PANews reported on December 29 that, according to the China Financial Times, Lu Lei, Vice Governor of the People's Bank of China, announced that the People's Bank of China will issue the "Action Plan on Further Strengthening the Management and Service System and Related Financial Infrastructure Construction of Digital RMB." The new generation of digital RMB measurement framework, management system, operating mechanism, and ecosystem will be officially launched and implemented on January 1, 2026.