BEIJING (AP) 鈥� In a arranged by Chinese Olympic organizers and published Monday by a French newspaper, tennis star Peng Shuai said she did not accuse a former high-ranking government official of sexual assault.
AP journalists translated screenshots of the original November 2 Weibo post from Chinese to English. The post includes Peng talking about the romantic feelings she developed for Zhang Gaoli, a former vice premier and member of the ruling Chinese Communist Party鈥檚 all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee. She goes into detail about one encounter with Zhang. Peng refers to Zhang's wife - who she says was involved with their encounter - as 鈥淎untie.鈥�
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That afternoon, I was very scared, I didn鈥檛 think it would be like this, one person on the outside keeping a lookout, because no one can believe the wife would be willing. Seven years ago, we had sexual relations once, then you were promoted to the standing committee and went to Beijing and did not contact me again.
Originally, I buried all this in my heart, since it didn鈥檛 seem like you would take responsibility, why would you even come find me again, take me to your house and force me and you to have sexual relations?
Yes, I have no evidence, but there鈥檚 no way to leave any evidence. Later, you kept on denying it, but you did like me first, otherwise I wouldn鈥檛 even be able to come into contact with you.
That afternoon, I originally didn鈥檛 agree and kept on crying, and ate dinner together with you and Auntie Kang Ji. You said the universe is very big, the earth is just a grain of sand in the universe, and we as humans aren鈥檛 even a speck of sand. You said a lot, just to take the burden off of my mind. After dinner, I still didn鈥檛 want to, and you said you hated me! And you also said these seven years, you鈥檝e never forgotten me, and you鈥檒l be good to me, etc. etc. I was nervous and afraid (or panicked), and agreed, carrying the emotions for you from seven years ago鈥�.yes, we had sexual relations.
The Associated Press
