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Does anyone believe one would disappear from public appearances for 5-6 weeks due to ostensibly her 'resting at home', somehow oblivious to the fact that litera

Does anyone believe one would disappear from public appearances for 5-6 weeks due to ostensibly her 'resting at home', somehow oblivious to the fact that literally the entire world media is talking about your disappearance. This would be in a context of you having made a matter-of-fact accusation of sexual abuse of one of the 10 most powerful people in the country, that you recant only 5 weeks later as if it was some kind of metaphor that was misinterpreted. You'd think in such a situation, you'd at least be prone to say, at most within a few days, to call a few media outlets to indeed show the world that you haven't been kidnapped but are instead just chilling at home. Not only every media outlet around the world was talking about this for weeks, but also Amnesty International, the Olympic Committee, the International Tennis Federation, the European Union, the president of the United States, the nr 1 world tennis player etc etc, are all commenting on your disappearance by the state... Quite a weak attempt at propaganda.

daxuak 5y ago
> resting at home Home arrest, more likely...
tarboreus 5y ago
This is a manifestation of some internecine conflict among the top CN officials, calculated to deliver a calculated embarrassment. It's poor propaganda, but what you see is only the least important part of what's happening. That is, it's not meant as propaganda.
temp8964 5y ago
And don't forget the part where she called Weibo and other Chinese social media companies to remove posts mention the affair and to block users from searching her name or Tennis. Also don't forget the part where she called the central television governing agency to block CNN signal when her affair was mentioned.
arvigeus 5y ago
> Does anyone believe one would disappear from public appearances for 5-6 weeks due to ostensibly her 'resting at home' That's an interesting way to solve the problem with China's 996 work culture: "I am tired, I need a vacation, I think I should speak against the government to get some rest then."

daxuak 5y ago

> resting at home Home arrest, more likely...

tarboreus 5y ago

This is a manifestation of some internecine conflict among the top CN officials, calculated to deliver a calculated embarrassment. It's poor propaganda, but what you see is only the least important part of what's happening. That is, it's not meant as propaganda.

temp8964 5y ago

And don't forget the part where she called Weibo and other Chinese social media companies to remove posts mention the affair and to block users from searching her name or Tennis. Also don't forget the part where she called the central television governing agency to block CNN signal when her affair was mentioned.

arvigeus 5y ago

> Does anyone believe one would disappear from public appearances for 5-6 weeks due to ostensibly her 'resting at home' That's an interesting way to solve the problem with China's 996 work culture: "I am tired, I need a vacation, I think I should speak against the government to get some rest then."