Until recently, China has been the largest foreign official holder of US debt.

直到不久以前，中国一直是美国国债最大的海外官方持有者。

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Unveiled on Monday, in Detroit, Michigan, us, the enormous cake - with a whopping circumference of 11ft - was over eight times bigger than the previous record holder.

这块巨型蛋糕于本周一在美国密歇根州的底特律市公布于众，它的“腰围”惊人，达到11英尺，比之前的记录保持者大八倍之多。

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Significantly, Japan overtook China as the biggest foreign holder of US Treasuries in December, and its monthly purchases have been consistently rising since May.

值得注意的是，去年12月，日本超过中国，成为美国国债最大的海外持有者，而且自去年5月以来，日本的月度购买量一直在增加。

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"Viktor Bout has been indicted in the United States, but his alleged arms trafficking activity and support of armed conflicts in Africa has been a cause of concern around the world, " said US Attorney General Holder in a statement.

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China may very well diversify away from the dollar and even US Treasury bonds, but it is hard to see any major government holder of US dollars going from a 95% dollar position to a 60% position, or even a 50% or lower position anytime soon.

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