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Where is Peng Shuai?

#whereispengshuai is something we've been asking for 6 weeks (since 2  Nov) and we are still in the dark as to her whereabouts. I haven't posted about it because it's a tricky situation. Before commenting I need to feel sure I know what I'm talking about as I did when I posted on Facebook about Britney's conservatorship which was a blatant case of domestic violence, a subject I know a great deal about, as well as abuse of her human rights. Children/adult children can suffer domestic violence from a parent(s) and other members of the family.  Peng Shuai's case is very different and has happened in a non-democratic, non-Western country with which most of us, in the West, are less familiar.  Here's  an interesting article which gives a wider context to Peng Shuai's possible situation and why international concerns have been raised. My first thought was how can an international athlete go missing because surely they are in contact with their coach and traini...