On 28th December, Chinas Premier Li Keqiang signed the Initiative of Chinas Information Technology Application, which is part of the 13th Five-Year-Plan for Social and Economic Development of China. Blockchain technology has been officially listed in the initiative. The five-year-plan is the most import national strategic guideline for Chinas social and economic development. The 13th Five-Year-Plan sets the tone for Chinas development for the period from 2016-2020.
http://news.8btc.com/blockchain-technology-included-in-chinas-most-important-national-strategyFalse claim? Link is broken.
It looks more like to be a hype intended for spurring interest toward Monero
I found
this piece when I did some google-fu in search of the original article. It basically claims that the Chinese government is going to use Monero as a Yuan derivative. As to me, this is outright bullshit and fud aimed to hurt Bitcoin. The article talks about some "underground banks and investors in China awaiting the release of RingCT", allegedly the "most confidential and anonymous cryptography in the marketplace". Though it doesn't expand on what "underground banks and investors" have to do with the Chinese government in the first place