BEIJING — Missing tennis star Peng Shuai reappeared in public Sunday at a youth tournament in Beijing, according to photos released by the organizer, as the ruling Communist Party tried to quell fears abroad while suppressing information in China about Peng after she accused a senior leader of sexual assault.

The post by the China Open on the Weibo social media service made no mention of Peng’s disappearance or her accusation.

The ruling party appears to be trying to defuse alarm about Peng without acknowledging her disappearance after she on Nov.

The ruling party’s internet filters also block most people in China from seeing other social media abroad and most global news outlets.

Peng’s appearance Sunday was mentioned in the final sentence of a report about the tournament on the website of the English-language Global Times, a newspaper published by the ruling party and aimed at foreign readers, but not immediately reported by other media within China.

The Global Times editor, Hu Xijin, said Saturday on Twitter, which can’t be seen by most internet users in China, that Peng “stayed in her own home freely” and would “show up in public” soon.

The ruling party has given no indication whether it is investigating Peng’s accusation against Gao, 75, who left the Standing Committee in 2018 and has largely disappeared from public life.

State media celebrate their victories as proof the party is making China strong.

The Olympic body’s stated policy is “quiet diplomacy.” The IOC said Saturday it would “continue our open dialogue on all levels with the Olympic movement in China.”