In recent years, China has had other high-profile individuals disappear, such as Zhao Wei, Fan Bingbing, and Jack Ma, only for them to resurface later with little-to-no explanation. She has arguably not been heard from since. With your intelligence and wits I am sure you will either deny it, or blame it on me.” “I am telling the truth about what happened between us.

“It doesn’t matter if I’m hitting a rock with an egg, or being a moth that flies towards the flame,” Peng said in the post. Peng Shuai understood the risks of this allegation She also admitted to a consensual affair with Zhang, though she didn’t specify dates. In a quickly deleted social media post on Weibo - what The Atlantic called “ China’s censored version of Twitter” - on November 2, Peng wrote about her encounter three years ago with former vice premier Zhang Gaoli, saying, “That afternoon I didn’t agree, and I kept crying.” Peng alleges the assault took place at Zhang’s residence and that someone guarded the door to the room.

The tennis star has not been seen in public since the beginning of November, following her accusation of sexual assault by a former high-ranking Chinese Communist Party official. In November, the Biden administration was “deeply concerned” for Peng and wanted “independent, verifiable proof” of her wellbeing. While the disappearance of Peng was not mentioned by the Biden administration during this announcement, it is hard to separate the two. This wishful thinking and pure grandstanding is aimed at political manipulation.” politicians keep hyping a ‘diplomatic boycott’ without even being invited to the Games. “I want to stress that the Winter Olympic Games is not a stage for political posturing and manipulation,” Zhao said.

China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, was quick with criticism for the announcement, calling it “a serious affront to the 1.4 billion Chinese people.”

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