Hong Kong crisis casts a pall over US-China trade talks

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WASHINGTON - The situation in Hong Kong - with increasingly violent pro-democracy protests and mounting threats from Beijhing, will further cloud United States-China trade talks expected to take place in the US this month.

There is little hope of a breakthrough on the trade front to boost declining business confidence in the US.

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