据说中国还了欠英国的清朝和民国的债务。

“When the Brits asked the communist Chinese to honor their debts in 1987, they refused, of course. Then the British government made it clear that if payment was not forthcoming, China would be barred from British financial markets. China suddenly found it prudent to pay British bondholders.”

http://dailycaller.com/2012/06/13/china-owes-america-billions/2/