BEIJING, June 9 (Reuters) - China, the world's largest holder of official foreign exchange reserves, has no intention of abandoning the U.S. dollar, Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei said on Tuesday.
He was speaking at a news briefing on President Hu Jintao's forthcoming trip to Russia, where he will attend an inaugural summit of the BRIC countries -- Brazil, Russia, India and China.
Officials have said the meeting will discuss the search for alternatives to the dollar as the principal reserve currency.
Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan has proposed that the IMF's Special Drawing Right could eventually take the dollar's place.
But, asked about the issue, He said the idea of a super-sovereign currency was being discussed by academics.
"Nobody is talking about dumping the dollar," he said. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Writing by Alan Wheatley; Editing by Ken Wills)