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US Open Champion Coco Gauff Says 'Questions' Remain Over Peng Shuai Assault Case
1 year, 2 months ago

US Open Champion Coco Gauff Says 'Questions' Remain Over Peng Shuai Assault Case

News 18  

Coco Gauff said Friday there were “still a lot of questions” about the status of Peng Shuai, as international women’s tennis returns to Beijing for the first time since the Chinese star made sexual assault allegations against a top government official. Peng, a former doubles champion, vanished from public view for weeks in late 2021 after she wrote on social …

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WTA must keep Peng Shuai case in public eye on China return, says human rights advocate
1 year, 3 months ago

WTA must keep Peng Shuai case in public eye on China return, says human rights advocate

The Hindu  

Elite women’s tennis returns to China for the first time in four years at Guangzhou next week after the WTA ended a boycott over concerns about Peng Shuai, but her wellbeing should remain the focus, a senior human rights advocate told Reuters on Friday. The women’s tour had been widely praised for suspending its tournaments in the Asian nation after …

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Women’s tennis tour ends Peng Shuai-inspired China boycott
1 year, 8 months ago

Women’s tennis tour ends Peng Shuai-inspired China boycott

Associated Press  

The women’s professional tennis tour will bring its events back to China later this year, announcing on Thursday the end of a boycott instituted in late 2021 over concerns about the safety of former player Peng Shuai after she accused a high-ranking government official there of sexual assault. WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon said in an interview with The …

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ITF resumes tennis in China with no word on Peng Shuai
1 year, 8 months ago

ITF resumes tennis in China with no word on Peng Shuai

Firstpost  

The ITF, which conducts tournaments below the elite level in its World Tennis Tour, lists its first tournament in China on 5-11 June at Luzhou. Tokyo: The International Tennis Federation will play tournaments this year in China with no word of a resolution to the case of Chinese doubles player Peng Shuai. “The ITF anticipates a resumption of tournament activity …

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WTA says return to China will require resolution to Peng Shuai case
1 year, 11 months ago

WTA says return to China will require resolution to Peng Shuai case

The Hindu  

The return of WTA tournaments to China in 2023 will hinge on a resolution to the Peng Shuai issue, with the governing body of the women’s game telling Reuters on Wednesday it had still not met the Chinese former doubles world number one personally. A provisional 2023 tournament calendar released late last year listed the WTA’s schedule up to September, …

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Shiloh Jolie-Pitt Dances To Doja Cat In Viral Studio Clip
2 years, 6 months ago

Shiloh Jolie-Pitt Dances To Doja Cat In Viral Studio Clip

Huff Post  

Shiloh Jolie-Pitt has solid dance moves to go with her celebrity genes. The 16-year-old daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt shows them off in a viral video of several dancers at Millennium Dance Complex performing to Doja Cat’s “Vegas” from the new movie “Elvis.” The teen, wearing a Beatles T-shirt, nails the fast-paced hip-hop moves in the clip, posted …

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Where is Peng Shuai? Australian Open T-shirts grab attention
2 years, 10 months ago

Where is Peng Shuai? Australian Open T-shirts grab attention

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Even as he was being ejected from the Australian Open for wearing a white T-shirt with a “Where is Peng Shuai?” slogan in black letters, Max Mok saw an opportunity to amplify the message of concern for the Grand Slam doubles champion and Olympian from China whose well-being has come into question. “We’ve seen members of the …

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International Olympic Committee Unable to Give Certainties Amid Concern for Peng Shuai
3 years ago

International Olympic Committee Unable to Give Certainties Amid Concern for Peng Shuai

News 18  

After five weeks of concern about the safety of tennis player Peng Shuai in China, the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it cannot give any certainties about her case. The IOC’s two video calls with the Grand Slam doubles champion are the only reported contacts Peng has had with people outside China since Nov. 2 when she sent a social …

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IOC unable to give certainties amid concern for Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai
3 years ago

IOC unable to give certainties amid concern for Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai

Firstpost  

Critics have claimed the IOC is enabling a cover-up by China ahead of the state-backed project to host the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February. Lausanne: After five weeks of concern about the safety of tennis player Peng Shuai in China, the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it cannot give any certainties about her case. The IOC’s two video calls …

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International Olympic Committee unable to give certainties amid concern for Peng Shuai
3 years ago

International Olympic Committee unable to give certainties amid concern for Peng Shuai

The Hindu  

After five weeks of concern about the safety of tennis player Peng Shuai in China, the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it cannot give any certainties about her case. The IOC’s two video calls with the Grand Slam doubles champion are the only reported contacts Peng has had with people outside China since Nov. 2 when she sent a social …

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IOC unable to give certainties amid concern for Peng Shuai
3 years ago

IOC unable to give certainties amid concern for Peng Shuai

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — After five weeks of concern about the safety of tennis player Peng Shuai in China, the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it cannot give any certainties about her case. The IOC’s two video calls with the Grand Slam doubles champion are the only reported contacts Peng has had with people outside China since Nov. 2 when she …

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Chinese netizens dodge censors to discuss Peng Shuai case online
3 years ago

Chinese netizens dodge censors to discuss Peng Shuai case online

Firstpost  

The authorities have been quick to catch up, swiftly identifying and deleting new coded posts related to Peng – even blocking the Douban page for the Korean drama “Prime Minister & I”, where users had retreated to discuss Peng’s claims against Zhang Beijing, China: With coded references to “eating melons” and “that person”, Chinese social media users are getting creative …

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IOC has acted irresponsibly in Peng Shuai case, says Sport & Rights Alliance
3 years ago

IOC has acted irresponsibly in Peng Shuai case, says Sport & Rights Alliance

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee has acted irresponsibly in regard to missing Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai, the Sport & Rights Alliance said on Wednesday. IOC President Thomas Bach said Peng was safe and well after a 30-minute phone call with her on November 21, after Western governments and the global tennis community expressed concern for her wellbeing. "The behavior of …

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Tennis stars hail WTA stand against China over Peng Shuai
3 years ago

Tennis stars hail WTA stand against China over Peng Shuai

Al Jazeera  

Some of the biggest names in the sport support tennis body’s move to suspend its tournaments in China as IOC criticised for its handling of the case. The Women’s Tennis Association’s made the decision over what its chairman Steve Simon called enduring “serious doubts” about the safety of Peng. Simon reiterated his calls for China to conduct “a full and …

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How tennis player Peng Shuai’s disappearance is a classic case of China’s inherent insecurities
3 years ago

How tennis player Peng Shuai’s disappearance is a classic case of China’s inherent insecurities

Firstpost  

A single incident could be the spark of a revolution in a totalitarian country like China. It is this spark which has compelled Beijing to spend billions on monitoring and suppressing its population Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai has been missing since she posted a message on Chinese social media platform Weibo on 2 November accusing a former vice premier …

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Boycotting the Winter Olympics in China would be counterproductive
3 years, 1 month ago

Boycotting the Winter Olympics in China would be counterproductive

The Independent  

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US to keep close watch on Chinese Tennis player Peng Shuai
3 years, 1 month ago

US to keep close watch on Chinese Tennis player Peng Shuai

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The US is "closely monitoring" the case of Chinese Tennis player Peng Shuai whose whereabouts have been in question after she made allegations of sexual impropriety against a former Chinese Vice President. The US State Department on Monday stated that it would keep a look at the developments in the Chinese Tennis player's disappearance and sexual allegation case, reported …

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Serena 'devastated and shocked' over Peng Shuai reports
3 years, 1 month ago

Serena 'devastated and shocked' over Peng Shuai reports

The Hindu  

Serena Williams voiced concern for fellow tennis player Peng Shuai, who has not been seen publicly since she accused a former vice-premier of China, Zhang Gaoli, of sexual assault. #whereispengshuaipic.twitter.com/GZG3zLTSC6 — Serena Williams November 18, 2021 "I am devastated and shocked to hear about the news of my peer, Peng Shuai," 23-time Grand Slam winner Williams wrote in a Twitter …

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Shock in China as tennis star accuses top leader of sexual abuse
3 years, 1 month ago

Shock in China as tennis star accuses top leader of sexual abuse

The Hindu  

Top Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s allegations of a sexual assault and subsequent years-long affair with a senior Communist Party of China leader and former Vice Premier has triggered intense debate in China as well as a massive effort by the authorities to censor it. In a late night post on Tuesday on her official account on Sina Weibo, the …

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