Treasury bonds have dropped to $693 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":906848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1827,3824],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-906847","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-china","8":"category-crisis"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906847","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=906847"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/906847\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/906848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=906847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=906847"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=906847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}