Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has accused the Australian Open organisers of “capitulating” to Beijing after it banished pro-Peng Shuai fans from Melbourne Park for refusing to remove their shirts with messages of support for the Chinese doubles player. Footage emerged over the weekend of Tennis Australia’s security guards and Victoria police telling spectators to remove…
Tennis Australia Is ‘Capitulating’ to China Over Peng Shuai: Tennis Great Martina Navratilova
January 24, 2022
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Banning ‘Where Is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts Is ‘Safe and Inclusive’: Tennis Australia
January 24, 2022
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Tennis Australia (TA) has again defended its decision to block fans from wearing t-shirts with slogans supporting Chinese doubles player Peng Shuai at Melbourne Park, saying the decision is to create a “safe and inclusive” environment. The organisation has been under scrutiny after the footage made its way to social media last Friday showing a TA’s…
‘Where Is Peng Shuai?’: Tennis Australia Sides With Beijing
January 24, 2022
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Commentary Over the weekend, reports emerged that the security service of the Australian Tennis Open, assisted by police, had ordered a spectator to remove her T-shirt that featured an image of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai on the front and the message “Where is Peng Shuai?” on the back. The 36-year-old player won the Doubles…
Australian Open Fans Barred From Entry Over ‘Where Is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts
January 23, 2022
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Tennis Australia’s security has stopped two spectators from entering Melbourne Park for the Australian Open after they refused to remove their shirts featuring a message supporting female Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai. On Friday, Australian human rights activist Drew Pavlou uploaded a video on Twitter in which his friend Max Mok and another tennis fan…
Australian Defence Minister Calls on Celebrities, #MeToo to Speak up for Chinese Tennis Star
January 9, 2022
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Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has called on celebrities and advocates of the #MeToo movement to speak up for Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, who accused Beijing’s ex-vice premier of sexual assault in November. “I don’t understand how, in the year 2021, in the #MeToo age, we can have an international female tennis star who…
Women’s Tennis Association’s Unwavering Support for Players Continues to Inspire Praise
Steve Simon doesn’t like the spotlight, as the CEO of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) prefers to remain as anonymous as possible while the players in his organization bask in their own successes. Simon, however, made a decision a few weeks ago that has made that impossible. It all began on Nov. 2 when one…
Special Panel: Canada’s Experts Weigh In on the Response to China and Relationship With the US
December 27, 2021
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What is Canada’s role as a democratic nation alongside the United States? In the recent hostage exchange involving two Canadians and Huawei’s CFO, how have Canadians and Americans learned about China’s ruthless aggression? Plus, as Beijing aims to kick off the Winter Olympics next year, how can free democratic nations respond? Meanwhile, the unspoken border…
Peng Changes Her Story of Sexual Assault Allegations; Interview on Marxism in American Education
December 22, 2021
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Tennis star Peng Shuai is backtracking her sexual assault allegations against a former Chinese Communist Party ranking official in a new video showing her speaking to the media for the first time. People are not satisfied by her answer and worry she is forced to lie, as new evidence contradicts the narrative. We take a…
Chinese Communist Party ‘Is Not Qualified to Host the Olympics’: Former Olympian
As more countries are diplomatically boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics in support of China’s female tennis star Peng Shuai, once China’s national pride—a former sports champion says the Chinese Communist Party “is not qualified to host the Olympics.” Huang Xiaomin, the silver medalist in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, was named one…
Tennis Star Peng Shuai Denies Sexual Assault in Interview, Raises More Concern
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said on Dec. 19 that she had never accused anyone of sexually assaulting her, and that her post on social media had been misunderstood. In a six-minute interview with Singapore’s pro-Beijing Chinese-language media Lianhe Zaobao, Peng said she was not under house arrest and her posts were misunderstood. On Nov….
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