China’s Peng Shuai Says She Never Accused Anyone Of Sexually Assaulting Her
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The tennis star’s retraction of a sexual assault allegation against a former senior Chinese leader is unlikely to eradicate global concerns about her safety and well-being.
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The tennis star’s retraction of a sexual assault allegation against a former senior Chinese leader is unlikely to eradicate global concerns about her safety and well-being.
"I need to stress one point that is extremely important, I have never said or written that anyone has sexually assaulted me," Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said in a foreign press video.
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has told a Singapore newspaper that she never said she wrote of having been sexually assaulted, despite a November social media post attributed to her that accused a former top Communist Party official of having forced her into sex.
Peng’s well-being became a matter of concern among the global tennis community and rights groups when she appeared to allege that a former Chinese vice premier, Zhang Gaoli, had sexually assault...
