At the time, his newspaper had taken the lead in responding to the outrage surrounding the disappearance of tennis champion Peng Shuai, who had accused a top Communist Party official of rape and vanished from the public eye.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2023/04/21/top-chinese-propagandist-condemns-beijing-fire-cover-up-then-deletes-post/

China's Foreign Ministry stuck to its line that it wasn't aware of the controversy surrounding tennis professional Peng Shuai, who disappeared after accusing a former top official of sexually assaulting her.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/peng-shuai-safe-but-says-wta-china-8555856/

Her most recent doubles victory came in 2021 at the Ostrava Open in the Czech Republic when she teamed up with China's Zhang Shuai.

Source: https://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/sania-mirza-to-play-farewell-exhibition-match-in-hyderabad-3835003

Peng Shuai made her last public appearance during the Beijing Winter Olympics last year.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/04/15/tennis/peng-wta-return-business/

Zhang Shuai is a Chinese professional tennis player.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/sports/zhang-shuai-of-china-retires/