China risks losing Taiwan ࢀ˜foreverࢀ™ due to its actions in Hong Kong, says strategist

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China may never ࢀœreunifyࢀ with Taiwan now that the central government in Beijing has tightened its control over Hong Kong, one strategist said on Monday. ࢀœIn a sense, the big price that Chinaࢀ™s paying for Hong Kong is actually Taiwan,ࢀ David Roche, president and global strategist at consultancy Independent Strategy, told CNBCࢀ™s ࢀœSquawk Box Asia.ࢀ China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and sees the democratic self-ruled island as a runaway province. The Chinese Communist Party has never governed the island, but has sought to push Taiwan to accept Beijingࢀ™s rule under a ࢀœone country, two systemsࢀ framework. Hong…