No-one could be in
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for wider democratic reform, was back with a vengeance.
The few concessions - first the
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suspension and finally the withdrawal of the bill - came too late to stop the cycle of escalating violence from both the protesters and the police.
Beijing is right to point out that there are plenty of
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Some of them are ardent supporters
¿ë´ÞÀÌ»çºñ¿ë of Chinese rule, others are simply being pragmatic, believing that violence will only provoke the central government into intervening more strongly in Hong Kong's affairs.