So about those Twitter rumors about a military coup in China?

[Mme. Defarge]

A disinformation campaign?

[Tetrachloride]

1. someone's baloney. no reputable info

and its over 24 hours

[Irish_Dem]

2. Yes I am also trying to figure out what this rumor was all about.

Who started the rumor and why?

[Just A Box Of Rain]

3. It does expose how vulnerable some people are to believing conspiracy theories and internet rumors

than have no basis in fact.

[Kaleva]

7. And one sees it here.

[Just A Box Of Rain]

9. Unfortunately, that's the case.

[bigtree]

4. and if it was?

...I don't see the harm in introducing the idea into China's society's mindset.

It's not like the govt. there needs some pretext to crack down on dissidents, so I'd guess it's an impetus introduced by opponents to promote resistance. After all, it's the govt. that's claiming disinfo.

[cachukis]

5. Reports are he is in quarantine from Uzbekistan

meeting. From India Times.

https://m-timesofindia-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.timesofindia.com/world/china/social-media-abuzz-with-rumours-chinese-president-xi-jinping-removed-in-coup-no-official-word-from-beijing/amp_articleshow/94433071.cms?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16641218610896&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com

[Xoan]

6. 404. That's an error.

The requested URL was not found on this server. That’s all we know.

[cachukis]

8. Sorry. That's where I found it. I'll try again.