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Jacob Childress: China cannot afford to use its alternative to the dollar
By Jacob Childress
Real Clear World, Washington
Monday, August 10, 2026
Over the past 18 months, nearly every condition analysts have long said would erode the dollar's dominance arrived at once.
War broke out in the Persian Gulf. The Strait of Hormuz has closed, reopened, and closed again, and remains shut as this is written. Iran began charging transit tolls denominated in yuan.
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Indian refiners started settling Russian crude in yuan and dirhams, the first time a top-five oil importer structurally routed around the dollar for energy.
China's cross-border payment system posted record volumes, clearing 1.22 trillion yuan in a single day in March.
Central banks bought gold at a pace not seen in half a century.
If the dollar's position were going to crack, this was the stress test. ...
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