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Chinese state media is trying to ease mounting concerns about the whereabouts and well-being of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai.
Several people connected to Chinese state media and the sports system tweeted photos and videos that they say show Shuai having dinner on Saturday.
One of the clips, just 45 seconds long, appears to show Peng sitting with the co-director of the China Open tournament, Zhang Junhui, and two women around a table at a restaurant in Beijing.
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Throughout the video, Zhang is talking to Peng, but he doesn't say anything.
At some point, according to CNN translation, Zhang said: "Yes, this year is different from last year, due to the pandemic. Originally, we plan to have 10 tours in 3 months, tomorrow is November 20? We have planned for a long time. weather... "
But one of the two women quickly corrected him by saying, "1, 21."
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"Oh, November 21, tomorrow is November 21, we will have the final game in Duanshi," Zhang continued.
"We had larger-scale games before, but due to the pandemic, two courses have been affected. Therefore, it is estimated that there will be fewer players, but the children are still very excited," Zhang added.
"So the players in tomorrow's game are the champions of the last nine tours in the last three months. You can see it's Sunday, late November, so it's like a year-end final," Zhang said in the video.
Another man, by the name of Ding Li, also tweeted the same video and several new photos of Peng with him and others.
He wrote: "Peng Shuai is with me. We are in a restaurant in Beijing that has gone viral online, we just finished dinner."
In his tweet, Ding claims that dinner is at Beijing Yibin Guesthouse.
The name of the restaurant matches what is shown in this video posted by Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the state tabloid Global Times.
The sign on the right reads "Beijing Yibin Guesthouse" in a clip posted by Hu.
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The video clips seem to deliberately emphasize the date of the event.
CNN cannot independently verify the two video clips or when they were filmed.
There has been no actual direct communication from Peng herself since she accused former Deputy Prime Minister Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault at her home, according to screenshots of a since deleted social media post, dated November 2.
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Beijing faces increasing global pressure, including from the United Nations, the US government and the world's biggest tennis stars, over Peng's whereabouts, and the UN Human Rights Office. calls for an investigation into his allegations of sexual assault.
Amid global outrage, Twitter accounts of Chinese state media, with Hu among the most active, have been increasingly posting anonymously sourced information about the tennis star, apparently with the aim of quelling the controversy without even acknowledge his claim against Zhang.
All media organizations, including the Global Times, are strictly controlled by China's propaganda authorities.
His tweets about Peng are not reported within China, which has long banned Twitter and other international social media platforms.
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The tennis player would appear in public soon, according to Xijin
Earlier, Xijin said that Peng would appear in public soon "and participate in some activities."
Hu said in a tweet on Saturday that he confirmed recent photos of Peng posted to his WeChat account.
"I confirmed today through my own sources that these photos are indeed Peng Shuai's current state. In the past few days, she stayed in her own home freely and did not want to be disturbed," Hu tweeted. public and will participate in some activities. "
Hu posted the tweet with three photos of Peng, reportedly posted on his WeChat account on Friday.
One photo shows Peng smiling with a cat and another is a selfie.
CNN cannot confirm the authenticity of these photos and Hu's tweet comes amid an increasingly concerted effort by state media to address the issue that has sparked a global outcry.
Hu's earlier tweet about Peng referred to his accusation as "what people talk about."
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