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They laughed when Timmy sat down at the mighty Wurlitzer

Tue, 06/02/2009 - 6:52am — lambert

Ouch!

China is the biggest foreign owner of U.S. Treasury bonds. U.S. data shows that it held $768 billion in Treasuries as of March, but some analysts believe China's total U.S. dollar-denominated investments could be twice as high.

"Chinese assets are very safe," Geithner said in response to a question after a speech at Peking University, where he studied Chinese as a student in the 1980s.

His answer drew loud laughter from his student audience....

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Ouch, indeed

By Damon on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 5:26am

Imagine what kind of blow at his ego that must have been. His ego must still be smarting. lol Bless his heart; he doesnt' seem to get that he's a joke, or at least part of it. Either that, or he simply doesn't care, which is equally as likely.

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