Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai today delivered a "controlled interview in Beijing that touched on sexual assault allegations she made against a former high-ranking member of China’s ruling Communist Party." Her answers, delivered in front of a Chinese Olympic official, "left unanswered questions about her well-being and what exactly happened." The interview with French publication L’Equipe and an announcement that IOC President Thomas Bach met Peng for dinner this weekend "seemed aimed at defusing sustained international concerns" about Peng. She told L’Equipe the concerns were the result of “an enormous misunderstanding.” But the format of the interview "appeared to allow for no sustained follow-ups, with questions submitted in advance and a Chinese Olympic committee official sitting in on the discussion, translating Peng’s comments from Chinese" (AP, 2/7).
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