other dignitaries. this is not to say that there aren't concerns about china's u.s. debt holdings, even democrats on capitol hill have them. >> there is no doubt that china holds a huge amount of the u.s. debt. we have a big trade deficit with china among other things and the bill we passed last year was to begin cracking down on china's manipulation of its currency, which makes u.s. goods sold in china much more expensive. >> the senate has yet to vote on that bill, but it does have bipartisan support there, shepard. >> shepard: concern that china might stop lending to the u.s., right? >> no, china is the biggest foreign holder of u.s. debt having slightly more than japan. but the vast majority of american debt is held, frankly, by americans. and officials say that china has a large stake in the u.s. economy growing and the fiscal situation getting better. >> the old saying goes here. if a bank lends you $100, the