Peng Shuai: missing Chinese tennis player shows signs of life (video)

According to the IOC, the Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai had a video conversation with IOC President Thomas Bach on Sunday. And she said she would be fine. For weeks, more and more people had worried about the tennis star. Since she accused a senior Chinese official of sexually abusing her, there has been no sign of life from her. An IOC statement said Peng began the 30-minute phone call with the IOC president by saying thank you for the concern of the Olympic organization. Peng also stated that she was safe, well, and lived in her home in Beijing. However, ask them to respect their privacy. Under the hashtag #WhereIsPengShuai? an outcry had gone through the tennis world. World number one Novak Djokovic also stood behind Peng Shuai at a recent tournament in Turin: “The whole tennis community has to support you and your family and make sure that you are safe and healthy.” On November 2, Peng posted on China’s social media that former Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Gaoli had sexually abused her several years ago. Neither Zhang nor the Chinese government commented on the allegation. Peng’s post on social media was quickly deleted and the topic was banned from discussion on China’s heavily censored internet.