Reply #2: Very true... some commentators don't seem to get the whole bond thing

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

"What if China demanded early repayment!"

Then we would all have a good laugh. The schedule of repayment is printed right on the bond. (Sad that the Chinese read English better than Lou Dobbs.)

And the prize example of how confused these folks are is that say it is dangerous that China holds too much of our debt and ALSO complain that China may stop buying more of our debt.

The two anxieties are kind of opposite.

Like the Woody Allen thing from Annie Hall: "The food is terrible here. And such small portions!"