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China must provide “verifiable evidence” missing tennis player Peng Shuai is safe, the Foreign Office has said, as Chinese state media releases more unverified footage.
In the newly released video, Peng, a former Wimbledon doubles champion, is shown at the opening ceremony of a teenager tennis match final in Beijing on Sunday morning.
The video was posted on Twitter – which is banned in China – by Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of Global Times, the official newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party. He claimed it was taken by a reporter at the scene.
It comes after earlier images supposedly show Peng having dinner with her coach and friends in Beijing.
The 35-year-old disappeared after writing a social media post on November 2 accusing former vice-premier Zhang Gaoli of forcing her to have sex after playing tennis at his home.
Despite the new photos, a spokesperson for the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said the government remained “extremely concerned” and was following the case closely.
