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November 19, 2021

Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai Has Not Been Seen In Weeks After Posting About Assault by Politician
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Concerns are mounting for Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, who
mysteriously disappeared from public view after she accused a top
Chinese politician of sexual assault. 35-year-old Peng made the
accusation against former vice premier Zhang Gaoli in a social media
post on November 2 and has not been seen since. Censors deleted the post
from social media platform Weibo within 30 minutes of its publication
and Chinese authorities have since dodged or denied the issue. The
Women's Tennis Association threatened to cut ties with China, and say an
email published by Chinese state media, purportedly written to the WTA
by Peng, was a fraud. Tennis's biggest names, including Naomi Osaka and
Serena Williams, have tweeted out messages of support with the hashtag
#Where Is Peng Shuai.


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