[af_vet_rr]

So, essentially those coup rumors on Chinese blogs that the Party went to so much trouble to suppress were true, even though it seems that the Bo supporters stood down before any actual shooting erupted.

If Bo's supporters can pull a stunt like this in Beijing, just imagine what they might be capable of in Chongqing.

I don't think a lot of people realize both how crazy, and how serious this is. If it had turned into a shooting match, I can't imagine how quickly and far it would have spread, since there are a lot of groups and politicians who would take advantage of it.

[CondorFlight]

“How close China came to civil war, we can only wonder...”

Very close, I imagine.