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Who is Zhang Gaoli, the Chinese politician accused of abuse by the tennis star?

Published

2 years ago

November 21, 2021

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai disappeared from the public stage in early November after she accused Zhang Gaoli, the former leader of the Communist Party, of sexual assault.

Peng, 35, a two-time doubles Grand Slam champion, accused the police of forcing her to have sex at her home in a social media post that was deleted minutes later.

Zhang Gaoli is from Jinjiang, Fujian province, in the southeast of the country, according to China Vitae.

He was born in 1946, graduated from Xiamen University in 1970 with a degree in planning and statistics from the Department of Economics and, according to the official information from the State Council, joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1973.

Long political career with the Chinese Communist Party.

Zhang Gaoli served on the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Communist Party, the country’s highest governing body, from 2012 to 2017 during Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s first term in office. He stepped down as Deputy Prime Minister in 2018.

Zhang held various positions in the Guangdong Provincial Party and Government for about 12 years. He also held various Party leadership positions in Shenzhen. And from 2002 to 2003, he was the governor of Shandong province.

Personal life

According to a 2013 report from the state news agency Xinhua, Zhang’s wife is Kang Jie, who was his colleague when they both worked for the Maoming oil company in Guangdong province.

In addition, the agency reports that he has a son, who at the time was working in the People’s Liberation Army of China after graduating from a military academy.

In a deleted post on social media, Peng accused Zhang of forcing her to have sex and claims that the relationship went on for an intermittent period that lasted at least 10 years.

The publication claims that about three years ago, after Zhang retired, it was he who invited her to play tennis in Beijing. The athlete says that Zhang and his wife took Peng home, where she was forced to have sex with Zhang.

“On that day, I initially disagreed and cried all the time,” Peng wrote. After lunch with Zhang and his wife, after persuasion, she relented, according to the newspaper.

The Chinese authorities have so far refused to publicly acknowledge Peng’s accusations against Zhang.

Some of the sport’s biggest players have asked China to confirm their safety and to investigate their allegations. Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) President and CEO Steve Simon has threatened to leave China unless Peng goes missing and his claims are not properly investigated.

A CNN cannot independently verify the authenticity of the message.

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Politics

The dollar continues to reflect the political scenario

Published

1 year ago

December 20, 2022

Goodwin Townsend

The dollar continues to reflect the political scenario

Yesterday, financial agents evaluated the opposite decision of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) regarding the so-called secret budget. In addition, a decision was made by STF Minister Gilmar Méndez to issue an injunction that would exclude the Bolsa Família from the spending cap rule, with investors trying to understand how this measure would affect the processing of the transitional PEC in the Chamber of Deputies. Oh this PEC!!!!

Since he is an exchange investor, any reading that the budget will be exceeded or become more flexible will negatively affect the exchange market, whether through the PEC or in any other way. We will continue with volatility today.

Looking beyond, the US Central Bank (Fed), although slowing down the pace of monetary tightening at its December meeting, issued a tougher-than-expected statement warning that its fight against inflation was not yet over, raising fears that rising US interest rates will push the world’s largest economy into recession.

The currency market continues to react to political news. The voting on the PEC is saved for today. It is expected that it will indeed be reviewed to open the way tomorrow for discussions on the 2023 budget.

Yesterday, the spot price closed the selling day at R$5.3103.

For today on the calendar we will have an index of consumer confidence in the eurozone. Good luck and good luck in business!!

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Andrés Sánchez consults with the Ministry of Sports, but refuses a political post.

Published

1 year ago

December 20, 2022

Goodwin Townsend

The former president of the Corinthians dreams of working for the CBF as a national team coordinator. He was consulted shortly after Lula’s election.

Former Corinthians president Andrés Sánchez was advised to take a position in the Ministry of Sports under the administration of Lula (PT). However, he ruled out a return to politics. dreams of taking over the coordination of CBF selectionHow do you know PURPOSE.

No formal invitation was made to the former Corinthian representative, only a consultation on a portfolio opportunity with the new federal government, which will be sworn in on January 1, 2023.

Andrés was the Federal MP for São Paulo from 2015 to 2019. At that time he was elected by the Workers’ Party. However, the football manager begs to stay in the sport, ruling out the possibility of getting involved in politics again.

Andrés Sanchez’s desire is to fill the position of CBF tackle coordinator, which should become vacant after the 2022 World Cup. Juninho Paulista fulfills this function in Brazil’s top football institution.

The former president of Corinthians was in Qatar to follow the World Cup along with other figures in Brazilian football. During his time in the country, he strengthened his ties with the top leadership of the CBF.

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The EU has reached a political agreement on limiting gas prices – 19.12.2022

Published

1 year ago

December 19, 2022

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Germany sentenced Russian to life imprisonment for political murder by order of Moscow - 12/15/2021

BRUSSELS, DECEMBER 19 (ANSA). European Union countries reached a political agreement on Monday (19) to impose a natural gas price ceiling of 180 euros per megawatt hour (MWh). The main sources of income for Russia and the minimization of the use of energy as a weapon by the regime of Vladimir Putin.

The agreement was approved by a supermajority at a ministerial meeting of member states in Brussels, Belgium, after months of discussions about the best way to contain the rise in natural gas prices in the bloc caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. .

The value set by the countries is well below the proposal made by the European Commission, the EU’s executive body, in November: 275 EUR/MWh. However, the countries leading the cap campaign were in favor of an even lower limit, around 100 EUR/MWh.

Germany, always wary of price controls, voted in favor of 180 euros, while Austria and the Netherlands, also skeptical of the cap, abstained. Hungary, the most pro-Russian country in the EU, voted against.

The instrument will enter into force on 15 February, but only if natural gas prices on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange exceed 180 euros/MWh for three consecutive days. In addition, the difference compared to a number of global benchmarks should be more than 35 euros.

Italy, the EU’s biggest supporter of the ceiling, has claimed responsibility for the measure. “This is a victory for Italy, which believed and worked for us to reach this agreement,” Environment and Energy Minister Gilberto Picetto tweeted.

“This is a victory for Italian and European citizens who demand energy security,” he added.

Currently, the gas price in Amsterdam is around 110 EUR/MWh, which is already a reflection of the agreement in Brussels – in August the figure even broke the barrier of 340 EUR/MWh.

However, Russia has already threatened to stop exports to countries that adhere to the ceiling. (ANSA).

See more news, photos and videos at www.ansabrasil.com.br.

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