Blizzard Freezes Beijing Before Congress

A snow storm has struck China’s capital recently, with netizens and scholars looking to traditional Chinese culture and suggesting it may be a warning to the regime.

Workers clear a snow-covered street after a heavy snow-fall in the outskirts of Beijing on Nov. 4, 2012. Netizens searching on the terms “snow” and “18th Congress,” making a connection between the two events. STR/AFP/Getty Images