Global parliamentarians called for “verifiable” guarantees from China’s ruling Party for the safety and wellbeing of disappeared Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai. The call followed an email published a day ago by Communist Party-controlled media attributed to Peng, denying previous allegations toward a former top official and announcing her safety, which failed to quell concerns. “The PRC government should immediately provide verifiable guarantees on Peng Shuai’s whereabouts, safety, and freedoms, and ensure that her allegations can be heard fairly and properly without fear of retaliation,” said the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) in a Nov. 19 statement. The 35-year-old Chinese former doubles world number one has not been publicly heard from since she made an accusation in a social media post on Nov. 2, accusing Chinese ex-vice-premier, Zhang Gaoli, 75, of sexual assault. Although China’s internet censors immediately removed the post, the high-profile allegation swirled online. The accuser’s #MeToo moment rippled through the …