Tennis stars and the WTA have been unusually vocal in demanding information about Peng.
Hu uses his Twitter account to criticize foreign governments and point out social and economic problems abroad.Ī comment on Twitter signed bobzhang999 said, "Hu Dog, with so many photos, why don't you let Peng Shuai talk?"Īnother, signed Magician, said, "Let Peng Shuai's parents hold a news conference." The Global Times is known for its nationalistic tone. The Global Times editor, Hu Xijin, said Saturday on Twitter, which can't be seen by most internet users in China, that Peng "stayed in her own home freely" and would "show up in public" soon. Peng's appearance Sunday was mentioned in the final sentence of a report about the tournament on the website of the English-language Global Times, a newspaper published by the ruling party and aimed at foreign readers, but not immediately reported by other media within China. Some reemerge weeks or months later without explanation, suggesting they are warned not to disclose they were detained or the reason. Peng adds to a growing number of Chinese businesspeople, activists and ordinary people who have disappeared in recent years after criticizing party figures or in crackdowns on corruption or pro-democracy and labor rights campaigns. "When will the WTA get out of China?" said a comment on the Sina Weibo social media service, signed "Sleep Time." Comments in Chinese on Twitter poked fun at the awkward release of photos and video of Peng by employees of state media this weekend while the government stayed silent. The ruling party's internet filters also block most people in China from seeing other social media abroad and most global news outlets.Ĭomments on Chinese social media on Sunday criticized the Women's Tennis Association and others who spoke up about Peng. A government spokesman on Friday denied knowing about the outcry.
"The videos of her this weekend appear to be a positive step, but we will continue to seek direct engagement and confirmation from Peng Shuai herself that she is safe and well."ĭiscussion of Peng's accusation has been deleted from websites in China. "Our primary concern is Peng Shuai's safety and her well-being," Dave Haggerty, the International Tennis Federation president and International Olympic Committee member, said in a statement Sunday.
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The women's professional tour threatened to pull events out of China unless the safety of the former No. Peng's disappearance and official silence in response to appeals for information prompted calls for a boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February, a prestige event for the Communist Party. 2 accused Zhang Gaoli, a member of the party's ruling Standing Committee until 2018, of forcing her to have sex. The ruling party appears to be trying to defuse alarm about Peng without acknowledging her disappearance after she on Nov. SEE ALSO | Players demand answers after tennis star who accused former Chinese leader of sex assault goes quiet
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