{"id":68081,"date":"2023-02-09T12:52:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T07:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/?post_type=web-story&#038;p=68081"},"modified":"2023-02-09T12:52:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T07:22:09","slug":"bitcoin-and-us-china-trade-relationship","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.the-next-tech.com\/web-stories\/bitcoin-and-us-china-trade-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin and US-China Trade Relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Montserrat%3Awght%40700\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/>\n<style 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style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(0px, 165.47869%, 0)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-6c7ed3da-6726-491d-ab13-e76f514f5cdc\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:0.07238095238095286% 0;font-family:&quot;Montserrat&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.388350em;line-height:1.2;text-align:center;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #faf4ea\">Bitcoin can provide an alternative to US dollars and other traditional currencies that are often used to transact globally, reducing the dependence on the US dollar and decreasing the impact of US-China trade tensions on the global 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id=\"As_US-China_trade_tensions_continue_to_escalate_it_is_likely_that_the_use_of_Bitcoin_will_become_more_prevalent_as_a_means_of_reducing_the_impact_of_these_tensions_on_the_global_economy\"><\/span><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #fff0d8\">As US-China trade tensions continue to escalate, it is likely that the use of Bitcoin will become more prevalent as a means of reducing the impact of these tensions on the global economy.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"75d1c88b-14db-49da-a5d1-7d95636ab8c3\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-56e0214e-bc73-421c-9c21-8bd8d7230cb5\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(116.82848%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 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id=\"Governments_around_the_world_are_also_starting_to_take_notice_of_cryptocurrencies_and_the_role_they_could_play_in_the_global_economy_and_some_are_exploring_ways_to_regulate_and_integrate_these_digital_assets_into_the_existing_financial_system\"><\/span><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #4b1283\">Governments around the world are also starting to take notice of cryptocurrencies and the role they could play in the global economy, and some are exploring ways to regulate and integrate these digital assets into the existing financial system.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"c453181d-1082-420b-bb12-fc5c0ace6716\" auto-advance-after=\"7s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script 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style=\"will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:11.8932%;top:25.72816%;width:76.69903%;height:48.54369%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-58f71995-552d-49f6-8121-d47187eceead\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(1)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% 0.6329113924050633% \/ 0.6666666666666667% 0.6666666666666667% 0.6666666666666667% 0.6666666666666667%\" id=\"el-efea7be2-e9cc-4683-9e02-ff9e7f8940e8\">\n<h3 class=\"fill text-wrapper\" 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