In November 2021, the ex-doubles world number one raised concerns when she accused top Chinese official, Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault. 

Peng made the claim on the social media site Weibo but the post was quickly deleted and the tennis star then disappeared from the public eye for a number of weeks. 
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2021年11月，这位前双打世界排名第一的人指责中国高级官员张高丽性侵犯，这引起了人们的担忧。

Peng在社交媒体网站微博上提出了这一主张，但该帖子很快就被删除了，这位网球明星随后从公众视野中消失了几个星期。