Tennis star accuses Chinese ruling party official of #MeToo abuse
by Guardian staff from World news | The Guardian on (#5RFES)
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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