Hitherto missing, tenniswoman Peng Shuai created a surprise this Sunday, November 21, 2021 by making her appearance in Beijing. Present at a tennis tournament, the sportswoman of Chinese origin made her first public outing since her recent accusations of sexual abuse against former Communist Party official Zhang Gaoli. On the Weibo social network (a social network similar to Twitter), the Chinese government shared photos of the athlete during the Fila Kids Junior Tennis Challenger Finals tournament.
However, its presence in Beijing still raises many questions. Because after having accused, on November 2, the minister on Weibo, Peng Shuai had completely vanished. Not to mention that his allegations were quickly suppressed by the platform. From there, a real movement started on the Web, via the hashtag #WhereisPengShuai (# WhereestPengShuai), in order to find the young woman safe and sound.
The United Nations and the United Kingdom have also asked to see evidence that Peng Shuai is out of danger. An interest also shared by France which demanded this Sunday that the winner of Roland-Garros can “speak“freely on this matter.