BRICS: No De-Dollarization, Countries Use China When It Suits Them
BRICS member China thinks it is spearheading the de-dollarization campaign by convincing developing countries to ditch the US dollar and trade in local currencies. While a handful of emerging economies have agreed to China’s demands, they are only acting out of self-interest. China is under the illusion that it has kick-started the de-dollarization agenda while in reality, developing countries are only seeing what benefits them. Not just other emerging economies, even BRICS members are using China when it suits them the best. Also Read: BRICS No Longer Attaching Importance to the US Dollar For instance, BRICS counterpart India agreed to end dependency on the US dollar and settle trade in local currencies. For over a year, India paid the Chinese yuan to procure oil from Russia at a discounted price due to the sanctions. India saved $7 billion by paying local currencies between 2022 to early 2024. However, both Russia and China kept demanding India pay the Chinese yuan or the Russia...