Abstract: The e-CNY is a legal tender in its digital form issued by the People's Bank of China. Both the decentralized and centralized features of the e-CNY as well as its sound monetary functions indicate its possibility to play a role in further promoting internationalization of RMB. Under the theory of international monetary power, the internationalization of RMB is not only a manifestation of international monetary power but also a means to obtain and exercise such a power. In terms of the theoretical feasibility, the digital currencies of the central banks may help the countries with sovereign currency to reduce their continuing and transitional adjustment costs, and help them to shape their participant identities as well. In terms of the realistic possibility, the US Dollar hegemony is still the largest obstacle faced by Renminbi internationalization in the context of the issuance of digital RMB. However, the financial sanctions constantly initiated by the Western countries also provide opportunities for the e-CNY to reconstruct the participant identities. Besides, the e-CNY can also provide a basis for the creation of a synthetic hegemonic currency, thereby alleviating the spillover effect caused by the current fluctuations in the value of the US dollar and promoting the multi-polarization of the international monetary and financial system.

Key words: international monetary power, e-CNY, Renminbi internationalization