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The Chinese government claims to be “unaware” of the controversy around it [Peng Shuai](//www.independent.co.uk/topic/peng-shuai) With increasing international interest in the welfare of tennis stars. Peng has not been seen in public since blaming the former Deputy Prime Minister [China](//www.independent.co.uk/topic/china) Zhang Gaoli [Sexual assault](//www.independent.co.uk/topic/sexual-assault) In a social media post on November 2nd. A spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, Zhao Lijian, said on Friday that the issue was “not a diplomatic issue, not a circumstance.” The ministry claims that they haven’t been aware of the problem since the tennis stars made the claim. In a social media post on China’s social media...
