I think you are SPOT ON !

Really does smell like yet another attempt at color revolution destabilisation. I wonder if Victoria Nuland (or her British counterpart) will arrive to hand out more cookies !

I was interested to see Hong Kong native Jackie Chan speaking out against the actions of the protesters. Completely unexpected was the mainstream media coverage of him doing so. There was an interview with him on SBS, which mysteriously no longer seems to be available. (imagine my shock).

The actual residents of the city seem furious of the agitators, who are badly impacting their economic wellbeing, with the police often having to protect the protesters from the residents.

Most people really have no idea of the history of China, and should check out John Pilger movie The coming war with China.

The raw footage of the protests you presented really does say it all. If such a protest was to happen here in Oz, the suppression would be far more brutal. We don't need to guess how it would look in the US, we've already seen it time and time again, especially with movements like Occupy.