China’s economic rise increases the odds that its currency is destined to become a global currency, according to The New York Times. “No one expects that to happen immediately,” the article carefully adds, even if the writing is on the wall. “The RMB is likely to become a reserve currency in the future, even if the government of China does nothing about it,” economist Robert Mundell predicts. Perhaps, although the story also recognizes the political risk that still haunts China.