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| Coup in Beijing, Says Chinese Internet Rumor Mill |
| 2012-03-20 |
| Over the night of March 19 and early morning of March 20, Bejing local time, a message about a large number of military police showing up in Beijing spread widely across microblogs in mainland China. The key figures in the action are said to be: Hu Jintao, the head of the CCP; Wen Jiabao, the premier; Zhou Yongkang, who has control of the People’s Republic of China’s police forces; and Bo Xilai, who was dismissed from his post as head of the Chongqing City Communist Party on March 15 by Wen Jiabao, after a scandal involving Bo’s former police chief. Li Delin, who is on the editorial board of Securities Market Weekly and lives in Dongcheng District of Beijing, wrote on his microblog a report that confirmed unusual troop movements: “There are numerous army vehicles, Changan Street is continuously being controlled. There are many plainclothes police in every intersection, and some intersections even had iron fences set up.” |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #7 The natives have been "getting restless"; especially in the last six (6) months. There's a movement afoot 'neath the Dragon's tail... |
| Posted by: Shamp Clong8416 2012-03-20 22:21 |
| #6 Very interesting account here |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2012-03-20 20:44 |
| #5 This is not the first rumor about a coup this year. |
| Posted by: Waldemar Dingle3756 2012-03-20 18:06 |
| #4 that assumes chinese people get two days off a week, which they don't. |
| Posted by: gromky 2012-03-20 17:21 |
| #3 A 'credible' story. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2012-03-20 16:56 |
| #2 Of course it is possible that someone grabbed a unique opportunity but the Soviets more or less set the standards for bloodless coups and coups almost always happen Friday evening Saturday morning to ensure things can be settled for good before the regular folks tune into the news and workplace gossip on Monday. Cuts down on a lot of problems and I know the Chinese would be aware of it. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2012-03-20 14:41 |
| #1 Huh. First I've heard of this. Wang Lijun, Bo Xilai, and the US Consulate: What Happened |
| Posted by: gromky 2012-03-20 14:00 |