Red Dragon, Golden Shield: China’s Silent War on the Dollar Have you ever wondered what it looks like when a global superpower begins to quietly sabotage the system that once empowered it? That’s precisely what’s unfolding as China, a founding member of BRICS, escalates its systematic retreat from U.S. dollar-denominated assets. The headlines may reduce it to a mere “$900 million sell-off,” but the truth is far more seismic: Beijing has dumped over $8.2 billion in Treasuries since April. This isn't a glitch in their strategy—it is the strategy. The Unraveling Begins In April 2025, mere days after Donald Trump reinstated sweeping tariffs in a bold act of economic nationalism, China answered with a different kind of weapon—not tanks, not…
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