China's currency could play a much bigger global role in 2026. Image: X Screengrab / SCMP

As signal-boosting gestures go, the US$1.4 trillion debt swap package China announced today (November 8) could be more pivotal for Xi Jinping’s economy than meets the eye. The move to refinance local government debt, approved by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, marks the first such undertaking since 2015 to raise the debt […]

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