Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has been in the headlines for some time.
Reflexes
- Peng Shuai had accused a senior Chinese leader of sexual harassment on social media.
- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that Peng had recently participated in some activities.
- Previously, Lijian had said that he was unaware of the whole matter.
Beijing: Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has been in the headlines for some time. His name came to light recently after he accused a senior Chinese leader of sexual harassment on social media. She had stopped appearing in public after making the accusations, after which the Chinese government was criticized. When asked about this issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that Peng had recently participated in some public activities.
‘It is not a diplomatic question’
Responding to journalists’ questions, Lijian said: “It is not a diplomatic issue.” As you may have noticed, he recently participated in some public activities and had a video call with IOC President Bach. We hope that some people will stop politicizing this issue in a malicious way. Previously, Lijian had said that he was unaware of the whole matter.
The accusations were made 2 weeks ago.
Let us tell you that Peng made the accusations more than 2 weeks ago, but the ministry has consistently denied knowing the matter. The tennis star is said to be ‘missing’ since the allegations were made. A former top player in women’s doubles, Shuai won Wimbledon in 2013 and the French Open in 2014. Pang Shuai, 35, is one of China’s best tennis players, not only winning more than 23 titles in the doubles event, but which also rose to 14th place in the singles rankings in 2011.
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