ChinaCoup

Late Saturday afternoon, rumors began to populate the internet that a coup was afoot in China which began based on travel data.

It’s also possible that there is a disinformation campaign in progress either in a coordinated fashion or not. Rumors such as these are difficult to verify generally, but in China where outside media is limited and communications scarce, it’s even harder to verify either that something is afoot or that it is decidedly not. It was late in the evening in China at the time, so it’s possible that nothing is afoot at all. Another piece of the rumor purported to show an 80 km caravan of military vehicles but this has not been verified by date, location, or length. The content on this page is not provided by any companies mentioned, and has not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by these entities. Namely, Li Qiaoming, a senior Chinese military official had mobilized and would lead the country.