These operations are very well coordinated. In one of my previous submissions to CACN, we recorded a weekend of events that happened globally. Hong Kongers call for a globalized event. On August 6, we called for a globalized solidarity event, and from August 13 to 16, the days the event was held, people in over 10 countries were harassed. All of these protests were surrounded by pro-Beijing crowds who have almost the same slogans and almost the same posters. For some events, they even came with rubber pads ready for a physical altercation with the Hong Kong protesters.
I understand that we could say that they are exercising their rights under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. I am only able to tell you what I can see, which is on the surface, but there are very large coordination efforts behind these operations, because you see them very prepared. We see businesses offering free meals after these protests. We also know that organizations such as the Chinese Students and Scholars Association and other United Front-associated groups would threaten individuals who did not show up or threaten individuals who dared to go and support the pro-democracy movement. It is a very coordinated effort. It's difficult to see, because a lot of these operations happen in Chinese, and it's through Chinese social media on WeChat and Weibo, so they are difficult to spot.