Peng Shuai Denies Making Sexual Assault Allegation

Tiffany Meier
By Tiffany Meier
December 20, 2021China in Focus
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Tennis player Peng Shuai reemerges after vanishing for weeks. But she’s now singing a different tune, walking back on the statement that started it all. Now, she claims she never accused anyone of sexually assaulting her.

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