{"id":235878,"date":"2021-11-19T17:24:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T01:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=235878"},"modified":"2022-09-09T18:11:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T01:11:04","slug":"whereispengshuai-the-world-wants-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2021\/11\/whereispengshuai-the-world-wants-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"#WhereIsPengShuai: The World Wants To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2021\/11\/chinese-feminists-and-global-tennis-stars-ask-where-is-peng-shuai\/\">A campaign<\/a> initiated by Chinese feminists to locate the disappeared tennis star Peng Shuai has gone global. Many of the world\u2019s biggest tennis stars\u2014including Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, and Andy Murray\u2014have posted messages on Twitter with the hashtag #whereispengshuai:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am devastated and shocked to hear about the news of my peer, Peng Shuai. I hope she is safe and found as soon as possible. This must be investigated and we must not stay silent. Sending love to her and her family during this incredibly difficult time. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/whereispengshuai?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#whereispengshuai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GZG3zLTSC6\">pic.twitter.com\/GZG3zLTSC6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/serenawilliams\/status\/1461408866697105413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhereIsPengShuai?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhereIsPengShuai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/51qcyDtzLq\">pic.twitter.com\/51qcyDtzLq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NaomiOsaka\u5927\u5742\u306a\u304a\u307f (@naomiosaka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naomiosaka\/status\/1460723353174433793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Female tennis player Peng Shuai whereabouts currently unknown after making Sexual abuse allegations against Chinese government official.<br \/>This speech gives us a reminder and some hope that things can change in the future \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhereIsPengShuai?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhereIsPengShuai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eKnLCHcPLj\">https:\/\/t.co\/eKnLCHcPLj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Murray (@andy_murray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andy_murray\/status\/1461606490444378121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhereIsPengShuai?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhereIsPengShuai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t8SPCrqnMl\">pic.twitter.com\/t8SPCrqnMl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; wta (@WTA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTA\/status\/1461418624858607616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The campaign made headlines across the globe:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Peng Shuai continues to be not just global news, but *front page* global news. Story by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nivincent?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nivincent<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tumcarayol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tumcarayol<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SiJmWtfHE5\">pic.twitter.com\/SiJmWtfHE5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark Dreyer (@DreyerChina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DreyerChina\/status\/1461681710769209344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The front page of the Nov. 20 edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lequipe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@lequipe<\/a>, France&#39;s most popular sports newspaper. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhereIsPengShuai?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhereIsPengShuai<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KggNLdewXH\">pic.twitter.com\/KggNLdewXH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Laurel Chor (@laurelchor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurelchor\/status\/1461808690214883330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LaPortada?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LaPortada<\/a> \ud83d\udcf0 \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 \ud835\ude4b\ud835\ude5a\ud835\ude63\ud835\ude5c \ud835\ude4e\ud835\ude5d\ud835\ude6a\ud835\ude56\ud835\ude5e? \ud83d\udca3\ud83d\udca5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6HYnsyuAjL\">pic.twitter.com\/6HYnsyuAjL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MARCA (@marca) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marca\/status\/1461831492976402435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Peng has not been heard from since November 2, when she posted an essay on her personal Weibo account in which she accused Zhang Gaoli, a former member of the Politburo Standing Committee, of sexually assaulting her. Her post was <a href=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2021\/11\/inside-peng-shuais-accusation-against-former-top-leader-metoo-censorship-and-resistance-discourse\/\">scrubbed from the Chinese internet and social media,<\/a> and even her name became a censored word. Bloomberg News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-11-19\/tennis-star-s-claims-strike-at-heart-of-chinese-political-power\"><strong>reported on why the allegation is so explosive<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is not about protecting Zhang, but protecting a former PBSC member from being accused by a young female for a sexual offense,\u201d said Steve Tsang, director of the China Institute at the University of London\u2019s School of Oriental and African Studies. \u201cXi could and did bring down a former PBSC member. But it\u2019s one thing for him to do so, quite a different matter for a mere celebrity.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2021-11-19\/tennis-star-s-claims-strike-at-heart-of-chinese-political-power\"><strong>Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Concerns for Peng\u2019s safety increased after two bizarre tweets from Chinese state media claimed to prove that Peng was safe and well. The government\u2019s official position remains feigned ignorance. At a press conference on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the implausible claim: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sports-china-media-social-media-beijing-3c2a5e60f1412760e59594bd138ecdc8\">\u201cI\u2019m not aware of the situation.\u201d<\/a> Yet China\u2019s international-facing state media have made multiple efforts to dispel fears about her whereabouts. On November 17, CGTN\u2019s official Twitter account posted an email that Peng Shuai purportedly wrote to the chairman and CEO of the Women&#8217;s Tennis Association, Steve Simon:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has sent an email to Steve Simon, the WTA Chairman &amp; CEO, CGTN has learned. The email reads: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uLi6Zd2jDI\">pic.twitter.com\/uLi6Zd2jDI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CGTN (@CGTNOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CGTNOfficial\/status\/1461025491842916358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The WTA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtatennis.com\/news\/2356029\/statement-by-steve-simon-wta-chairman-ceo\">dismissed<\/a> the email, with Simon openly questioning its authenticity: \u201cI have a hard time believing that Peng Shuai actually wrote the email we received or believes what is being attributed to her.\u201d The email was bizarre for a number of reasons, not least because it appeared to be a screenshot of a document-in-progress, with the cursor still visible. CGTN did not post the email on any platforms accessible from mainland China, nor did any other state media outlets. CGTN has a long history of airing forced confessions\u2014a practice for which it <a href=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2021\/02\/chinese-global-media-influence-faces-pushback-in-the-u-k-and-elsewhere\/\">lost its broadcast license in England<\/a>. On Twitter, Mareike Ohlberg, a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund&#8217;s Asia Program, explained the logic behind CGTN\u2019s crude tweet:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A lot has been made about the inability of Chinese propaganda organs to adapt to foreign audiences, how they hit the wrong tone, etc. That&#39;s partially true, but there&#39;s more at play here because this tweet would also not convince a single Chinese person that Peng Shuai is fine 2\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mareike Ohlberg (@MareikeOhlberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MareikeOhlberg\/status\/1461108769677524992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This demonstration of power, for the largest part, works better in China than internationally because the threat of consequences is much higher to people in China than to people outside of China 4\/<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mareike Ohlberg (@MareikeOhlberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MareikeOhlberg\/status\/1461110302121107460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8230; has likely encouraged them to think it very well might work. I&#39;m glad the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WTA<\/a> isn&#39;t playing along, and I hope others will follow their example. 6\/6<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mareike Ohlberg (@MareikeOhlberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MareikeOhlberg\/status\/1461113112254427136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>On November 19, CGTN reporter Shen Shiwei tweeted a series of three selfies reportedly posted on Peng\u2019s private WeChat account:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Peng Shuai\u2019s WeChat moments just posted three latest photos and said \u201cHappy weekend\u201d. <br \/>Her friend shared the three photos and the screenshot of Peng\u2019s WeChat moments. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tut8CEH6gu\">pic.twitter.com\/tut8CEH6gu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shen Shiwei\u6c88\u8bd7\u4f1f (@shen_shiwei) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shen_shiwei\/status\/1461715435385020419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The selfies, too, were not shared publicly by CGTN on Chinese social media platforms. The third selfie in the series, in which Peng holds up a Kung Fu Panda figurine in front of a portrait taken with Winnie the Pooh, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilyrauhala\/status\/1461745603151642626\">raised eyebrows<\/a>. Pandas and Winnie the Pooh can be interpreted as veiled references to China\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/space\/National_treasure\">Domestic Security Department<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/space\/%E4%B9%A0%E7%BB%B4%E5%B0%BC\">Xi Jinping<\/a>, respectively, although they should not necessarily be interpreted as such.<\/p>\n<p>Both tweets triggered an avalanche of responses:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/az6CDafIXS\">pic.twitter.com\/az6CDafIXS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dennis (in Seoul \uc11c\uc6b8) \/\/ (BIP , 119) (@pourteaux) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pourteaux\/status\/1461187268740268036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Night before my cousin Mayila was taken to a concentration camp,  she posted her gratitude to the Chinese communist party on Wechat; Since her captivity, my mother has barely responded to me. When she can, this is her mainly response: \u201ceverything is fine, don\u2019t worry about us\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0G8jFh0Iwq\">https:\/\/t.co\/0G8jFh0Iwq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nyrola (@nyrola) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyrola\/status\/1461736997672964102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As a person familiar with China\u2019s system, I don\u2019t believe Mr Hu believes what he said above. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mf2drPKP1U\">https:\/\/t.co\/mf2drPKP1U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Murong Xuecun\u6155\u5bb9\u96ea\u6751 (@hawking197428) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hawking197428\/status\/1461586882538659843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The response from the sporting world has been a study in contrasts. Women\u2019s tennis players and the WTA have been among the loudest voices demanding proof of Peng\u2019s freedom. The International Olympic Committee and the International Federation of Tennis, the governing body of world tennis, on the other hand, have kept their distance from the international movement. The WTA potentially stands to lose hundreds of millions of dollars for its advocacy. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/11\/19\/china\/peng-shuai-chinese-gov-predicament-mic-intl-hnk\/index.html\">an interview with CNN<\/a>, WTA CEO Simon said, \u201cWe have to start as a world making decisions that are based upon right and wrong, period, and we can&#8217;t compromise that [\u2026] We&#8217;re definitely willing to pull our business and deal with all the complications that come with it. Because this is certainly, this is bigger than the business.&#8221; The ATP, the men\u2019s tour, also called for an investigation. <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sports-china-media-social-media-beijing-3c2a5e60f1412760e59594bd138ecdc8\">The IOC sent out a terse emailed statement<\/a> and refused to comment further; the statement reads in part, \u201cExperience shows that quiet diplomacy offers the best opportunity to find a solution for questions of such nature.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ITFTennis\/status\/1461731805351002114\">The IFT referred to Peng\u2019s situation obliquely in a tweet<\/a>, refusing to name the accusation or the accused.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFP\/status\/1461768738928091145\">demanded<\/a> \u201cindependent, verifiable proof\u201d of Peng\u2019s whereabouts and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/11\/18\/us\/politics\/beijing-olympics-boycott.html\">considering<\/a> a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics\u2014primarily due to China\u2019s human rights violations in Xinjiang and Hong Kong. The German Olympic team also expressed concern over Peng\u2019s safety:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">German Olympic team voiced concerns over Peng Shuai <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M619NUN2BR\">https:\/\/t.co\/M619NUN2BR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; isabella steger (@stegersaurus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stegersaurus\/status\/1461633627700142083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although the IOC has been reticent to speak out on China\u2019s human rights issues, senior IOC member Dick Pound told Reuters\u2019 Steve Keating that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/peng-situation-may-force-ioc-take-hard-line-with-china-says-pound-2021-11-19\/?taid=61982575cb262f0001f9a5bc&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter\"><strong>the Peng Shuai situation might compel it to take a harder line<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If that&#8217;s not resolved in a sensible way very soon it may spin out of control,&#8221; Pound, the IOC&#8217;s longest serving member, told Reuters. &#8220;It may (force IOC into taking a harder line).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether that escalates to a cessation of the Olympic Games I doubt it. But you never know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>[\u2026] &#8220;Where we have generated some change of attitude in the past we&#8217;ve said, &#8220;listen this is all out there in the public how do we respond. We can&#8217;t ignore it.<\/p>\n<p>[\u2026] \u201cMy guess is it will be that kind of line rather than jabbing them in the chest and saying &#8216;do this or the world will end&#8217;. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/lifestyle\/sports\/peng-situation-may-force-ioc-take-hard-line-with-china-says-pound-2021-11-19\/?taid=61982575cb262f0001f9a5bc&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter\"><strong>Source<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A campaign initiated by Chinese feminists to locate the disappeared tennis star Peng Shuai has gone global. Many of the world\u2019s biggest tennis stars\u2014including Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, and Andy Murray\u2014have posted messages on Twitter with the hashtag #whereispengshuai: I am devastated and shocked to hear about the news of my peer, Peng Shuai. 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