Peng Shuai: Chinese State Media Releases New Footage of Missing Tennis Player

Peng Shuai: Chinese State Media Releases New Footage of Missing Tennis Player as UK Demands 'Verifiable Evidence'

Peng Shuai went missing after writing a social media post on November 2 accusing former Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli of forcing her to have sex; The WTA is concerned about the health and safety of the 35-year-old and the allegation is "censored and being carpeted"

Peng Shuai

The video was posted on Twitter - which is banned in China - by Hu Jizin, editor-in-chief of the Global Times, the official newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party. He claimed that a reporter picked it up from the scene 

Peng Shuai showed up at the opening ceremony of a teenager tennis match final in Beijing on Sunday morning. Global Times photo reporter Cui Meng captured her at scene. pic.twitter.com/7wlBcTMgGy

— Hu Xijin 胡锡进 (@HuXijin_GT) November 21, 2021