Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai appears at a Beijing tennis tournament, according to official event photos, after international pressure mounted for information about her wellbeing
Following a global outcry, including from tennis superstars and the United Nations, Chinese state media have released footage purporting to show all is well with Peng.
In one of the videos, tweeted by Global Times newspaper editor Hu Xijin on Sunday, Peng appears to be standing in a stadium at what he described as the "opening ceremony of a teenager tennis match final".
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