An employee of Chinese state TV has posted photos of tennis star Peng Shuai online in an effort to stem mounting international concern about her …
An employee of Chinese state TV has posted photos of tennis star Peng Shuai online in an effort to stem mounting international concern about her disappearance after publicly accusing a senior government official of sexual assault. The photos appeared Friday on Twitter, which cannot be seen by most internet users in China. The state TV employee, Shen Shiwei, wrote they were on Peng’s account on the WeChat message service with the comment, „Happy Weekend.“ The ruling Communist Party faces mounting appeals from tennis stars and the sport’s professional tour, as well as world leaders, to prove Peng, a three-time Olympian and former No.1-ranked women’s doubles player, is safe and can speak freely.
