> They were protesting the elected HK government, not Beijing directly This wasn't case in later stages of the protest, or even early stages. The protestors we

> They were protesting the elected HK government, not Beijing directly This wasn't case in later stages of the protest, or even early stages. The protestors were gambling against Beijing in the first place, since they clearly didn't trust the local governance nor its ability to meet their demands. And it kinda made it obvious for the latter stage of the protest, that the attack was focus on CCP directly.