# How China Is Using Currency Swaps to Sidestep the Dollar

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Podcast: [China Economy with Fexingo: Beijing's Policies, Trade, and Asia-Pacific Markets](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760)
Published: 2026-06-28T18:46:59+00:00
Episode link: https://audio.fexingo.com/business/china-economy/episode-0080.mp3
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## Resource

China's quiet weapon in the global currency war isn't a yuan peg or reserve status — it's bilateral swap lines. In Episode 80 of China Economy with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna unpack how Beijing has signed over 40 swap agreements worth nearly $500 billion with central banks from Argentina to Indonesia. They examine the mechanics: how these swaps let trade partners settle directly in yuan, bypassing US dollar clearing and reducing sanctions risk. With the yuan weakening to 6.77 per dollar and the trade-weighted dollar index hitting 120.4, the hosts discuss why China is accelerating this strategy now — and whether it can erode dollar dominance. Specific examples include the Bank of Russia's yuan holdings and the People's Bank of China's swap line with Saudi Arabia, which bypasses petrodollar recycling. A focused look at the infrastructure of de-dollarization. #ChinaEconomy #DeDollarization #YuanInternationalization #CurrencySwaps #PBOC #CentralBanking #USDSupremacy #GlobalTrade #Petrodollar #SaudiArabia #Russia #Argentina #Geopolitics #Finance #AsiaMarkets #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Economics Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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