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[Naoto Masuzoe]Peng Shuai’s “disappearance” incident, China hurriedly released photos and videos fearing the impact on the Beijing Olympics, mobilized Chairman Bach to extinguish the fire (1/5) | JBpress

In a hurry, photos and videos are released, and Chairman Bach is also mobilized to extinguish the fire.

Peng Shuai (Photo: AP / Afro)

(Zhang Tim First: International Political Scholar)

Peng Shuai, a world-famous star player in China’s women’s tennis world, has disappeared and is spreading internationally.


It all started at midnight on November 2, when she confessed on social media that former Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Gaoli had forced her to have a sexual relationship. Thirty minutes later, the post was deleted from the Weibo exchange site by Chinese authorities, but the content was spread over the Internet around the world. And I lost track of her whereabouts. Therefore, the voices of concern about her safety increased from the world tennis world such as Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams, and it became an international topic.

The “Peng Shuai disappearance” problem that has begun to be directly linked to the success or failure of the Beijing Olympics

In a hurry, the Chinese government has released photos and videos of her cheerful dining with friends, interacting with children at a junior tennis tournament, and relaxing at home. She appealed loudly to the world that she was fine.

Peng Shuai eating while chatting with tennis officials released on Twitter by Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the tabloid “Global Times” under the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee’s newspaper “People’s Daily” (Courtesy: Hu Xijin / Twitter) / Reuters / Afro)

He even released a photo of IOC Chairman Bach and Peng Shuai chatting on a videophone.


The success of the Beijing Winter Olympics in February is a supreme order for the Xi Jinping administration and should not be hindered by the affair scandals of former administration executives.

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