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Washington (AFP) Feb 15, 2011 Chinese holdings of US debt fell for the second month running in December while Japan's purchases rose, the US Treasury said Tuesday. Beijing's stock of US treasury bonds, notes and bills fell $4.0 billion to $891.6 billion from November, down from a recent peak of $906.8 billion in October. Japan's holdings rose to $883.6 billion from $877.2 billion a month earlier. Oil exporters, enjoying a surge in crude prices, were also big buyers, their holdings rising rising to $218 billion from $210.4 billion in November.
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