Saudi Arabia is considering a plan to accept the Chinese yuan instead of U.S. dollars to settle crude oil sales to Beijing, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Kingdom is reportedly in active discussions with China to price at least a portion of its oil sales to the world’s second-largest economy in yuan. In addition, officials are also mulling over another concept to include yuan-denominated futures contracts—the petroyuan—in the pricing model of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., also known as Aramco. The primary proposal has been a consideration for several years, but the Saudis’ discontent over Washington’s nuclear negotiations with Iran and the White House’s refusal to support the country’s military operations in Yemen has expanded talks, sources told the newspaper. They also added that Saudi leaders were surprised by the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan last year. “The dynamics have dramatically changed. The U.S. relationship with the Saudis has changed. China …