US President Donald Trump has met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing for bilateral talks, with cryptocurrency markets closely watching the outcome amid expectations that improved US-China relations could reduce geopolitical risk.

The meeting took place on Thursday at 10:15 a.m. local time and marks Trump’s first state visit to China in nearly a decade. The discussions reportedly cover key global and economic flashpoints, including Taiwan, Iran, technology diffusion, and trade relations between the world’s two largest economies, News.Az reports, citing Crypto Briefing.

Crypto markets have already responded to the diplomatic backdrop, with Bitcoin rising about 3% over the past…