The Chinese tennis player Shuai Peng She has come out of hiding and has denied having accused a former senior official of having sexually assaulted her in the past, in what is believed to be the first foreign press interview since her statement was released on social media last November. , something that became a real media storm.
Peng is clear about it and states that it has all been a misunderstanding and nothing of what they say around him has happened: “I wanted to make this very clear: I have never denounced or written about someone who has sexually assaulted me. I do not want to talk more about it. topic or where I have been in recent weeks because it is my private life. There have been many misunderstandings and there should not be any distorted interpretation. ” The claim apparently completely contradicts the November 2 social media post, in which Peng accused former Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Gaoli of forcing her to have sex. The statement was withdrawn in less than 30 minutes after its publication, and Peng became the center of a global media storm after disappearing completely for more than two weeks.
Peng’s post caused concern for his well-being internationally. He led other tennis stars such as Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams or Novak Djokovic to demand his whereabouts under the hashtag #WhereIsPengShuai on Twitter. The incident also unleashed a global storm of criticism of China. As a result, the WTA and ITF announced the suspension of future tournaments in China. Human rights organizations took the opportunity to call for a boycott of the Winter Olympics to be held in Beijing.
Finally, Shuai Peng acknowledged that she responded to Steve Simon in a letter, but it was not herself who did: “The Chinese version of the email was written by me, but the one published by the CGTN in English was done by a translator. More or less says the same thing. Why are there going to be people behind me to threaten me? I have not been missing nor have I been insecure. I have just been resting at home and everything has been fine. Thank you for worrying about me “, concluded the Chinese player who did not respond to when she will return to the circuit.
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