Treasury securities - but the semi-official China News Service later said Luo said buying U. S. debt is one of China's options, but not the sole option.

不过半官方的中新网晚些时候报导称，罗平说买美国国债是中国的选择之一，但并非唯一的选择。

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Japan had been the largest holder of U. S. Treasury securities until China gained that distinction in 2008.

日本一直都是美国国债的最大持有者，直到中国在2008年超过它。

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Asian nations, led by China and Japan, are among the largest foreign holders of U. s. Treasury securities.

亚洲国家持有美国大量的国债，其中，中国为美国外债的最大持有国，日本居次。

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Officials at China's securities regulator, central bank and foreign-exchange regulator couldn't be reached for comment.

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