Zhang Ga-ori, the whereabouts of ‘Pengshun’s sexual assault’, is unknown… “Silence is the Communist Party’s way of coping”

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Expert: “Silence is the only option for Zhang Gaori”

With the whereabouts of Communist Party official Zhang Ga-ori, whom Chinese tennis player Feng Shunyi pointed out as the perpetrator of sexual assault, remains unclear, experts say Zhang Ga-ori’s only choice is silence.

According to Reuters on the 25th, the whereabouts of Zhang Ga-ori, the former prime minister of the State Council of Commerce, who were identified as the perpetrators of Shun Feng, remain unknown. The last time he appeared in public was on July 1st to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party.

Earlier on the 2nd, Feng Shunyi claimed on his Weibo that he had been sexually assaulted by Zhang Gaori, a former high-ranking Communist Party official, deputy prime minister of the People’s Republic of China. The post was quickly deleted, but the revelations spread around the world, raising calls for a boycott of next year’s Beijing Olympics.

Citing examples of the past offshore tax evasion ‘Panama Papers’ incident and rumors of an out-of-wedlock, Reuters explained that Zhang Ga-ori’s silence was “consistent with the way the Communist Party responded to the controversy.”

“President Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign led the public to learn that he was using his power to demand sex,” said Chen Dao-yin, a former professor at Shanghai University of Political Science and Law. “, he pointed out. “If Zhang Gaori admits to Peng’s accusations, she could become a symbol of the Chinese feminist movement,” he added. “This could potentially threaten the Communist Party.”

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Alfred Wu, an associate professor at the Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Management, said, “Giving Zhang Ga-ori a chance to speak to the public ahead of the Winter Olympics could tarnish China’s reputation. will be,” he analyzed. Reuters explained that disciplinary action for public officials in China is usually announced after the investigation is over.

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