We better keep them happy...

U.S. and China relations on a rocky path - International Herald Tribune: "For now, Beijing continues to loan Washington money by buying U.S. Treasury bonds and other U.S. government securities, helping to finance the ever-growing budget deficit in the United States. But there are signs that Chinese leaders may be considering trimming these holdings as China experiences its own economic slowdown. Strains between the two economic powerhouses seem to be growing with the change in administrations."