HONG KONG -- For years, China's efforts to develop a digital currency seemed intended for domestic use only. The introduction of an "e-yuan," which is still being tested, would help China go cashless while giving the central bank tight centralized control over digital money.
China could be waging its biggest attempt yet to threaten dollar hegemony and the monetary system that emerged after World War II. © Illustration by Eric Chow
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