New Videos Of Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai Emerge But Global Outcry Grows
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Chinese state media posted videos Sunday purporting to show tennis star Peng Shuai smiling and well, as international pressure mounted for information about her whereabouts.
Chinese state media posted videos Sunday purporting to show tennis star Peng Shuai smiling and well, as international pressure mounted for information about her whereabouts. The two-time Grand Slam doubles champion has not been seen publicly since alleging earlier this month that former vice premier Zhang Gaoli, now in his 70s, "forced" her into sex during an on-off relationship spanning several years. Following a global outcry, including from tennis superstars and the United Nations, Chinese state media have released footage purporting to show all is well with Peng.
In one of the videos, tweeted by Global Times newspaper editor Hu Xijin, Peng appears to be standing in a stadium at what he described as the "opening ceremony of a teenager tennis match final".
She is in a group of guests whose names are announced to a smattering of applause. Few spectators are visible in the stands.
A Global Times reporter tweeted another video showing Peng signing autographs for children at a stadium before posing for photos with them.
In one of two other clips posted Saturday by Hu, she appears to be walking into a restaurant wearing a coat, knit cap and face mask.
