China Unambiguously Signals Intent to Abandon the Dollar

Reuters 2011/03/03
China aims to settle nationwide trade in yuan by 2011:

China hopes to allow all exporters and importers to settle their cross-border trades in the yuan by this year, the central bank said on Wednesday, as part of plans to grow the currency's international role.
In a statement on its website www.pbc.gov.cn, the central bank said it would respond to overseas demand for the yuan to be used as a reserve currency. It added it would also allow the yuan to flow back into China more easily.

IBTimes 2011/03/03
China to allow all trades to settle in yuan, encourages use as reserve currency:

Other moves on the part of China to internationalize its currency include allowing foreign companies to issue yuan-denominated bonds and relaxing rules for foreign financial institutions to access the yuan.