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ICBC president: technology reinforces trust but cannot replace it

  • —Liu Jun: without transparent oversight of algorithms and backing, trust in digital currency cannot hold
  • —A currency's global standing depends on overall national strength, not technology
  • —Yuan internationalization requires diverse market participants and global regulatory coordination
  • —RWA tokenization should not drift away from serving the real economy
Why it matters: A signal from China's largest bank that Beijing will push the digital yuan and tokenization only under close regulatory control.
Source: PANews