Peng told French newspaper L'Equipe that she never accused a Chinese official of sexual assault, calling it an 'enormous misunderstanding,' according to The Associated Press.
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai met with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, the IOC said in a statement Sunday. The two met for dinner, along with two other IOC members, on Saturday, the statement said.for nearly three weeks after seemingly accusing a former high-level Chinese official of forcing her into a sexual relationship.
In November, Peng wrote on the Chinese social media site Weibo that she had been forced into a sexual relationship by Zhang Gaoli, a former vice premier of the State Council and member of the Chinese Communist Party Politburo. The post was taken down minutes later and Peng was not seen publicly for the next 20 days.
"This post resulted in an enormous misunderstanding from the outside world," she added, according to AP."My wish is that the meaning of this post no longer be skewed." Peng's initial disappearance prompted fears that she had been detained by the Chinese government. After the Weibo post was taken down, an email allegedly written by Peng and addressed to Women's Tennis Association head Steve Simon read,"The allegation of sexual assault is not true. I'm not missing nor am I unsafe. I've just been resting at home and everything is fine."
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