Libra, the yuan and the dollar: A complex digital currency war

As China ponders 'financial belt and road,' US stays cool to Facebook e-money

AKIO FUJII, Nikkei senior editorial writer

TOKYO -- A proposal by U.S. social networking leader Facebook to create a virtual currency called Libra is making waves. Such a currency could become the third node in a three-way struggle with the yuan and the dollar for supremacy in the 21st century.

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