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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 18:30   Frank Tang

China digital currency: Shanghai, Hainan among regions added to e-yuan trials

China has added six more regions to its pilot programme for the sovereign digital yuan, expanding the scope of testing as the country inches closer to launching the world’s first central bank digital currency among major economies.The financial hub of Shanghai, Hainan province in the far south, the central cities of Changsha and Xi’an, as well as the port cities of Qingdao in Shandong province and Dalian in Liaoning province have been chosen to participate in the programme, said Li Bin, head of…

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