What Is Going on in China?

Social media is pretty much useless for that aspect. I'd wait until the 20th National Congress to conclude.

If it is just a false rumor, that still raises the question of whether or not it was started by anti-Xi forces inside China, or just some random gossip. The former might be part of a plan of psychological harassment of Xi, the latter just evidence that you can't trust everything you read on the internet. I guess we'll find out soon?

Alternate hypothesis: they're preparing for open war and the "coup against Xi" message is just put out as a potential alternate explanation?

a̶b̶o̶u̶t̶.̶.̶.̶ ̶w̶h̶a̶t̶?̶<p>edit: Oh, something about an unconfirmed coup against Xi

Probably nothing.