What tennis player Peng Shuai’s sexual abuse claim tells us about China’s Me Too movement | ITV News

It took less than 30 minutes for China’s censors to delete all traces of the sexual allegations made by tennis player Peng Shuai, including all relevant keywords and links to online discussions. The claims against ex-Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli were made all the more sensational as they were made by one of the country’s top female tennis players. Peng, who is believed to be in the United States, used Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, to write a post about the years of sexual abuse and coercion she had suffered during a relationship with Zhang Gaoli.