In this task, you're given a pair of sentences, sentence 1 and sentence 2. Your job is to determine if the two sentences clearly agree/disagree with each other, or if this can't be determined. Indicate your answer as yes or no respectively.

Sentence 1: He doesn't seem to think the Chinese reliance on Western markets, say, or Hong Kong's thirst for Western capital, can help keep trans-Pacific relations smooth. Sentence 2: He thinks that trans-Pacific relations will continue to run smoothly because of the reliance of the Chinese on Western markets.
yes