Peng Shuai and China’s censorship of the #MeToo movement

Hopefully, Peng Shuai turns up fine.


One of China’s biggest sports stars, tennis champion Peng Shuai, appeared to publicly accuse a former top government official of sexual assault. As Stephanie Sy explains, there are now new questions about what happened, and the broader issue of the #MeToo movement in China.



Thanks to Naomi Osaka for bringing attention to this on Twitter!

The news media picked up the story after her tweet. Way to go Naomi!




The Women's Tennis Association is now involved.

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