根据美国财政部国际资本流动(TIC)报告,截至2012年12月底,外国主要债权人持有的美国国债总额为5.56万亿美元,高于前一个月修正后的5.54万亿美元,为连续第12个月上升。其中,中国更是继续增持美国国债197亿美元,达到1.2万亿美元,保持美国第一大债权国地位。 According to the report of the U.S. Treasury Department on International Capital Flows (TIC), as of the end of December 2012, total foreign treasury bonds held by major foreign creditors amounted to 5.56 trillion U.S. dollars, up from 5.54 trillion U.S. dollars revised in the previous month and 12 consecutive U.S. dollars Month up. Among them, China continued to increase its holdings of U.S. treasury bonds by 19.7 billion U.S. dollars to 1.2 trillion U.S. dollars and maintained its position as the largest creditor nation in the United States.