Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has given a controlled interview to a French newspaper about the social media posting that sparked a storm of international concern over her well-being.
On November 2, Peng Shuai went online, and she said that former Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli forced her to have sex with him. Only minutes later, someone removed her post from Chinese social media, and since then, Peng was silent. No one has seen her publicly for two weeks. The he...
Peng Shuai is a Chinese professional tennis player. In 2014, she became the first Chinese tennis player to receive a number-one ranked doubles player by the World Tennis Association. In 2011, she was ranked 11 for singles play. As a doubles player, she's
Peng, who was once ranked No. 1 doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), accused former vice premier Zhang Gaoli of forcing her to have sex three years ago, despite repeated refusals. Peng, who had a previous consensual relationship with Zhang while he was in office, also accused...
For those who don't understand internal Chinese politics, think of this as something similar to Monica Lewsinky, except Zhang is of course not as senior as Clinton and Peng Shuai is an actual prominent name when Monica wasn't. Zhang Gaoli is a very, very big...
Peng, 35, wrote a post on Weibo, a Chinese social media platform, alleging sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of China's former vice-premier Zhang Gaoli. Peng claimed Zhang, 75, forced her to have sex despite repeated refusals following a round of tennis three years ago. FILE - ...
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 ...
Who is Zhang Gaoli? The man at the center of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s #MeToo allegation By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN 10 minute read Updated 5:09 AM EST, Thu November 25, 2021 Hong Kong CNN — Before retiring as vice premier, Zhang Gaoli was the face of China’...
Related articleWho is Zhang Gaoli? The man at the center of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai's #MeToo allegation On November 21, the IOC said in a statement that its president, Thomas Bach, held a 30-minute video call with three-time Olympian Peng, alongside a Chinese sports official and...
someone of your eminence, Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, you said you were not afraid. But even if it’s just me, like an egg hitting the stone, a moth flying into flames, courting self-destruction, I would tell the truth about us,” she wrote. CNN cannot independently verify Peng’s ...