Chinese tennis star tells Olympic official she is safe in video call


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China's Shuai Peng practices at the Australian Open. © Reuters November 22, 2021 01:47 JST | China Copy Copied BEIJING (Reuters) -- Chinese tennis star Peng Shaui had a video call on Sunday with the president of the International Olympic Committee and told him she was safe and well, the IOC said in a statement. Photos and videos of Peng at a tournament in Beijing earlier on Sunday had earlier done little to dampen international concerns, following a nearly three-week public absence after she alleged that a former senior Chinese official sexually assaulted her. France's foreign minister had called on...