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· Ryan General
Activist criticized for questioning Chinese players at Australian Open about Peng Shuai’s whereabouts
Before you read: #WhereIsPengShuai: Tennis star now missing after her Me Too accusations against ex-CCP official Peng Shuai says her sexual assault allegations were a ‘huge misunderstanding’ in rare interview Skepticism over Peng Shuai’s freedom voiced by WTA chief, journalist…
· Ryan General
WTA head says ban on Chinese events to continue until Peng Shuai resolution reached
Women's Tennis Association (WTA) CEO Steve Simon said the body will be continuing the blanket ban it announced last year until they are assured of Peng Shuai’s safety. The three-time Olympian and grand slam doubles champion vanished from social media in November last year after…
· Bryan Ke
Skepticism over Peng Shuai’s freedom voiced by WTA chief, journalist who interviewed her
A picture taken during Peng Shuai’s first in-person interview with Western media since her disappearance late last year showed Chinese Olympics Committee Chief of Staff Wang Kan in the background. Marc Ventouillac, one of the L’Equipe reporters who interviewed Peng, said the…
· Bryan Ke
Peng Shuai says her sexual assault allegations were a ‘huge misunderstanding’ in rare interview
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai held her first Western media interview since her disappearance in November 2021 with French sports magazine L'Équipe on Sunday at the Chinese Olympic Committee’s hotel in Beijing. The three-time Chinese Olympian said her now-deleted Weibo post was…
· Ryan General
Australian Open reverses ban after outcry over confiscation of fans’ ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ shirts
A viral Tiktok showed security officers at the Australian Open confiscating fans’ shirts and banners that expressed support to Chinese athlete Peng Shuai. After facing heavy criticism, the Australian Open organizers released a statement saying fans are not allowed to hold…
· Ryan General
China tennis star Peng Shuai denies she made sexual assault allegations in new video
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai now denies in new video that she was sexually assaulted. A misunderstanding: Peng, the world’s No. 1 doubles player in 2014, said in a public statement on Sunday that people misunderstood her Weibo post from Nov. 2 in which she alleged former…
· Bryan Ke
WTA suspends all games in China over ‘serious doubts’ about Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s safety
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has officially announced its decision to suspend all tournaments in China and Hong Kong, further pressuring Beijing to investigate Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s accusation against a former top Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official.…
· Bryan Ke
CNN points out real-time Chinese censorship of their live coverage of Peng Shuai’s disappearance
A live discussion on CNN about the mysterious disappearance and reappearance of tennis star Peng Shuai was recently censored in China. What happened: CNN’s “New Day” had its live feed in China blocked with colored bars during a segment discussing what happened to Peng, 35,…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese athlete Peng Shuai, missing over two weeks after MeToo allegations, reemerges in private video call
For the first time since her weeks-long disappearance, Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has finally reappeared, telling International Olympics Committee (IOC) officials that she is “safe and well” during a 30-minute private video call. The video call: Peng, 35, spoke to IOC…
· Bryan Ke
Tennis stars ask #WhereIsPengShuai, WTA threatens to pull out of China over her disappearance
Members of the international tennis community have voiced their concerns over the mysterious and sudden disappearance of Peng Shuai, one of China’s star athletes, following a sexual allegation post against a former top official that was shared on Chinese social media early in…
· Ryan General
State-run media outlet shares email purported to be from missing Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai
An email purportedly penned by tennis star Peng Shuai declaring she’s neither missing nor unsafe emerged via the Twitter account of Chinese state-run platform CGTN on Wednesday. Curveball: The email, which also backpedals on Peng’s previous allegations of sexual assault against…
· Ryan General
#WhereIsPengShuai: Tennis star now missing after her Me Too accusations against ex-CCP official
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has expressed concern about the safety and whereabouts of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai after she recently accused a former state leader of sexual assault. A star athlete’s claims: Peng, the world’s No. 1 doubles player in 2014, alleged in…
· Ryan General
Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai accuses Chinese official of sexual coercion
One of China’s biggest star athletes has accused a former Chinese official of sexual coercion. Peng’s allegations: Tennis doubles player Peng Shuai alleged in a now-deleted Weibo post on Tuesday that former vice-premier Zhang Gaoli forced her into sex several years ago, reported…
· Bryan Ke
#MeToo trailblazer in China vows to fight on after losing appeal in landmark sexual harassment case
China’s leading #MeToo figure Zhou Xiaoxuan, better known in the country as Xianzi, lost her appeal in her trial on Wednesday against CCTV anchor Zhu Jun, whom she accused of forcibly kissing and groping her when she worked as an intern on his show in 2014. “The court held that…
· Bryan Ke
First openly non-binary Winter Games athlete calls out China’s human rights violations as ‘horrifying’
Timothy LeDuc, a member of one of Team USA’s figure skating pairs teams, recently described the alleged human rights violations against the Uyghurs in China as “horrifying.” LeDuc will make history as the first publicly out non-binary athlete to compete at a Winter Olympic…
· Bryan Ke
Naomi Osaka’s Australian Open status remains unclear as 2023 tournament nears
With the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2023 set to begin in less than two weeks, many are still wondering if two-time Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka will compete. Osaka, 25, reportedly reposted a photo of herself in a U.S.-based pilates studio on social media on…
· Bryan Ke
Fans rally under #JusticeForKrisWu after idol found guilty of sex crimes
Several fans of former EXO member Kris Wu, whose real name is Wu Yifan, rallied to his defense on Twitter after the Beijing Chaoyang Court sentenced Wu to 13 years in jail on Friday for rape and group licentiousness. Wu, a Canadian national born in China, was fined 600 million…
· Carl Samson
Australian anti-CCP activist who says he was framed for bomb threat against Chinese embassy claims he was spied on, threatened
Australian anti-Chinese Communist Party activist Drew Pavlou, 23, has returned home after being held in London for four weeks over a bomb threat allegation made by the Chinese Embassy. Pavlou came to the U.K. in July to call attention to the disappearance of Chinese tennis star…
· Carl Samson
Sydney activist sparks outrage over ‘F*ck Xi Jinping’ sign in Asian market
Drew Pavlou, a 20-year-old activist running for Queensland’s Senate, incensed crowds at a shopping area in Sydney when he showed up with a “F*ck Xi Jinping” sign on Saturday. Video from the daring stunt shows at least three people yelling expletives at Pavlou, who claimed that…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese woman in Australia filmed ripping down Tiananmen Square posters, denying Uyghur ‘camps’ claim
A Chinese woman was filmed tearing down several posters that were created to support Hong Kong’s democracy from the Lennon Wall at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. The woman allegedly dismissed the events that occurred during the 1989 Tiananmen Square…