On Sunday, official photos of a Beijing tennis tournament showed Peng among attendees, and she participated the same day in a video call with Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee.
Beijing will host the Winter Olympics in February.
The European Union, the United Nations, the United States and Britain have all called for proof of Peng’s whereabouts and well-being.
China’s foreign ministry has said that “people should stop deliberately and maliciously hyping up” the controversy around Peng.
Last week, a Chinese state-run media outlet published what it said was a screenshot of an email by Peng which stated that the accusations made by tennis star were “not true” and that “everything is fine” with her.
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Peng appeared in a 30-minute video call with Bach, which has been roundly criticised since.
The IOC said in a statement that during the call, “Peng Shuai thanked the IOC for its concern about her well-being”.
“She explained that she is safe and well, living at her home in Beijing, but would like to have her privacy respected at this time,” it said.
But human rights groups and sporting authorities overseas have continued to voice concern about Peng and whether local authorities will act on her allegations.
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