China’s Share of U.S. Treasury Holdings Falls to 23-Year Low

The provided sources consistently and repeatedly point to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Treasury International Capital (TIC) data as the definitive and primary source for tracking foreign holdings of U.S. securities. Multiple high-authority sources, including press releases directly from the U.S. Treasury, reference the specific monthly tables on 'Major Foreign Holders of Treasury Securities' and associated historical data files. This dataset contains the two necessary components to verify the statement: China's specific holdings (the numerator) and the total of all foreign holdings (the denominator), allowing for the calculation of China's 'share'.The sources provide evidence for both current and historical data points. Recent Treasury press releases confirm the availability of up-to-date figures, while archived releases from 2009 and 2010 confirm the existence of historical data, which is essential for verifying a long-term trend like 'the lowest level in 23 years.' The consistency across these primary government sources lends high credibility to any analysis based on this TIC data. There is no contradictory evidence presented among the relevant sources. While the provided summaries do not contain the raw data for the full 23-year period, they overwhelmingly confirm that the official, authoritative data required for this analysis is publicly available from the U.S. Treasury. Therefore, it is highly probable that a statement derived from a correct analysis of this data is true.