Fet que va provocar que molts ciutadans s’apropessin als soldats per a fer-se "selfies contra el cop d’estat" gràcies als quals van poder mostrar que s’oposaven al cop i alhora informar al món exterior sobre l’activitat de les tropes armades.
Photo from Facebook of Yingluck. The head of the junta chastised and warned journalists not to report on a photo of the two former prime ministers of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra and Yingluck Shinawatra, cuddling a panda on a visit to China, because it posed a "danger to Thailand's national security." The photo has been interpreted by some as a sign of Beijing's political support for democratic forces in Thailand.