Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said on Dec. 19 that she had never accused anyone of sexually assaulting her, and that her post on social media had been misunderstood. In a six-minute interview with Singapore’s pro-Beijing Chinese-language media Lianhe Zaobao, Peng said she was not under house arrest and her posts were misunderstood. On Nov….
Tennis Star Peng Shuai Walks Back Sexual Assault Claim in Interview
Chinese Regulator Fines Sina Weibo for Publishing ‘Illegal Information’
December 14, 2021
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An internet control agency in China fined social media giant Weibo 3 million yuan ($470,000) on Dec.14 for repeatedly publishing illegal information on the heavily censored internet. For the year to November, Sina Weibo, the country’s most popular microblogging platform, has faced 44 fines totaling 14.3 million yuan ($2.2 million) by the Cyberspace Administration of…
More Countries Boycott Beijing 2022, but #WhereIsPengShuai?
December 9, 2021
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As of Thursday, the UK and Canada are the latest countries to join the diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. This comes just days after the White House’s corresponding announcement. The United States cited the persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang as the primary reason for its action. But, are there other motives underlying its…
Countering Chinese Communist Party Propaganda
Commentary The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) propaganda campaign is well-funded and highly coordinated. It’s time for some coordinated pushback from unexpected quarters. An increasing number of Americans and others are becoming aware of the highly-coordinated propaganda campaign being waged by the CCP against America and the world. The campaign is multi-pronged, including pronouncements by Chinese…
Lawmakers Want Australia to Follow US in Boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics
December 6, 2021
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Australian lawmakers are calling for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics over human rights abuses after the United States announced it would stage a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics on Monday. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed that the United States won’t send an official delegation to the 2022 Beijing Winter…
Women’s Tennis Association Sets Precedent in Pressuring China Over Rights Issues
News Analysis The Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) announcement last week of its decision not to hold tournaments in China next year in response to Beijing’s silencing of tennis star Peng Shuai, who has made allegations sexual assault against former vice premier Zhang Gaoli, is the latest sign of heightened awareness worldwide of the communist regime’s…
Let’s Expose the Cruelty and Absurdity of the Chinese Communist Party
Commentary “Never forget,” wrote the exiled Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei in his new memoir, “that under a totalitarian system, cruelty and absurdity go hand in hand.” He is absolutely right. Last week, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) started talking about democracy. Indeed, its State Council published a paper declaring itself a “whole-process democracy.” Excuse…
US Backs Women’s Tennis Association in Boycotting China Over Peng Shuai
December 4, 2021
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The State Department said it’s standing with the Women’s Tennis Association in taking on Beijing over Peng Shuai, China’s top tennis player who disappeared for weeks after she publicly denounced a retired senior Chinese official for sexually assaulting her. The WTA on Dec. 1 moved to halt all matches in mainland China and Hong Kong…
In Honor of Peng Shuai’s Disappearance, the Persecution of Falun Gong, Uyghurs and So Many Others, Boycott the Beijing Olympics
Commentary As an avid lifetime player and fan, I was probably more aware of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai than most Americans, even media types. I was watching on television when she cramped up in the semi-finals of the 2014 U.S. Open—her greatest success thus far—and had to be wheeled off the court, throwing the…
WTA: Loss of Tournaments in China Over Tennis Star Could Go Past 2022
December 2, 2021
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The Women’s Tennis Association’s (WTA) pushback against China’s authoritarian disappearance of tennis player Peng Shuai could lead to cancellations of events beyond 2022. “We’re hopeful we get to the right place, but we are prepared if it continues as it is—which hasn’t been productive to date—that we will not be operating in the region,” Steve…
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