
Chinese official claims tennis star's case 'maliciously hyped up'
Fox News
A Chinese official slammed Western media and organizations for "maliciously hyping" tennis star Peng Shuai's situation in a rare comment by Beijing on the matter.
The post was quickly deleted and Peng disappeared from social media and public view for two weeks. Tennis players and officials, led by Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) CEO Steve Simon, are demanding a full investigation into Peng’s claims as well as assurances of her safety and wellbeing.
Beijing has maintained it is "unaware" of Peng’s situation, but Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, on Tuesday, made a direct comment on the issue, taking aim at the reporting on the matter after first claiming the issue was "not a diplomatic matter," the BBC reported.

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