"货币数字化是不可逆转的趋势"，李礼辉表示，数字人民币正朝着三个方向发展：更加先进的数字化、 更加广泛的工具化和更加宏大的国际化。 "人民币的数字化为国际化创造了新的应用场景。"李礼辉强调，"在国家经济战略层面，必须以人民币 国际化应对美国的货币金融霸权。"他提出三大应对策略：以稳定性对抗不稳定性、以多极化对抗单极 化、以强信任对抗弱信任。 他认为，中国企业跨国发展离不开产业链金融的赋能，"我国金融机构早些年为出海企业提供的金融服 务相对简单，现在已具备国际化网络、多元化布局、专业化能力和数字化平台的优势。" 中国财富网讯 近日，在2025·第十五届国际跨国公司领袖圆桌会议上，中国银行原行长李礼辉在主题演 讲中提出，当前中国企业全球化发展离不开三大核心要素：中美AI竞争、人民币国际化以及产业链金 融的深度赋能。 中国银行原行长李礼辉作主旨演讲 李礼辉指出，人工智能已成为决定未来国家实力的核心技术，AI竞争集中表现为算力竞争。算力竞争 主要是中美之间的国家级竞争，但两国在AI发展路径上存在明显差异，美国坚持硬算力优先，而我国 选择硬算力与软算力并行发展 李礼辉认为，中国拥有全球最大的制造业和服务业数字技术市场需 ...

Core Viewpoint - The "2025 Shenzhen International Financial Conference" focuses on the theme of "Building a Financial Power and High-Level Opening Up in the Greater Bay Area," discussing the strategic path for China's financial development amid global economic changes [1]. Digital Currency Development - The digital RMB has undergone three phases since 2014: theoretical research, closed-loop pilot, and open pilot, gradually being promoted in daily life [3]. - The digital RMB features a centralized management and dual-layer operation model, ensuring reliable monetary policy transmission and efficient monetary control [3]. - It possesses both account and value characteristics, allowing for value transfer without the need for a bank account, thus reducing reliance on financial intermediaries [4]. Technological Infrastructure - The digital RMB employs a hybrid technical architecture that combines centralized and distributed systems, supporting high transaction volumes and continuous operations [4]. - It can load smart contracts, enabling programmability and automatic payment transactions based on agreed conditions [4]. - The digital RMB aims for greater internationalization, advanced digitization, and broader tool functionality, expanding its use beyond daily transactions to digital asset trading platforms [5][6]. Challenges and Strategic Responses - The digital RMB faces challenges from the U.S. financial hegemony and competition in the domestic mobile payment market [1][7]. - To counter U.S. monetary dominance, China aims to enhance the stability of the RMB, promote a multi-polar currency system, and establish a robust cross-border payment infrastructure [9][10]. - The digital RMB is positioned as a credible digital payment tool backed by national credit, aiming to compete with U.S. stablecoins [10]. Market Application and Expansion - In 2024, mobile payments in China reached 2,109.8 billion transactions, with a total transaction amount of 563.7 trillion yuan, dominated by Alipay and WeChat Pay [12]. - By mid-2025, the cumulative transaction amount of digital RMB is expected to reach 12.9 trillion yuan, with 3.16 billion transactions [12]. - The digital RMB will continue to expand its application scenarios, including personal payments, merchant payments, and cross-border transactions, while optimizing user experience and acceptance environments [12][13].

Core Viewpoint - The internationalization of the Renminbi (RMB) has progressed over 15 years, achieving significant milestones, and is now entering a new phase of cautious and steady advancement, particularly influenced by digital economy factors [1][2]. Group 1: Currency Digitalization and RMB Internationalization - Digital currency can enhance cross-border payment systems, improve payment processes, and reduce transaction costs, thereby facilitating RMB internationalization [3][6]. - The People's Bank of China is actively involved in the mBridge project, which aims to innovate cross-border payment systems and enhance the digital currency landscape [6][10]. - Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can streamline cross-border payment processes, integrate fund and information flows, and improve payment efficiency, positively impacting the international use of the RMB [6][9]. Group 2: Trade Digitalization and RMB Internationalization - Trade digitalization is expected to optimize trade models, reduce costs, and enhance the international competitiveness of Chinese enterprises, thereby increasing the demand for RMB in international trade [11][12]. - The shift towards digital trade allows for improved negotiation power and currency choice in trade settlements, which can further promote RMB internationalization [13][14]. - Digital trade platforms are emerging, creating a digital ecosystem that supports various cross-border payment scenarios, enhancing the RMB's international usability [15][16]. Group 3: Financial Digitalization and RMB Internationalization - Digital finance, through technological innovation, can change financial product service models, enhance market depth and breadth, and promote low-cost, high-efficiency financial services, increasing the global use of the RMB [17][18]. - The development of digital finance can lower transaction costs and improve transaction efficiency, thereby encouraging the international use of the RMB [19][20]. - Digital finance can also enhance financial inclusivity, providing more accessible financial services to underserved populations, which can expand the RMB's application scenarios [19][20].

Core Insights - The article discusses the transformative impact of digital currencies, particularly focusing on the complexities of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins in the current financial landscape [2] - It emphasizes the philosophical reflections on the essence of money, financial order, and the trajectory of human civilization in the context of digital currency [2] Group 1: Technological Reassessment and Monetary Essence - The book highlights the decentralized nature of blockchain technology as a solution for currency issuance, presenting an ideal currency model that eliminates the need for trust in third-party institutions [4] - It critiques Bitcoin's volatility and its classification as a digital asset rather than a true "digital currency," pointing out its limitations within the traditional monetary framework [4] - The text reflects on the historical significance of this digital experiment, suggesting that it challenges existing monetary and financial systems [4] Group 2: Regulatory Dynamics and Institutional Reconstruction - The article notes the coexistence of "regulatory competition" and "regulatory arbitrage" in the global regulatory framework, with various countries adopting different strategies for digital currency regulation [7] - It discusses the unique "dual firewall" mechanism of China's digital yuan and the contrasting approaches taken by the EU and the US regarding stablecoin regulation [7] - The text suggests that regulatory technology (RegTech) is lagging behind technological innovation, creating new governance challenges [8] Group 3: Paradigm Revolution in Civilizational Evolution - The digitization of currency is reshaping the foundation of social contracts, with blockchain-based identity systems and token economies monetizing human activities [10] - The article raises concerns about the digital divide and the potential for new class divisions within the crypto space, questioning the implications for financial inclusion [10] - It explores the dual spiral characteristic of civilization evolution, where digital and physical worlds increasingly intertwine, particularly in the context of emerging technologies like quantum computing [11] Group 4: Dynamic Balance and Future Considerations - The book presents a vision of a future characterized by a dynamic balance between decentralized technology and centralized regulation, efficiency and risk prevention, and monetary sovereignty and global cooperation [12] - It emphasizes the need for an open mindset to navigate the uncertainties posed by technological advancements and regulatory frameworks [12] - The article concludes by reflecting on the historical evolution of money and the potential for digital currencies to disrupt traditional financial systems, urging a balanced approach to efficiency and fairness in the new monetary civilization [13]

Core Concept - Digital Renminbi (DCEP) is a significant innovation in China's currency digitization, issued by the People's Bank of China, and holds the same legal status and economic value as cash [1] Group 1: Characteristics and Technology - Digital Renminbi features "payment and settlement" capabilities, allowing direct value transfer between users without third-party payment institutions, enhancing payment efficiency and reducing transaction costs [3] - It employs advanced blockchain and encryption technologies, achieving a "controllable anonymity" design for small transactions while adhering to regulatory requirements for larger ones [4] - The system can process over 300,000 transactions per second, significantly outperforming Bitcoin and Ethereum networks [4] - Security is ensured through national encryption standards and hardware encryption modules, capable of withstanding various cyber threats, including quantum computing attacks [6] - It supports "dual offline payment" functionality, enabling transactions without network access, which is crucial during emergencies [6] Group 2: Applications and Social Impact - Digital Renminbi is being tested in multiple pilot cities across China, covering retail, public transport, and government services, with over 750 million transactions and a total transaction amount exceeding 830 billion yuan as of June 2023 [7] - It is expected to enhance monetary policy transmission efficiency, reducing time lags by approximately 30% and improving macroeconomic control precision [9] - The initiative aims to increase financial inclusion, potentially raising China's financial inclusion index by 15-20 percentage points [9] Group 3: Global Implications - The launch of Digital Renminbi marks a milestone in China's fintech development and offers valuable insights for the global Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) evolution [10] - As the pilot scope expands and application scenarios diversify, Digital Renminbi is reshaping China's payment ecosystem and contributing to the digital transformation of the global monetary system [10]