Power struggle or dissident infiltration of protests? How about both? They found out some antigovernment element did infiltrate the protests or is about to do so. This exacerbated already contentious discord among top leadership regarding the handling of protests. Now it has turned into a full-fledged power struggle.
That's what they get for inciting trouble in the first place.
Ping!
I was about to ping you to tell you about this article because you pointed this out a few weeks ago to me. then I realized it was TigerLikesRooster :-]
The Chinese gov't is transparent.
Andy Japanese office would know that these events are simply ways of scaring Japan into doing things. North Korea does the exact same thing.
"Oh we're gonna get you!"
"We really are!"
"Ok, forget the whole thing, we forgive you. Give us money."