The US Is Protectionist
One of the troubling aspects of foreign confidence in America is that foreigners invest so much in U.S. Treasury bonds. That in turn gives the U.S. Congress greater latitude to engage in profligate spending. Japan owns $1.1 trillion worth of U.S. Treasury bonds, and China owns $1 trillion.
-Walter Williams
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2017/05/walter-e-williams/the-us-is-protectionist/