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20 Nov, 4 tweets, 2 min read
"China’s playbook when confronted with criticism is neither crafty nor subtle: Deny, lie, play dumb, hope it goes away and, when all else fails, strike back ferociously. It’s all happening again in the case of Peng Shuai," writes the editorial board. nyti.ms/3qRiV43
Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star, "crossed swords with the state by publicly accusing a former senior Politburo member of sexual assault. After making the allegations in a Nov. 2 post on China’s popular Weibo social media platform, Ms. Peng vanished." nyti.ms/3qRiV43
On Wednesday, Chinese state media published what it claimed was a screenshot of an email sent by Ms. Peng to the Women’s Tennis Association, saying that the allegations were untrue and “everything is fine.” nyti.ms/3qRiV43
"Where is Ms. Peng, and what is being done about her allegations?"

Read more from the editorial board. nyti.ms/3qRiV43

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