{"id":1073568,"date":"2021-12-01T16:44:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T21:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1073568"},"modified":"2021-12-01T16:44:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T21:44:31","slug":"womens-tennis-association-suspends-all-tournaments-in-china-over-peng-shuai-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/womens-tennis-association-suspends-all-tournaments-in-china-over-peng-shuai-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Tennis Association Suspends All Tournaments In China Over Peng Shuai Concerns"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fwomens-tennis-association-suspends-all-tournaments-in-china-over-peng-shuai-concerns%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=1073568&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 Women\u2019s Tennis Association has stated in past weeks that they are willing to to pull business out of China if Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai\u2019s accusations of sexual assault are not investigated and \u201cuntil we have a chance to speak with [her] directly.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While Peng has been seen on video in China, and spoke with the IOC saying she is \u201csafe and well,\u201d the WTA has not been satisfied with the degree of evidence provided.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, the leadership in China has not addressed this very serious issue in any credible way,\u201d Simon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtatennis.com\/news\/2384758\/steve-simon-announces-wta-s-decision-to-suspend-tournaments-in-china\">wrote<\/a> in a statement to the WTA website on Wednesday. \u201cWhile we now know where Peng is, I have serious doubts that she is free, safe and not subject to censorship, coercion and intimidation. The WTA has been clear on what is needed here, and we repeat our call for a full and transparent investigation \u2013 without censorship \u2013 into Peng Shuai\u2019s sexual assault accusation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simon made good on his promise Wednesday, suspending all WTA tournaments in China, including in Hong Kong.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a result, and with the full support of the WTA Board of Directors, I am announcing the immediate suspension of all WTA tournaments in China, including Hong Kong,\u201d Simon&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtatennis.com\/news\/2384758\/steve-simon-announces-wta-s-decision-to-suspend-tournaments-in-china\">added<\/a>. \u201cIn good conscience, I don\u2019t see how I can ask our athletes to compete there when Peng Shuai is not allowed to communicate freely and has seemingly been pressured to contradict her allegation of sexual assault\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement ended with Simon saying that he remains hopeful \u201cthat our pleas will be heard and the Chinese authorities will take steps to legitimately address this issue.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the video posted by Chinese state media on November 20, of Peng eating at a restaurant and attending a youth tennis tournament in Beijing, Peng had not been seen in public since November 2, when she accused former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of sexually assaulting her three years ago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations and the White House have both called for \u201cproof\u201d of Peng\u2019s whereabouts, while the European Union called for \u201cverifiable proof of Peng Shuai\u2019s safety\u201d on Tuesday.&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>The Winter Olympics are set to begin in Beijing on February 4, 2022, and while some have called for the U.S. to boycott the 2022 Olympics, others have called on American athletes to \u201ckick their commie a**es.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire reported, Sen Ted Cruz (R-TX) went on \u201cFace The Nation\u201d in late November, saying that he does not support a full boycott of the Olympics as it would punish the athletes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been leaning in hard saying we ought to move the Olympics out of China, that\u2019s what we should have done,\u201d Cruz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cruz-on-upcoming-beijing-olympics-we-need-to-go-over-there-and-kick-their-commie-aes\">told<\/a> \u201cFace The Nation\u201d host Margaret Brennan. \u201cThe IOC refused to do that. I think it\u2019s a mistake to have a full boycott of the Olympics. You know, Jimmy Carter tried that in the 1970s. All it did was punish a generation of athletes. We\u2019ve got young men and young women, Americans, who spent their whole lives practicing for this moment. I don\u2019t want to punish those young athletes. What we ought to do \u2014 I do agree with the notion of a so-called diplomatic boycott \u2014 which means we don\u2019t send high ranking cabinet officials over there.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I also think it\u2019s important we do two things at the Olympics in China,\u201d Cruz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cruz-on-upcoming-beijing-olympics-we-need-to-go-over-there-and-kick-their-commie-aes\">continued<\/a>. \u201cNumber one, that we actually show the courage the Women\u2019s Tennis Association is showing to call out the murder, the genocide, the torture, the lies, the complicity in COVID-19 of the Chinese communist government, to speak the truth. And then number two, I really hope our young men and women that they go over there and kick their commie a**es. We need to win in the Olympics.\u201d<\/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 Women\u2019s Tennis Association has stated in past weeks that they are willing to to pull business out of China if Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai\u2019s accusations of sexual assault are not investigated and \u201cuntil we have a chance to speak with [her] directly.\u201d \u00a0While Peng has been seen on video in China, and spoke with the IOC saying she is \u201csafe and well,\u201d the WTA has not been satisfied with the degree of evidence provided.\u00a0\u201cUnfortunately, the leadership in China has not addressed this very serious issue in any credible way,\u201d Simon wrote in a statement to the WTA website on Wednesday. \u201cWhile we now know where Peng is, I have serious doubts that she is free, safe and not subject to censorship, coercion and intimidation. The WTA has been clear on what is needed here, and we repeat our call for a full and transparent investigation \u2013 without censorship \u2013 into Peng Shuai\u2019s sexual assault accusation.\u201dSimon made good on his promise Wednesday, suspending all WTA tournaments in China, including in Hong Kong.\u00a0\u201cAs a result, and with the full support of the WTA Board of Directors, I am announcing the immediate suspension of all WTA tournaments in China, including Hong Kong,\u201d Simon\u00a0added. \u201cIn good conscience, I don\u2019t see how I can ask our athletes to compete there when Peng Shuai is not allowed to communicate freely and has seemingly been pressured to contradict her allegation of sexual assault\u201dThe statement ended with Simon saying that he remains hopeful \u201cthat our pleas will be heard and the Chinese authorities will take steps to legitimately address this issue.\u201d\u00a0Prior to the video posted by Chinese state media on November 20, of Peng eating at a restaurant and attending a youth tennis tournament in Beijing, Peng had not been seen in public since November 2, when she accused former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of sexually assaulting her three years ago.\u00a0The United Nations and the White House have both called for \u201cproof\u201d of Peng\u2019s whereabouts, while the European Union called for \u201cverifiable proof of Peng Shuai\u2019s safety\u201d on Tuesday.\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.\u201dThe Winter Olympics are set to begin in Beijing on February 4, 2022, and while some have called for the U.S. to boycott the 2022 Olympics, others have called on American athletes to \u201ckick their commie a**es.\u201dAs The Daily Wire reported, Sen Ted Cruz (R-TX) went on \u201cFace The Nation\u201d in late November, saying that he does not support a full boycott of the Olympics as it would punish the athletes.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve been leaning in hard saying we ought to move the Olympics out of China, that\u2019s what we should have done,\u201d Cruz told \u201cFace The Nation\u201d host Margaret Brennan. \u201cThe IOC refused to do that. I think it\u2019s a mistake to have a full boycott of the Olympics. You know, Jimmy Carter tried that in the 1970s. All it did was punish a generation of athletes. We\u2019ve got young men and young women, Americans, who spent their whole lives practicing for this moment. I don\u2019t want to punish those young athletes. What we ought to do \u2014 I do agree with the notion of a so-called diplomatic boycott \u2014 which means we don\u2019t send high ranking cabinet officials over there.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u201cBut I also think it\u2019s important we do two things at the Olympics in China,\u201d Cruz continued. \u201cNumber one, that we actually show the courage the Women\u2019s Tennis Association is showing to call out the murder, the genocide, the torture, the lies, the complicity in COVID-19 of the Chinese communist government, to speak the truth. And then number two, I really hope our young men and women that they go over there and kick their commie a**es. We need to win in the Olympics.\u201dJoe 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. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1073568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/88"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1073568"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1073568\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1073568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1073568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1073568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}