You will be given a topic and an argument. Your task is to answer whether the topic and the argument are related or not. A related argument should provide more details about the outcomes of the topic. If the argument refers to or suggests a consequence related to that topic, answer with "yes"; otherwise, answer with "no".

Let me give you an example: topic: DC handgun ban
argument: Worldwide the ownership of handguns has been correlated with higher homicide rates
The answer to this example can be: yes
Here is why: The argument is refering to homicide rates as a consequence of handgun ownership. So, the answer should be "yes".

OK. solve this:
topic: Tibet independence
argument: China is highly unlikely to agree to any negotiations without ruling out Tibet independence
Answer:
no