Tag: Peng Shuai

WTA: Chinese Tennis Star’s Call With IOC Is Not Enough

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai’s video call with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) doesn’t address or alleviate the Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) concern about her well-being, the WTA said on Nov.22. Global concerns about the former doubles world number one tennis player mounted following a rare, public sexual assault allegation she made against a retired…


IOC Officials: Chinese Tennis Star Peng Says She’s Safe Amid Global Alarm

Olympic officials appear to have secured the first chance to reach the disappeared Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, as sports officials outside of China were eager to hear directly from the player. According to a press release from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Peng told IOC officials in a video call from Beijing on Nov. 21…


Chinese Tennis Star Peng Shuai Could Face Torture in Secret Jail

Commentary Peng Shuai’s staged public appearances are a new version of Beijing’s forced televised confessions. Peng has almost certainly been either placed under house arrest, or taken into China’s RSDL (residential surveillance at a designated location) system for disappearances at a secret jail. And Chinese state-run media’s release of a purported letter from her, followed…


Concerns for Chinese Tennis Player Remain After She Appears in Chinese Media

The Chinese regime attempted to dismiss global concerns about Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai over the weekend, when China’s state-run media released photos and videos of the tennis player. The effort, however, has not convinced those concerned about Peng of her well-being. The 35-year-old Peng, a former tennis double world number one, disappeared from public…


Concerns for Chinese Tennis Player Remain After She Appears in State Media

The Chinese regime attempted to dismiss global concerns about Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai over the weekend, when state-run media released photos and videos of the athlete. The effort, however, hasn’t convinced those concerned about Peng’s whereabouts and well-being. The 35-year-old Peng, who was once ranked No. 1 in doubles by the Women’s Tennis Association…


What ‘Peng Shuai’s Letter’ Reveals of China’s Censorship; Behind the Scenes of the Biden-Xi Meeting

In early November, shocking allegations on tennis star Peng Shuai’s Weibo account were leveled at China’s former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli. Peng has since disappeared. The comments and her Weibo account also rapidly disappeared. World tennis champions Naomi Osaka and Novak Djokovic have publicly expressed their concern for Peng’s safety and whereabouts. They’ve called on…


‘Where is Peng Shuai?’: Concerns Mount Over Missing Chinese Tennis Player

The Chinese regime is facing mounting pressure after the United Nations (U.N.) and the White House on Nov. 19 joined a growing cohort of bodies and individuals calling for proof of the whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai. Peng, a former number-one ranked tennis doubles player, disappeared from the public eye after making a…


WTA Chief Willing To Pull Out Of China Over Peng Shuai’s Safety

Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) is willing to pull its business from China and deal with “all complications that come with it” to ensure the safety of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, chief executive of WTA Steve Simon said in an interview with CNN on Nov. 19. Peng, one of China’s most prominent sports stars, has…


International Legislators Urge China to Assure Safety of Chinese Tennis Star

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…


Is This the End of Communist China’s ‘Integration’ into the World? What Happened to Peng Shuai?

The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) first historic resolution in 1945 cemented Mao Zedong as the Party’s undisputed leader; it followed a three-year, brutal campaign of purging his political adversaries. The CCP’s second historic resolution in 1981 came two years after the launch of China’s “economic reform and opening up,” under Deng Xiaoping. Unlike the previous…