Military coup in China *Alert*

[Major Shaitan Singh]

Beijing: China has blocked all reports on the Internet that speculate an alleged attempted coup in the country.

The move comes after online reports, which mention of tanks on the streets of Beijing and shots fired within the secure leaders' compound the Forbidden City were being closely monitored by the international intelligence communities, including the US and UK.

Popular Chinese microblogging sites Sina Weibo, QQ Weibo and the bulletin board of the search engine Baidu had reported ''abnormalities'' in Beijing on the night of March 19.

The comments on the websites included rumours of the downfall of the country’s Shanghai leadership faction, a reference to high-level officials who hail from the coastal financial hub, The Daily Mail reports.

Some comments claimed a possible ''military coup'', along with other reports of gunfire and plain clothes and uniformed security officers being deployed on Changan Street, near the Tiananmen Square, the centrestage of the 1989 massacre of pro-democracy protesters.

But the Chinese government has censored all reports and they can no longer be accessed.

The rumours follow the sacking of a corruption-busting official, Bo Xilai, who is reported to have close ties to nationalistic generals in the People’s Liberation Army.

Bo was earlier tipped to join the all-powerful, nine-strong Politburo Standing Committee in the autumn.

Military coup in China?

 

[DrSomnath999]

OMG Is it another chinese blog fake bombshell or it is another hush hush event going on in china

 

[MUHARIB]

i dont think its for real.

 

[CaptainJackSparrow]

Coup is probably exaggerated but the tension is there for sure after the sacking of Bo Xilai.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

this is fake. My cousin in Beijing has heard nothing of it.

 

[SinoChallenger]

LOL at indians getting wet. If there was ever a PLA coup in Beijing, it would definitely make China more hostile toward india.

 

[Jackdaws]

BBC News - Damaging coup rumours ricochet across China

Such news tend to come out of banana nations like those Uganda, Sierra Leone, China etc. We should not given them much credence.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

BBC News - Damaging coup rumours ricochet across China

Such news tend to come out of banana nations like those Uganda, Sierra Leone, China etc. We should not given them much credence.

We all know who is the banana nation. There's no need to lie to yourself. It's going to be fine, just breath deep into the flower...

 

[shuntmaster]

What happened in China on Tuesday? The coup that never was

So Mr Bo fell foul of the tall poppy syndrome, by being too energetic and flashy. There may have been no 'coup' (a word just banned from the Internet in China) but we have had a peek behind the thick curtain hiding the inner mysteries of Party power. China's ruling elite may like to give the impression of stability, and of political change working at glacial speed, but this is hard to square with an incredibly dynamic economy and society, which constantly threatens to burst through the Party straitjacket. Since we are talking about the second largest economy in the world, the largest manufacturer and exporter, and most likely the world's superpower in 20 years, these obscure rivalries really matter, even if they do not amount to a coup.


Late on Tuesday afternoon I began to receive links to financial sector blogs which said that a coup was happening in China.
In one sense this was unsurprising, since bankers, hedgefunders and the like keep a very close eye on what is happening. A few hours later there were shudders in the relationship of the Japanese Yen to the US$, and indications of movements in secondary currencies.
The coup rumour claimed that large numbers of police were occupying certain squares in Beijing. There were reports of armoured vehicles on the move.
In fact, the massing of police seems to have been to guard a departing North Korean delegation. So no coup then?
Well, yes and no.

Every 10 years the Chinese Communist Party seeks to effect an orderly transition in which one lot of bottle-black middle-aged men replace a slightly older lot. The time has come for President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao to step aside. This means changes in the 24 man Communist Party Politburo, and - crucially - its nine man Standing Committee, the body which really rules China.
The Party likes to ensure that these changes seem orderly and seamless. In fact, this time we have rare glimpses of real tensions within the ruling group. These are as much about policy as personalities, because within the seemingly monolithic Party there are real differences over future strategy.
Differences may not be aired in public in the National Peoples Congress which met last week, but huge thinktanks, employing thousands of experts, represent rival views: should the country focus on unimpeded growth, or should it start creating a rudimentary social security net? Above all, should there be a move to managed democracy, to satisfy the demands of a burgeoning middle class for more personal freedoms?


Peasants are unhappy about speculative land grabs for rapid development, and others are exercised about where nuclear power plants are built or that high speed trains can crash. The railway minister was purged after it emerged that he was on top of a £100 million network of bribery and corruption, which had helped him maintain 18 mistresses.
One man who seemed on the up, Bo Xilai the mayor of Chonging municipality, is suddenly nowhere to be seen. He thought he was about to join the nine man Standing Committee, until Wang Lijun, his police chief, 'defected' for several hours to the US consulate, claiming that Bo had tried to kill an investigation into corrupt practices by Bo and his family.
Mr Bo comes from a distinguished political dynasty. His father was Finance Minister and a close associate of Chairman Mao. His Oxford-educated son was rumoured to drive a Ferrari. Mr Wang has since been spirited away by the state security police.
Wen Jiabao uttered dark warnings about those seeking to go back to the hysteria and violence of the Cultural Revolution. He meant Mr Bo, in whose fiefdom there were alarming revolutionary 'singalongs' (in restaurants) and much display of Red imagery. Businessmen had been violently purged. What Wen did not like was that these policies were overly identified with Mr Bo's personal charisma - a black mark in a country where the leaders are anonymous managers and technocrats. 'Playing the crowd' and 'seeking fame and fortune' are no substitute for calm collective decision-making.


So Mr Bo fell foul of the tall poppy syndrome, by being too energetic and flashy. There may have been no 'coup' (a word just banned from the Internet in China) but we have had a peek behind the thick curtain hiding the inner mysteries of Party power.
China's ruling elite may like to give the impression of stability, and of political change working at glacial speed, but this is hard to square with an incredibly dynamic economy and society, which constantly threatens to burst through the Party straitjacket.
Since we are talking about the second largest economy in the world, the largest manufacturer and exporter, and most likely the world's superpower in 20 years, these obscure rivalries really matter, even if they do not amount to a coup.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

There was no coup. Policy differences are to be expected. That's democracy. There's only 1 policy in place for all of India: loot. Doesn't matter who you vote for, BJP, Congress, their policy is the same: loot.

Even if there was a coup, do you REALLY think it would be in your interests? A military run China would have unimaginably high popular support, would have command of the world's largest industrial infrastructure, 247 megatons of nukes, and alot of grievances left over. Thinking China would collapse because of this is wishful. More likely is the final solution of all outstanding border problems, including India's.

 

[Jackdaws]

We all know who is the banana nation. There's no need to lie to yourself. It's going to be fine, just breath deep into the flower...

Breath deep into the flower?

Is this a Chinese custom I am unaware of or has something been lost in translation?

 

[asad71]

WCC (Western Christian Civilization) is probing for gaps and weaknesses in PRC.

 

[asad71]

WCC (Western Christian Civilization) is probing for gaps and weaknesses in PRC.

 

[Pakistanisage]

Breath deep into the flower?

Is this a Chinese custom I am unaware of or has something been lost in translation?

I think the expression in Chinese means Breathe deep in the flower to make the sorrounding stinking odor go away or be overpowered by the scent of the flower.

 

[Kesang]

There was no coup. Policy differences are to be expected. That's democracy. There's only 1 policy in place for all of India: loot. Doesn't matter who you vote for, BJP, Congress, their policy is the same: loot.

Even if there was a coup, do you REALLY think it would be in your interests? A military run China would have unimaginably high popular support, would have command of the world's largest industrial infrastructure, 247 megatons of nukes, and alot of grievances left over. Thinking China would collapse because of this is wishful. More likely is the final solution of all outstanding border problems, including India's.

I don't know why chinese are so scared from India. Always drag India where it not even mentioned. I guess chinese sees India everyday in their nightmare. Only talks about nuking India may be becuase they think that India will eat china if they didn't nuke India. Don't worry. May be most Indian have bigger eyes than you but we won't eat you alive.

BTW. Post reported.