Chinese state media posted a video on Saturday purporting to show Peng Shuai smiling and healthy
London:
Britain on Saturday urged China to provide “verifiable evidence” about the “safety and whereabouts” of tennis star Peng Shuai, whose whereabouts are unknown after making sexual assault allegations. for a top Communist Party official.
“We are extremely concerned about Peng Shuai’s apparent disappearance and are closely monitoring the case,” the foreign office said in a statement. know Beijing “urgently needs to provide verifiable proof of her safety and whereabouts”.
“People should be allowed to speak out without fear of being affected. All reports of sexual assault, anywhere in the world, should be investigated,” the statement added.
London’s call for clarity follows similar requests Friday from the United States and the United Nations, and comes as Chinese state media posted a video Saturday purporting to show Peng is smiling and healthy.
AFP has yet to verify the authenticity of the videos.
International pressure has mounted this week over the whereabouts of the 35-year-old two-time Grand Slam champion, who earlier this month accused a former deputy prime minister of forcing her to have sex.
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