Virtual Call With Missing Tennis Player Peng Shuai Raises More Concerns About Her Safety
The International Olympic Committee attempted to put fears about Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s disappearance to rest this weekend,that IOC President Thomas Bach met with Peng on a 30-minute virtual call. The call — as well as videos of Peng that have been released by state-run media in China — have only fueled more questions and growing concern about the Olympian’s safety.
“The IOC has shown in the last few days just how desperate it is to keep a Games on the rails no matter the human cost,” HRW China Director Sophie Richardson said in a press conference on Tuesday morning. Of Peng, the IOC said in its Sunday statement that she was “doing fine” and “relaxed” during her virtual call with Bach. The committee also emphasized that Peng has asked “to have her privacy respected.” Notably, as
points out, the IOC hasn’t explained how the video call was organized, raising eyebrows as to whether the Chinese government worked with the organization to arrange the call as part of a propaganda push.Get a head start on your holiday shopping at Amazon, Target, Best Buy, and more.
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