During the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, self-service carts, vending machines and stores will issue wearable payment devices that will allow easy use of the digital yuan. Photo: Xinhua During the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, self-service carts, vending machines and stores will issue wearable payment devices that will allow easy use of the digital yuan. Photo: Xinhua
During the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, self-service carts, vending machines and stores will issue wearable payment devices that will allow easy use of the digital yuan. Photo: Xinhua
Economy /  China Economy

China digital currency: Beijing tells US senators to ‘stop making trouble’ after e-yuan warning over 2022 Winter Olympics

  • Overseas visitors will be granted access to China’s digital currency without the need to open a local bank account during trials at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
  • More than 20.8 million individuals have opened a virtual wallet as part of ongoing trials, according to the People’s Bank of China

Topic |   China digital currency
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Updated: 4:51pm, 20 Jul, 2021

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During the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, self-service carts, vending machines and stores will issue wearable payment devices that will allow easy use of the digital yuan. Photo: Xinhua During the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, self-service carts, vending machines and stores will issue wearable payment devices that will allow easy use of the digital yuan. Photo: Xinhua
During the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, self-service carts, vending machines and stores will issue wearable payment devices that will allow easy use of the digital yuan. Photo: Xinhua
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