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Trump recently imposed another 50% tariff on China, bringing the total tariff rate on China to 104%. Considering China owns a lot of American treasuries, the question now is, could China in this escalating trade war decide to dump it’s American bonds?
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BBC article on China-Russia plan to crash US economy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26609548
Robin Brooks on China’s attempts to devalue yuan
https://x.com/Brad_Setser/status/1909417468994404494
Treasury data on foreign Treasury holdings
https://ticdata.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Documents/slt_table5.html
Brad Setser on China’s indirect Treasury holdings
https://www.cfr.org/blog/power-and-financial-interdependence
00:00 – Introduction
01:26 – “Chinmerica” Explained
05:04 – Could China Dump its Treasuries?
06:52 – Sponsored Content
