New Delhi: Even as rumours of a military coup against Chinese President Xi Jinping have exploded on social media— with the hashtag #chinacoup trending for several hours over the weekend — experts as well as journalists stationed in Beijing have dismissed the claims, saying there is no evidence to back them up

“Looks like a lot of alt-media in India picked up the rumour”,ThePrint columnist and China expert Aadil Brar tweeted.…

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