Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has again denied accusing anyone of sexual assault in her first interview with international media since her allegations against a former vice-premier:
This article contains references to sexual assault.
The three-time Olympian’s welfare became a matter of global concern last year after she appeared to allege on Chinese social media that a former vice premier, Zhang Gaoli, had sexually assaulted her."In the text we could see in Europe, you accused someone of sexual assault. What did you really write? We don't understand," L'Equipe asked in its interview, which took place in a hotel room with Wang Kan, the chief of staff of the Chinese Olympic Committee, present.
The social media hashtag #WhereIsPengShuai has been circulating heavily and appeared on t-shirts at last month’s Australian Open. The interview was conducted in Chinese and the paper agreed to publish Peng's responses without commentary, it said.