Yeah. "Nothing to see here people, move along..."
There are clearly pushing Bitcoin to the public
http://big5.xinhuanet.com/gate/big5/news.xinhuanet.com/info/2013-05/06/c_132361304.htm
There's no way the Chinese populace would be interested in a disinflationary virtual currency, right! Right?
Hint hint: http://brontecapital.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/macroeconomics-of-chinese-kleptocracy.html
Especially not when the friggin state news agency goes and instructs them to pay attention.
But... Whyyy? It makes absolutely no sense, right! Or does it?
Could mass adoption of disinflationary money-supply digital currency be the (missing) key to continued depreciation of the yuan?
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In general:
• Could a government ensure sustained competitiveness of industry and exports by embracing mass adoption of cryptocurrency?
• Could a government promote cryptocurrency as a giant, real-life Gold Sink?
Per Wikipedia, The Chinese government banned using virtual currency to buy real-world items in 2009 but, crucially, not the reverse.
Currency War.