TOKYO -- Efforts by China and Russia to chip away at the U.S. dollar's dominance in global payments have gained urgency with the Ukraine war and tensions over Taiwan.
Moscow pushes BRICS reserve currency plan while Beijing expands yuan network

China launched a bank settlement network as an alternative to SWIFT in 2015. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Efforts by China and Russia to chip away at the U.S. dollar's dominance in global payments have gained urgency with the Ukraine war and tensions over Taiwan.