{"id":1068353,"date":"2021-11-30T12:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T17:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1068353"},"modified":"2021-11-30T12:00:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T17:00:11","slug":"european-union-calls-for-verifiable-proof-of-chinese-tennis-player-peng-shuais-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-union-calls-for-verifiable-proof-of-chinese-tennis-player-peng-shuais-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"European Union Calls For \u2018Verifiable Proof\u2019 Of Chinese Tennis Player Peng Shuai\u2019s Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feuropean-union-calls-for-verifiable-proof-of-chinese-tennis-player-peng-shuais-safety%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1068353&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The concern over the safety of Chinese women\u2019s tennis player Peng Shuai has not gone away following Peng\u2019s conversation via video with IOC president Thomas Bach on November 21st.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the European Union joined the United Nations and the White House in calling for \u201cverifiable proof of Peng Shuai\u2019s safety.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe EU joins growing international demands, including by sport professionals, for assurances that she is free and not under threat,\u201d the EU <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/sports\/tennis\/story\/european-union-wants-verifiable-proof-peng-shuai-is-safe-her-recent-public-reappearance-does-not-ease-concerns-1882645-2021-11-30\">said<\/a> in a statement. \u201cIn this spirit, the EU requests the Chinese government to provide verifiable proof of Peng Shuai\u2019s safety, well-being and whereabouts. The EU urges the Chinese authorities to conduct a full, fair and transparent investigation into her allegations of sexual assault.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On November 2, Peng posted to Chinese social media that former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli sexually assaulted her three years ago following a round of tennis, while Zhang\u2019s wife guarded the door. Her post was deleted nearly 30 minutes after publication and Peng\u2019s Weibo account \u2014 a Chinese social media platform \u2014 was blocked from searchers on the platform.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She was not heard from publicly until a November 17th statement attributed to Peng was shared on Twitter by CGTN \u2014 a Chinese state-affiliated media company \u2014 where Peng denied her claim that Zhang sexually assaulted her.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly before her video call with the IOC, video of Peng appeared online via Chinese state media that showed Peng eating at a restaurant with her coach and friends, as well as appearing at a youth tennis tournament in Beijing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Women\u2019s Tennis Association (WTA) has questioned the statements and appearances by Peng, saying that Peng\u2019s call with the IOC does not change their call for an investigation into her sexual assault claims.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis video does not change our call for a full, fair and transparent investigation, without censorship, into her allegation of sexual assault, which is the issue that gave rise to our initial concern,\u201d a WTA spokeswoman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/32688106\/wta-says-peng-shuai-call-olympic-officials-not-enough\">said<\/a> in an email to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon told CNN that he was willing to pull business out of China if her accusations of sexual assault are not investigated and \u201cuntil we have a chance to speak with [her] directly.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re at a crossroads with our relationship obviously with China and operating our business over there,\u201d Simon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/tennis\/2021\/11\/19\/wta-chairman-steve-simon-willing-to-pull-busines-from-china-peng-shuai\">said<\/a>. \u201cThere\u2019s no question about it\u2026 We\u2019ve had a lot of success over there. I think that when you look at this though, there\u2019s too many times in our world today when we get into issues like this that we let business, politics, money dictate what\u2019s right and what\u2019s wrong.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we have a young person who has the fortitude to step up and make these allegations, knowing full well what the results of that are going to be, for us to not support that and demand justice as we go through it, we have to start as a world making decisions that are based upon right and wrong. Period,\u201d he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to&nbsp;sports@dailywire.com.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The concern over the safety of Chinese women\u2019s tennis player Peng Shuai has not gone away following Peng\u2019s conversation via video with IOC president Thomas Bach on November 21st.\u00a0On Tuesday, the European Union joined the United Nations and the White House in calling for \u201cverifiable proof of Peng Shuai\u2019s safety.\u201d\u00a0\u201cThe EU joins growing international demands, including by sport professionals, for assurances that she is free and not under threat,\u201d the EU said in a statement. \u201cIn this spirit, the EU requests the Chinese government to provide verifiable proof of Peng Shuai\u2019s safety, well-being and whereabouts. The EU urges the Chinese authorities to conduct a full, fair and transparent investigation into her allegations of sexual assault.\u201dOn November 2, Peng posted to Chinese social media that former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli sexually assaulted her three years ago following a round of tennis, while Zhang\u2019s wife guarded the door. Her post was deleted nearly 30 minutes after publication and Peng\u2019s Weibo account \u2014 a Chinese social media platform \u2014 was blocked from searchers on the platform.\u00a0She was not heard from publicly until a November 17th statement attributed to Peng was shared on Twitter by CGTN \u2014 a Chinese state-affiliated media company \u2014 where Peng denied her claim that Zhang sexually assaulted her.Shortly before her video call with the IOC, video of Peng appeared online via Chinese state media that showed Peng eating at a restaurant with her coach and friends, as well as appearing at a youth tennis tournament in Beijing.\u00a0The Women\u2019s Tennis Association (WTA) has questioned the statements and appearances by Peng, saying that Peng\u2019s call with the IOC does not change their call for an investigation into her sexual assault claims.\u00a0\u201cThis video does not change our call for a full, fair and transparent investigation, without censorship, into her allegation of sexual assault, which is the issue that gave rise to our initial concern,\u201d a WTA spokeswoman said in an email to ESPN.WTA Chairman and CEO Steve Simon told CNN that he was willing to pull business out of China if her accusations of sexual assault are not investigated and \u201cuntil we have a chance to speak with [her] directly.\u201d\u00a0\u201cWe\u2019re at a crossroads with our relationship obviously with China and operating our business over there,\u201d Simon said. \u201cThere\u2019s no question about it\u2026 We\u2019ve had a lot of success over there. I think that when you look at this though, there\u2019s too many times in our world today when we get into issues like this that we let business, politics, money dictate what\u2019s right and what\u2019s wrong.\u201d\u00a0\u201cWhen we have a young person who has the fortitude to step up and make these allegations, knowing full well what the results of that are going to be, for us to not support that and demand justice as we go through it, we have to start as a world making decisions that are based upon right and wrong. Period,\u201d he added.\u00a0Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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