InterviewYuan to act as global currency 'anchor': Chinese finance expert
Digital economy offer opportunities, but dollar remains predominant currency
Sun Lijian, a professor of finance at China's Fudan University, talks to the Nikkei about the prospects for the yuan to become a major international reserve currency.
IORI KAWATE, Nikkei staff writer
August 11, 2021 15:00 JST
BEIJING -- China is forecast to overtake the U.S. as the world's largest economy as early as 2030 and is striving to raise the international stature of its currency to a level befitting the country's economic might. As part of its effort, China is stepping up its promotion of central bank digital currencies.