Dollar is in danger, the White House uses AI to reverse it, but is blocked by "Powerful RMB"!
For nearly half a century, the petrodollar system has been one of the key factors supporting the US dollar's global dominance. However, as US debt continues to rise to historical peaks, and with major changes in the energy landscape, the foundation of the petrodollar system is gradually collapsing.
Among these, the success of the shale oil revolution has transformed the United States from a major oil importer into an exporter, directly weakening the importance of the "oil-dollar" binding logic. Since the US no longer imports large amounts of oil, the rule that "oil transactions must be settled in dollars" has lost its appeal for oil-producing countries like the Middle East. How to maintain the dollar's hegemony, and how to find the next anchor point for the dollar after being tied to oil?
The answer given by the White House is to shift towards artificial intelligence (AI), trying to build an "AI dollar" to maintain its monetary hegemony. But the reality is that the concept of "Powerful RMB" is becoming a solid barrier against "AI dollar." The basis of "AI dollar" is electricity; without electricity, all AI large models cannot run, and this thing consumes power beyond imagination.
"Powerful RMB" mainly relies on renewable energy projects such as photovoltaics, wind power, and hydropower. As of 2025, China's cost of photovoltaic power generation is 30%-50% lower than that of the United States, and it possesses the world's most mature ultra-high voltage transmission technology and a complete new energy industry chain. This enables China to provide stable, low-cost clean electricity to neighboring countries and even countries along the "Belt and Road" initiative.
"Powerful RMB" is a systematic attempt by China to convert its new energy advantages into financial influence — not through military or oil, but through solar panels, wind turbines, and ultra-high voltage lines, to "deliver" the RMB to the entire world.
Original article: www.toutiao.com/article/1848462239166475/
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