The case of Peng Shuai
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It is questionable whether tennis player Peng Shuai will be seen again at a professional tournament. The 36-year-old practically ended her career because of a knee injury.
(Photo: Andy Brownbill/dpa)
Tennis player Peng Shuai gives an interview to a Western medium for the first time: Her allegations of sexualized violence are a misunderstanding. The conversation takes place under questionable circumstances – and raises many new questions.
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Christoph Giesen, Beijing, Gerald Kleffmann and Johannes Knuth
It was clear that the moment would come, and when it did, it hit those Beijing Winter Olympics with a vengeance. The French daily sports newspaper published on Monday L’Equipe, as the first Western medium, an interview with tennis player Peng Shuai, whose fate has been making headlines around the world since the beginning of November. At the time, the 36-year-old had allegations against a high-ranking Chinese politician that he had forced her to perform sexual acts. The post in the short message service Weibo was quickly deleted, Peng Shuai disappeared for weeks before she retracted her statements during brief appearances in Beijing.
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