Tennis players take on Communist Party: Where is Peng Shuai?

So far it's a standoff with little visible impact as tennis players like Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic -- joined by tennis governing bodies, human rights groups, retired players, and several athletes' lobbies -- try to turn their profiles into power.

Athletes are especially sensitive politically because they are well-known and admired. The ruling party publicizes their victories, especially those of a three-time Olympian such as Peng, as evidence it is making China strong again. Players have been emboldened by the unequivocal support of the Women's Tennis Association and its chairman and CEO Steve Simon, who has threatened to pull the WTA's events out of China. That means almost a dozen next year, including the WTA final.

The Professional Tennis Players Association has called for player solidarity to defend Peng, who is known as a fearless competitor. Liz Throssell, a spokeswoman for the UN human rights office in Geneva, said Friday it was calling for "an investigation with full transparency into her allegation of sexual assault."

Despite Peng being a former Olympian, the IOC has remained quiet. A sports business, it derives 91% of its income from selling broadcast rights and sponsorships. But it prefers to cast itself as a non-government organization whose role is to defend high-minded ideas like "promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity," which appears in its Olympic Charter.

They bashed her head against a steel bumper, stupid PLA. They are like a sickness or a disease on earth.

Why is this headline news?

China is a threat to humanity

Always the state to blame in other countries for propaganda people are so quick to believe. Yet the illegal occupations, civilian bombings, plotting to kidnap & murder journalists, hunting civilians in an occupied country for sport, all are perfectly fine & acceptable!

Shes in the fuckin gulag

Leadership! Never have been so proud to be a tennis 🎾 fan! The WTA atptour TennisCanada and so many players (too many to list all) have shown support and are not backing down! serenawilliams DjokerNole WhereIsShuaiPeng

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