Just Where is Peng Shuai?

 

Just in case you've been living on another planet during the last 48 hours, you would have seen the news that is spreading all around the world, which is the disappearance of the Chinese tennis player, Peng Shuai. The thirty-five-year-old tennis player from Hunan Province is a Wimbledon and Tour Championships doubles champion who claimed that a Chinese former vice-premier, Zhang Gaoli, now 75, sexually assaulted her over a period of at least 10 years. She had written an e-mail about this on the 2nd November. The post with screenshots of the accusations was deleted from Weibo, China's Twitter-like social media platform, within 30 minutes of publication. Censors deleted any mention of her accusation online and her account was blocked from searchers. The post went viral nonetheless, and censors blocked keywords like ‘tennis’ and removed numerous references to Peng from China's internet.

So here we have yet another instance of the diabolical misbehaviour of the Chinese authorities. You don't need to be a Philadelphia lawyer to know that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is overseeing this whole sorry affair. I ask them here - where is Miss Peng Shuai? You must know because you control the everyday lifestyles of every single living Chinese man and woman in your country. But I'll tell you what, this isn't going to go away any time soon. I can mention the likes of Andy Murray, Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams, Billie Jean King, and Novak Djokovic who have voiced their concerns; and to this we can add requests from the Word Tennis Association (WTA), the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) and right up to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for evidence that the girl is still alive. Just hours ago the question of Miss Shuai's disappearance was raised in the United Nations. And lastly, the White House Press secretary, Jen Psaki said, "We are deeply concerned by reports that Peng Shuai appears to be missing after accusing a former PRC (Peoples Republic of China) senior official of sexual assaults. We join in the calls for PRC authorities to provide independent and verifiable proof of her whereabouts and that she is safe."

Of course, various Chinese mouthpieces have declared that this is some fantasy and that the girl is safe and secure in the country. Okay, Chinkies, if that is the case, tell us where she is? Provide proof. Because as I have stated earlier, this story is not going to go away and I do believe something quite devastating is going to rear its ugly head . . . is this wonderful tennis player still alive? Has she been bumped off? Is it game, set and match for one Peng Shuai?

Only time will tell my friends. I shall follow up with another related post soon.