It was after 10 pm, on November 2nd, 2021 when 35-year-old Peng Shuai - China’s beloved global tennis star - sat down and began typing. Truncated sentences of an open letter, detailing an affair and sexual assault involving one of China’s highest-ranking political figures, would go on to rock the international community. It took only a few minutes before the post had amassed thousands of shares, likes, and comments. But within half an hour, it vanished. And moments later, so too did Peng Shuai.
CREDITS:
Host: Emma Gillespie
Writers: Emma Gillespie, Tia Ucich
Producers: Emma Gillespie
Guest booking: Kally Borg
Audio Production: Madeline Joannou
Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff
WITH THANKS TO:
Sydney Pead, Yaqiu Wang and Drew Pavlou