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Chinese tennis star recants sexual assault allegations against CCP vice-premier

56 points by 737min 5y ago

bellyfullofbac 5y ago
So... will she be trialled for slandering a high-ranking member of the ruling cabal? What's that, no? Why not, why does she enjoy that privilege? Why doesn't the punitive government want to punish her for issuing a "false" rape charge and "smearing" China's name in the international scene? Is it because he did rape her, this recantation is a lie, and they just want the focus off this topic as soon as possible?
- olliej 5y ago
  [edit: I didn't read the post as sarcasm, duurrrr] You realize that it is highly likely this is a coerced statement right? She’s been missing for weeks and now she recants her claims
  - BLKNSLVR 5y ago
    My reading of the comments to which you're replying indicate heavy sarcasm and that you're both on the same side of this debate.
    - olliej 5y ago
      I suspect you're right durrrr :D
ameminator 5y ago
What a win for justice! I'm so glad that we were able to clear the name of the innocent CCP Vice-Premier, who was so maliciously accused, and that the family of the tennis star was returned safely to their home.
d1a2n 5y ago
To all the people saying that she's been threatened and that's why she's taking it back: uhhh, do you have any idea how many people would have to be involved? It would be impossible to keep it a secret, somebody would say something. Take off the tinfoil hats, guys.
- thulle 5y ago
  This occurs regularly you know? And to most of the people involved she's just another prisoner.
- tuatoru 5y ago
  Implicit conspiracies just take an alignment of incentives. Western companies operating in China want the recantation.
- tata71 5y ago
  Manhattan Project....also, seriously?
sequel_database 5y ago
Why did she lie? What will her punishment be?
- skj 5y ago
  She didn't.
a0-prw 5y ago
She never made an allegation of sexual assault. Her post was deliberately interpreted incorrectly to stoke anti China propaganda. The funny thing is that Western propaganda has become as predictable and crass as old style Chinese propaganda.
- PlanckMeasure80 5y ago
  Did you forget her first forced email included the claim that “allegations in [her original post] weren’t true”? Now the story is there were never any allegations…? Why did they censor her posts and block searches of “tennis”? Why did the government “disappear” her and write fake emails pretending to be her…? BTW, DeepL translates her original post to say he forced her to have sex with him…
  - ashwagary 5y ago
    I also heard the New York Times translation of her statement was wrong. Any native speakers willing to translate it accurately for us?
  - a0-prw 5y ago
    Yeah, go with Deepl, I'll trust Chinese speakers, preferentially.

56 points by 737min 5y ago

So... will she be trialled for slandering a high-ranking member of the ruling cabal? What's that, no? Why not, why does she enjoy that privilege? Why doesn't the punitive government want to punish her for issuing a "false" rape charge and "smearing" China's name in the international scene? Is it because he did rape her, this recantation is a lie, and they just want the focus off this topic as soon as possible?

olliej 5y ago
[edit: I didn't read the post as sarcasm, duurrrr] You realize that it is highly likely this is a coerced statement right? She’s been missing for weeks and now she recants her claims
- BLKNSLVR 5y ago
  My reading of the comments to which you're replying indicate heavy sarcasm and that you're both on the same side of this debate.
  - olliej 5y ago
    I suspect you're right durrrr :D

ameminator 5y ago

What a win for justice! I'm so glad that we were able to clear the name of the innocent CCP Vice-Premier, who was so maliciously accused, and that the family of the tennis star was returned safely to their home.

d1a2n 5y ago

To all the people saying that she's been threatened and that's why she's taking it back: uhhh, do you have any idea how many people would have to be involved? It would be impossible to keep it a secret, somebody would say something. Take off the tinfoil hats, guys.

thulle 5y ago
This occurs regularly you know? And to most of the people involved she's just another prisoner.
tuatoru 5y ago
Implicit conspiracies just take an alignment of incentives. Western companies operating in China want the recantation.
tata71 5y ago
Manhattan Project....also, seriously?

sequel_database 5y ago

Why did she lie? What will her punishment be?

skj 5y ago
She didn't.

a0-prw 5y ago

She never made an allegation of sexual assault. Her post was deliberately interpreted incorrectly to stoke anti China propaganda. The funny thing is that Western propaganda has become as predictable and crass as old style Chinese propaganda.

PlanckMeasure80 5y ago
Did you forget her first forced email included the claim that “allegations in [her original post] weren’t true”? Now the story is there were never any allegations…? Why did they censor her posts and block searches of “tennis”? Why did the government “disappear” her and write fake emails pretending to be her…? BTW, DeepL translates her original post to say he forced her to have sex with him…
- ashwagary 5y ago
  I also heard the New York Times translation of her statement was wrong. Any native speakers willing to translate it accurately for us?
- a0-prw 5y ago
  Yeah, go with Deepl, I'll trust Chinese speakers, preferentially.