Prove Peng Shuai is safe, U.N. calls on China

Former doubles champion missing since sexual assault allegations against former top official

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Peng Shuai at the 2019 Australian Open. The tennis star has not been seen in public since she made sex assault allegations against a former vice premier on Nov. 2.  © Reuters

MARRIAN ZHOU, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- China must prove the "whereabouts and well-being" of Peng Shuai, the U.N. human rights chief said Friday, after the tennis star disappeared following sexual assault allegations she made against a former Chinese vice premier.

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