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"China’s regime is the modern equivalent of an apartheid, and as Arthur Ashe proved in his brave day, the way you end an apartheid is to isolate, embarrass and ostracize it. Sports boycotts work." https://t.co/AWdop9ryb9— Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) December 2, 2021

This shit is so obvious. She has literally been seen in public multiple times and has made statements on her well being. But everything she says is instantly met with claims from the western media that she was brainwashed or coerced into saying it.

    • invalidusernamelol [he/him]M
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      3 years ago

      In her post she said that he invited her over after they had broken things off and goaded her into sex, basically not letting her leave until they had sex. Then their relationship started back up. That is definitely sexual assault and should be taken seriously, even if they got back together after.

        • invalidusernamelol [he/him]M
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          3 years ago

          I was unaware, that was the translation I read. She said that he was forceful with her in one instance, but they had a relationship outside of that.

          All I'm saying is that her claims could very well be part of a more in depth investigation into that guy and his corruption.

      • TeethOrCoat [none/use name]
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        3 years ago

        At best you can say it was emotional manipulation and attempting to guilt trip her. Don't see how SA factors into this.

        • invalidusernamelol [he/him]M
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          3 years ago

          Because he forced her to have sex with him? This is like Monica Lewinsky level stuff. And the politician is defunct because of his corruption. Xi would absolutely not protect him, even if he was a high level officer.

          Information surrounding the personal lives of senior Chinese officials is typically shrouded in secrecy, with even some of the most basic biographical information considered taboo. Under Xi, however, the supposed extravagances and misdeeds of some disgraced officials caught up in his anti-corruption campaign have been made widely public, providing a rare window into their private lives.

          From CNN of all places. Just straight up admitting the contradictions.

          • TeethOrCoat [none/use name]
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            3 years ago

            Because he forced her to have sex with him?

            He did? How?

            From what I've read about Lewinsky's wikipedia, it seems she was a target of online harassment and cyber bullying. Maybe Peng was the one being protected. Admitting to being with a married man willingly as she alleged isn't going to garner much sympathy.

              • TeethOrCoat [none/use name]
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                3 years ago

                Oh then I misunderstood that part. What I want you to explain is how he forced her into having sex.

                • invalidusernamelol [he/him]M
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                  3 years ago

                  Re-reading the translation, she actually explicitly states that there was no forced sex. Just that one time she protested and he begged and she relented and they had sex.

                  The whole post reads like something written by someone who was heartbroken, not something written by someone who was assaulted. She's mad that he abandoned her and she feels used.

                  I can absolutely see her taking this post down herself and going to ground because of the immediate reaction to it. I'm sure a lot of people started calling her a whore and bullying her.

                  The only reason this is getting any traction at all right now is because the man she accused was in charge of planning the Winter Olympics until he retired in 2018.

                  • TeethOrCoat [none/use name]
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                    3 years ago

                    Re-reading the translation, she actually explicitly states that there was no forced sex.

                    The only reason this is getting any traction at all right now is because the man she accused was in charge of planning the Winter Olympics until he retired in 2018.

                    So she "retracted" her claim of SA (as we know, her subsequent statement was consistent because she never alleged SA to begin with) and this is very suspicious therefore this proves how repressive the CPC is. This is western media's angle. Everybody here knows western media don't really give a shit about Peng or Zhang, their real target is what it's always been. The main reason this is getting any traction at all is because western media wants to undermine PRC. The guy could be completely unaffiliated with the Winter Olympics and a mountain still would've been made out of a molehill. If one were a neutral observer, they'd find it odd that the US cares more about Chinese lives than their own.