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by wrong_variable 2563 days ago
It depends ..

China still have a lot of poor people.

Normally you want credit to flow from richer parts of the world to poorer parts of the world - where there is a lot more potential for growth.

NNIT is meaningless metric for larger countries.

China is a net creditor because they have certain national interest, their large credit position provides a buffer in international trade.

US acts a gold vault in international trading, China has certain industries that "generate gold" but their main focus is meeting the demand for their domestic market, just like most other countries in the list.