Article 5RFES Tennis star accuses Chinese ruling party official of #MeToo abuse

Tennis star accuses Chinese ruling party official of #MeToo abuse

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Online censors blocked Peng Shuai's post on Weibo of Zhang Gaoli's alleged assault over several years

The Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has apparently accused a former vice-premier of sexual assault, engulfing the highest echelons of Beijing's ruling Communist party in a #MeToo scandal for the first time.

Authorities scrambled to stop the allegations from spreading, with online censors even appearing to block the word tennis".

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