... that would explain Whiterose's motivations.

Once ECoin is established as the dominant currency after Stage 2, Dark Army reverses the 5/9 hack (with Trenton and Mobley's help of course), restoring the public debt record and confidence in the US Dollar. This would absolutely decimate ECoin and essentially put E Corp into financial ruin.

And from Minister Zhang's perspective, this would likely establish China as the global superpower with all the volatility in the US.

The elegant thing is that the postcredits scene in both season finales lend weight to the theory. I need to rewatch sometime with this in mind.