--- title: "Hong Kong establishes a gold clearing center in July, China seeks pricing power in commodities" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/287144332.md" description: "Hong Kong plans to launch a new gold central clearing system in July, in collaboration with the Shanghai Gold Exchange, with a storage capacity expansion to 2,000 tons within three years. This initiative aims to enhance trading efficiency and strengthen Asia's influence on gold pricing, reflecting China's strategy to compete for commodity pricing power. By building a pricing network parallel to the dollar system, China hopes to break the Western monopoly on commodity prices and promote the internationalization of the renminbi" datetime: "2026-05-21T02:06:33.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/287144332.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287144332.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/287144332.md) --- # Hong Kong establishes a gold clearing center in July, China seeks pricing power in commodities Hong Kong plans to launch a brand new gold central clearing system before July this year, in collaboration with the Shanghai Gold Exchange, aiming to expand storage capacity to 2,000 tons within three years. This is not only an upgrade of financial infrastructure but also a key move for China to compete for global commodity pricing power and to build a "de-dollarization" trading loop. According to the latest plan, Hong Kong is committed to becoming an Asian gold trading center. The new clearing system will significantly enhance trading efficiency and security, and the cooperation with the Shanghai Gold Exchange means that the interconnection between the two markets will be further deepened. This initiative aims to address the long-standing passive situation of "Western pricing moving East" in Asian gold trading (i.e., pricing following London and New York), thereby enhancing regional pricing influence. The emphasis on gold and commodity pricing power reflects China's efforts to construct a pricing network parallel to the dollar system. From the launch of international copper futures priced in RMB by the Shanghai Futures Exchange to promoting RMB settlement for oil and iron ore, and now to the establishment of the Hong Kong gold clearing center, this series of layouts aims to break the Western monopoly on commodity prices. 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