New images of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai appear

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Qingqing Chen, a reporter for the Global Times, tweeted a seven-second video of the former world No. 1 in doubles talking to former basketball star Yao Ming.

Chinese tennis player Pen Shuai in a 2016 photo.Damir SagoljReuters
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A journalist for a Chinese state media published this Sunday a new video and a photo, unauthenticated, of the tennis player Peng Shuai, whose situation worries the tennis world after his accusations against a former Chinese leader.

Qingqing Chen, a reporter for the Global Times, tweeted a seven-second video showing the former world No. 1 in doubles talking to former basketball star Yao Ming. According to the journalist, a friend sent him the video, which was recorded during an event to promote Nordic skiing in Shanghai.

Peng Shuai in November accused former Vice Prime Minister Zhang Gaoli of force a sexual relationship with her Three years ago, her message, posted on a social network, was quickly censored and the 35-year-old tennis player disappeared from the radar for three weeks, causing concern in the tennis world.

The image released now shows Peng Shuai posing with Yao Ming and two other prominent Chinese sports figures: navigator Xu Lijia and former table tennis player Wang Liqin.

Behind them, you can see the Shanghai Yangpu Bridge and the banner “FIS Cross-Country Skiing China City Tour”. According to state media CGTN, the Shanghai leg of this Nordic ski circuit took place on Saturday. Usually in China, Twitter is not accessible and can only be used by people who have a VPN.

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