'It will just irritate the Chinese that the two [situations] are being linked,' said Richard Harris, CEO of Hong Kong-based asset management firm Port Shelter Investment Management.
return to the negotiating table looking to settle their trade dispute, experts say the Hong Kong protests could cast a "shadow" over discussions — even if the situation doesn't directly affect the outcome of this week's talks.
"If anything happened bad, I think that would be a very bad thing for the negotiation. I think politically it would be very tough," Trump said of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, Reuters said.have rocked the city for over four months now. They first erupted over a now withdrawn extradition bill that would have allowed fugitives to be transferred to mainland China for trial.
But if Beijing exercises any extreme measures in Hong Kong, then there will be potential talks of sanctions and restrictions, denting any progress that has been made, Harris told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Tuesday.
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