We've mortgaged the ranch so to speak. No wonder the U.S. is being bought out/sold piece meal. They are loaning us dollars to finance our deficits, and calling in markers: like Ports, Technology, with their "dollars."
House Hearing this week has slightly higher numbers, but it's been a few months since the site was update. I tried to update from CPAN Hearing.
http://www.economyincrisis.org
http://www.economyincrisis.org/...
COUNTRY OWNERSHIP OF U.S. GOVERNMENT DEBT In Billions
Japan $682.3 China $250
United Kingdom $182.4 Caribbean Banking Centers $102.9
Taiwan $71.3 Germany $65.7 Korea $61.7
OPEC $68 (Which includes Iraq, Iran, Lybia, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Venz. etc.
Hong Kong $48.1 Canada $47.8
Foreign sources financed 54% of US Federal deficit in 2002, 73% in 2003, and 99% in 2004