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Internet rumours of coup in China: The rumours of a military coup in China continue on social media. So much so that on China's version of Twitter, Weibo, the word 'coup' has been censored. The latest rumour I have heard is that artillery was being moved to the capital from a nearby province.

Damaging coup rumours ricochet across China: Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of reporting on China in the past few days. Coup rumours ricocheted back and forth, most over the internet, but some were picked up by western newspapers. China's microblogs were awash with speculation. Hard facts were non-existe