China's first reduction of U.S. Treasuries in more than 1 years

China held $763.5 billion trillion in U.S. Treasuries by the end of April, reducing its holdings by 4.4 billion US dollars in late March, its first reduction since February 2008, according to data released 15th by the U.S. Treasury Department.　　But China remains the largest holder of US Treasuries. Since last September, China has been the world's largest holder of U.S. government debt.　　By the end of April, China held more than $77.6 billion trillion in U.S. Treasuries, which was narrower than the $81.2 billion trillion at the end of March. The net outflow of foreign capital in April was $53.2 billion trillion, according to data. In long-term securities, foreign investors are net buyers of us-medium-term bonds at $41.9 billion trillion, below March's $56.4 billion trillion. Among them, private investors 24.8 billion U.S. dollars and institutional investors 17.1 billion U.S. dollars in the net purchase of long-term bonds, also lower than the March 30 billion U.S. dollars and 26.4 billion dollars. This shows that, in the case of a significant reduction in market risk, investors have begun to shift funds to other investment targets.　　In addition, overseas investors sold $2.5 billion trillion in U.S. government-backed agency bonds, net purchases of US stocks of $4.6 billion trillion, and a net sale of 9.7 billion U.S. corporate bonds. Of the top 8 major holders of U.S. Treasury bonds, 7 have a total reduction in US Treasuries. Among them, Japan, a small reduction of 800 million U.S. dollars, still remain as the second largest holders of U.S. Treasury Holdings, the Caribbean coast countries and oil exporters to reduce 8.9 billion U.S. dollars and 2.5 billion U.S. dollars, continue to be ranked third and fourth place. In addition, Russia's total reduction of $1.4 billion trillion in U.S. Treasury bonds in April, its holdings of U.S. government debt in the country and the ranks of the organization, the former fifth digit to sixth place. Britain continued to increase its holdings in April as high as $24.6 billion trillion. Hong Kong and Taiwan also continued to increase their holdings of U.S. Treasuries, with the Nineth and tenth total holdings. Among them, Hong Kong increased its holdings of $2 billion trillion, holding a total of $80.9 billion trillion, and Taiwan increased its holdings of $3.5 billion to $78.3 billion.