China NewsSpecial TopicsGlobal ExpansionBlockchain at Core of the CCP’s Digital Currency in Its Ambition for Global HegemonyCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveAn artist's rendering of blockchain technology. ShutterstockBy Jennifer Bateman and Sophia Lam5/23/2021Updated: 6/3/2021PrintNews AnalysisThe Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been pushing its digital currency project in recent years.