Found these posts from Inkstone helpful:
https://www.inkstonenews.com/politics/hong-kongs-extradition...
https://www.inkstonenews.com/china/hong-kong-part-china-why-...
https://www.inkstonenews.com/politics/hong-kongs-extradition...
https://www.inkstonenews.com/china/hong-kong-part-china-why-...
Four paragraphs are dedicated to explaining that it is being proposed in order to ensure a murderer faces justice in Taiwan, when in fact the Taiwan government has stated explicitly that they will not request his extradition under this arrangement[1]. Furthermore they claim that they attempted to liaise with the Hong Kong government for assistance regarding the murder three times prior to the bill being proposed and were met with silence.
[1] https://www.hkba.org/sites/default/files/A%20Brief%20Guide%2...
If a Beijing-controlled propaganda outlet writes stuff like
In practice, however, given the political nature of mainland China’s legal system, the protesters took to the street in part because they simply did not trust the Hong Kong government or Beijing.
People in support of the law exist, but they’re in the minority. According to a recent survey by Hong Kong University, 17% of the 1,002 respondents were supportive of extraditing Hong Kong people to mainland China for trials. (66% of them were opposed.)
On the Chinese internet, messages about the demonstrations were heavily censored. Mostly posts by state-run media outlets were allowed.
then they're playing a very long game.