People in 23 cities can pay for goods and services using the digital yuan, also called e-CNY. © Reuters IORI KAWATE and DAISUKE MARUYAMA, Nikkei staff writers July 22, 2022 08:22 JST | China Copy Copied BEIJING/TOKYO -- Eight years after China first embarked on the path toward a digital yuan, the central bank's pilot program for the digital yuan has been expanded to 23 cities covering nearly a fifth of the population. Read Next