China Says It Is in Talks With US on Leaders’ Interactions This Year

The signal here is procedural, not substantive: Beijing confirming leader-level communication while declining to detail trade or summit logistics suggests both sides are keeping channels open without committing to outcomes. For crypto and RWA markets, which have grown sensitive to US-China tariff and regulatory posturing, the relevant question is whether this dialogue translates into concrete trade or tech-policy movement. Watch whether the APEC finance ministers' meeting and the Shenzhen summit become venues for actual engagement, or remain diplomatic atmospherics.