Dec 20, 2021, 02:54am
In a statement released on Sunday, Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said that she never claimed that anyone had sexually assault her, a recantation of her earlier account of sexual coercion by a former Chinese vice premier.
The country's former vice premier was accused of sexually harassing a tennis player.
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In an interview with a Singaporean news outlet, she said that she never said or wrote that anyone sexually assaults her.
She denied reports that she was being monitored by Chinese authorities and forced to make statements against her will.
The 35-year-old said that the original social media post was a private matter.
The first time she spoke about the allegations on camera was at a cross-country skiing event in Shanghai.
A senior China researcher at Human Rights Watch said that after 48 days, a journalist from a pro-Beijing newspaper met a man and then casually answered her questions. Everyone now believes it is real. Thank you, the CCP!
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The Women's Tennis Association (WTA), which moved to suspend all events in China earlier this month due to concerns over the treatment of Peng, told reporters that it was good to see her in a public setting. We are steadfast in our call for a full, fair and transparent investigation into her allegation of sexual assault.
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The Chinese state-run television station, CGTN, claimed last week that it was the text on an email that was sent to the Women's Tennis Association's chief executive Steve Simon. In the purported email, Peng denies the sexual assault allegations, as well as reports that she is missing or unsafe. The tennis organization should seek her consent before releasing any news about her, according to the email. Several activists, including the WTA chief, had raised questions about the authenticity of the mail. The English translation of the email that was written to Simon was correct, according to the interview that Peng gave on Sunday.
The Chinese tennis player denied making an accusation of sexual assault.
The New York Times reported that a tennis player denied a sexual abuse claim.
