Peng undoubtedly was aware from the start of the dangers inherent in speaking out. TIME 100 Icons With one lengthy post on Chinese social media site Weibo, tennis star Peng Shuai set off a chain reaction of events that profoundly changed global sports. [Extracted from the article]Pin, Lü...
Analysis by Thomas Cheshire, Asia correspondent Whatever the circumstances of this video, Peng Shuai's answers give us some useful information. First, the confirmation that she did write the Weibo post that started all of it – she said that it was her "private m...
Her post also said they had sex once seven years ago and that she had feelings for him after that. Zhang Gaoli has not responded to her claims. The post was removed from her verified account on Weibo, a leading Chinese social media platform, ...
Tennis stars Naomi Osaka, Novak Djokovic and others are voicing concern for Chinese player Peng Shuai, whoclaimed she was sexually abusedby a former Chinese state leader before her post about it was taken down. Osaka tweeted about Peng on Tuesday after learning that she had "gone missing," ...
On Thursday afternoon, star tennis player Serena Williams took to social media with a message for Shuai. "I am devastated and shocked to hear about the news of my peer, Peng Shuai," Williams said on Twitter. "I hope she is safe and found as soon as possible. This must be investigated...
The Women’s Tennis Association has suspended all tournaments in China, including those in Hong Kong, effective immediately due to the lack of an acceptable response over tennis player Peng Shuai’s allegations and brief disappearance. Peng, 35, wrote a post on Weibo, a Chinese social media ...
Peng Shuai, who has won Wimbledon and the French Open in doubles, was not seen for more than two weeks after she on 2 November made the accusations against former Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Gaoli on social media Weibo. According to 35-year-old Peng Shuai, Zhang Gaoli should have forced ...
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai gave a controlled interview about her Weibo post of sex assault allegations, calling the situation “an enormous misunderstanding.”
Peng Shuai, 35, a former Wimbledon and French Open doubles champion, on Tuesday accused retired Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of pressuring her into having sex, according to screenshots of a since-deleted post from Peng’s verified account on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like social media platform. CNN...
“Censorship is never OK at any cost, I hope Peng Shuai and her family are safe and OK,” shewroteas part of a statement on Twitter alongside the hashtag #WhereIsPengShuai. The controversy risks impacting the forthcoming 2022 Winter Olympics, which are set to kick off in Beijing in less...