Reuters was not able to verify the authenticity of the pictures independently.Īmid growing concern about her whereabouts, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has threatened to pull tournaments out of China and the men’s ATP has demanded clarity from the Chinese authorities.
Hu said he had confirmed through his sources that photos shared on Twitter by a journalist working for Chinese state media, purportedly showing Peng at home, depicted her “current state”. The Global Times is published by the People’s Daily, the official newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party. She will show up in public and participate in some activities soon,” Hu wrote on Twitter.
“In the past few days, she stayed in her own home freely and she didn’t want to be disturbed. Peng’s social media post was quickly deleted and the topic has been blocked from discussion on China’s heavily censored internet. Neither Zhang nor the Chinese government have commented on her allegation. 2 that former vice-premier Zhang Gaoli coerced her into sex and they later had an on-off consensual relationship.įor the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has been staying in her own home “freely” and will make a public appearance “soon,” Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin, a prominent state-media journalist, said on Saturday.įormer doubles world number one Peng has not been seen or heard from publicly since she said on Chinese social media on Nov.
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