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China's US.S. debt threat may backfire in the People's Republic and what Nelson

Peltz has to say about activism. These are the topics we'll be discussing on this week's

edition of the Views Room, a weekly conversation among breaking views columnists about

the ups and downs of the world of finance.

I'm Jennifer Sabah, and I'm here with my co-host, Anthony Curry. Hello, Anthony. Hi, Jen. So let's start off

with China. Beijing is considering cutting back its purchase of U.S. government debt, even to the point of

stopping buying it altogether. It's simply a matter of thinking about asset diversification, say officials.

But with the tariff-minded Trump administration about to receive the results of investigations into Chinese steel and aluminium imports,

this may be Beijing's way of sending a warning shot across the bow.

Trouble is ditching US debt, as with other retaliatory measures the People's Republic

might take, risks hurting its own economy.

Chris Bedell here in town from D.C. to discuss this, one of our columnists.

So, Chris, the news came out on Wednesday about China potentially looking at stopping or

cutting back on US debt. Is there anything to them

saying that would just want to diversify a bit out of, I mean, they are the biggest holder of

US government debt among foreign governments at least. That's right. I think there actually is

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