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Very surprising but really good to see that there's at least one organisation with proper morals and principles when it comes to stuff like this.
WTA suspends tournaments in China amid concern for Peng Shuai
The WTA has announced the suspension of its tournaments in China amid concerns about the safety of Peng Shuaiwww.theguardian.com
The WTA is suspending all tournaments in China.
Great to see them put human rights before money. The world needs more companies like this.
WTA suspends tournaments in China amid concern for Peng Shuai
The WTA has announced the suspension of its tournaments in China amid concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai
The WTA is suspending all tournaments in China.
Great to see them put human rights before money. The world needs more companies like this.
Thanks for keeping track of this.
And, oh hell yes.
Np, someone made a thread but I thought I'd post this here as well in case someone in this thread missed it.
Good on them. It would have been easy to nod along with the video and pretend everything's hunky-dory now, so I'm pleasantly surprised to see 'em being firm on the matter.
If China has a zero covid policy that would cancel all WTA tournaments next year, then why are they still planning on hosting the Olympic Games in February?
Interesting point about the zero tolerance plus Olympic games with Omicron now emerging. If it is as transmissable as feared, then it is going to be raging world wide by that time.
Yes but not without minders or in a "staged" environment, as WTA calls out.
Probably cuz the Olympics is more important than WTA tournaments.
Before this, WTA and China had been tried to cooperate to bring back tournaments in 2022.
Report from China, last July:
百度安全验证
baijiahao.baidu.com
Steve Simon said: "We look forward to the return of all events in 2022."
Wuhan Tennis Open organizing committee(China official) said: "We look forward to the Wuhan open in 2022 and continue to present wonderful games for you."
I stand corrected.Before this, WTA and China had been tried to cooperate to bring back tournaments in 2022.
Report from China, last July:
百度安全验证
Steve Simon said: "We look forward to the return of all events in 2022."
Wuhan Tennis Open organizing committee(China official) said: "We look forward to the Wuhan open in 2022 and continue to present wonderful games for you."
Statement (probably under pain of death) retracted.
www.theguardian.com
Peng Shuai retracts sexual assault claims as fears over wellbeing persist
Claim contradicts Chinese tennis player’s social media post in which she accused senior party figure of coercing her into sex
www.theguardian.com
Peng Shuai retracts sexual assault claims
Peng Shuai retracts sexual assault claims as fears over wellbeing persist
Claim contradicts Chinese tennis player’s social media post in which she accused senior party figure of coercing her into sex
www.theguardian.com
Makes you wonder what they've done to her.
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concerns for her safety were well-founded.
I'm worried we may never hear from her again after this statement.
I'm worried we may never hear from her again after this statement.
Re-education brain washing. Pure and simplePeng Shuai retracts sexual assault claims as fears over wellbeing persist
Claim contradicts Chinese tennis player’s social media post in which she accused senior party figure of coercing her into sex
Makes you wonder what they've done to here.
Look, it sucks that she retracted her statement, but if this keeps her alive and out of some hole, I will take it.
Why would they need to officially explain a post that never officially happened?
If they erase something from history, that means it never happened.
Most likely have your entire bloodline wiped out or do an apology tour were the options I guess
"Retract or your entire family gets it."Peng Shuai retracts sexual assault claims as fears over wellbeing persist
Claim contradicts Chinese tennis player’s social media post in which she accused senior party figure of coercing her into sex
Makes you wonder what they've done to here.
This is legitimately disgusting.Peng Shuai retracts sexual assault claims as fears over wellbeing persist
Claim contradicts Chinese tennis player’s social media post in which she accused senior party figure of coercing her into sex
Makes you wonder what they've done to her.
That's legitimately scary. China really knows how to put its citizens in place when it needs to…Statement (probably under pain of death) retracted.
Peng Shuai retracts sexual assault claims as fears over wellbeing persist
Claim contradicts Chinese tennis player’s social media post in which she accused senior party figure of coercing her into sex
It truly is. The CCP is disgusting. It's like they took a history book and looked at all the awful things that happened in history and took it as an instruction instead of a warning.
They will keep her around until the Olympic Games are over but after that all bets are off.
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They are parading her around with Yao Ming and other notable Chinese athletes to convince the concerned international public she is fine and dandy. It's so transparent that It's cringe worthy. I don't think the CCP will be able to make her disappear as long as the WTA stays firm on their ban of Chinese tournaments, we'll always have a reminder of WHY the ban is in place. #FreePengShuai
What a shitty outcome but really no surprise. She had to cave and I don't blame her. In such a position almost everyone could cave to save their life.
No doubt this will be a firm warning to anyone similar that might want to make similar accusations in the future.
No doubt this will be a firm warning to anyone similar that might want to make similar accusations in the future.
I'm just glad that one of the more prominent tankies on this site was permabanned so we don't have to see quite so many people run interference on behalf of the CCP over and over again.
I didn't realize that Ming was such a stooge for the CCP. That's extremely disappointing.
Peng Shuai retracts sexual assault claims as fears over wellbeing persist
Claim contradicts Chinese tennis player’s social media post in which she accused senior party figure of coercing her into sex
In the interview she "confirmed":
Here's a video from 8 years ago.
Shuai Peng Interview
Shuai Peng advances to the second round of the Moorilla Hobart International after defeating top seed Su-Wei Hsieh.
youtu.be
You can see when reporters asking questions in English, she answered them in English fluently. She definetly don't need anyone to translate her word to that dogshit-level English letter by CGTN.
Unfortunately this works splendid for CCP. They want everyone in the world to think this way: Yeah, at least she's alive. Their strategy intentionally reduces people's demands on human rights to the lowest level. It dealt huge blows to the human rights condition in China.
A political slogan they have repeated again and again since the outbreak of COV-19: "Survival is the greatest human right".
Yao Ming in China is as powerless as Peng shuai. He was once elected as the chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association, but all his reform strategies were rejected. He was an international star, but for CCP he is just a convenient propaganda tool.
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I shudder at what they did and/or threatened to do to her or her loved ones if she didn't recant...
It seems like he chose that though. He was a party member for a while and certainly had plenty of chances to move to any other country in the world if he had wanted to. Like Jackie Chan, I understand why he's so willing to tow the party line but that doesn't make it any less disappointing.
Aussie fans asked to remove Peng Shuai T-shirts
Fans at the Australian Open were asked by security to remove T-shirts featuring the slogan "Where is Peng Shuai?" which references the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Chinese former tennis player's well-being and whereabouts.
Aussie fans asked to remove Peng Shuai T-shirts
Fans at the Australian Open were asked by security to remove T-shirts featuring the slogan "Where is Peng Shuai?" which references the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Chinese former tennis player's well-being and whereabouts.www.espn.com
Yikes. At least they didn't pull a Lebron excuse but their excuse still sucked.