The WTA announced Thursday that it will return to competition in China this season, even though two of its key requests were never met
WHY WAS THERE GLOBAL CONCERN FOR PENG’S WELL-BEING?
Peng dropped out of public view after saying in a social media post in November 2021 that former vice premier Zhang Gaoli forced her to have sex. Chinese authorities quickly removed the post. News of the first #MeToo case to reach the political realm in China was not reported by local media and online discussion of it was highly censored. “Where is Peng Shuai?” became a trending topic on social media as concern and outrage grew.
Howard Fendrich has been the AP’s tennis writer since 2002. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/HowardFendrich ——Share this article in your social network
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