Not really a news, my personal speculation.. the only true and public info are: free Chinese classes in WavesHQ, Sasha traveling to Singapore and many other financial districts.
In my personal opinion, this is saying they have the Chinese market as a fundamental target and actively looked / looking for partners.

FIAT gateways are never annouced in advance, so it could be the same for a future yuan implementation.

It's up to you using this info with your own judgement.