It has been in the works since the Russia Ukraine war started https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/9/6/china-agrees-to-pay-for-russian-gazprom-gas-in-rubles-and-yuan https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights/en/market-insights/latest-news/oil/121122-china-opens-door-to-trade-crude-oil-and-natural-gas-in-yuan
It does feel like the media is beginning to manufacture consent around this topic (or potentially a related one) Soon: "We need to limit financial transactions for two weeks to flatten the curve of inflation" lol