Zhang has made no public comment on the accusation.
Zhang, 75, walked onstage at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing behind President Xi Jinping and other retired and current leaders, and sat in the front row of the podium for the opening of the twice-a-decade meeting.Peng made her accusation on social media in November in a post that was soon scrubbed from China's internet. She later denied having made the accusation.
Zhang was among a number of senior figures, including Xi's immediate predecessor, Hu Jintao, who joined the party general secretary onstage in a traditional show of unity at the opening of a week-long meeting expected to renew Xi's leadership for a third term, cementing his position as China's strongest ruler since Mao Zedong.
Other retired leaders on the rostrum included other former members of the party's elite Standing Committee, which rules China, including Jia Qinglin and Zeng Qinghong.
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