Premise of the question is completely wrong. It's not a matter of not understanding the protests. It's more that they want the outcome benefits their own "kind"

Premise of the question is completely wrong. It's not a matter of not understanding the protests. It's more that they want the outcome benefits their own "kind". Chinese priorities are in optimizing for family, riches, and career. Anything that gets in the way of that whether it's the environment, human advancement, HK protests will be quashed.