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Yangzhou University issued a notice deciding that starting from November, the salaries of all permanent staff will be paid entirely in the form of digital RMB. Subsequently, Nantong University followed suit, separating salary cards from performance cards and linking them individually to digital RMB wallets.

Recently, a Douyin user posted that 500.04 yuan in their WeBank digital RMB wallet could not be transferred back to their bank card. After calling customer service with no answer, netizens in the comments section questioned whether digital RMB can be frozen at will.

The Jiangsu Provincial Government has issued implementation opinions on zero-based budget reform, requiring that all personal wages and allowances, engineering projects, and corporate subsidies be paid using digital RMB.