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Tennis subordinate Peng Shuai is "definitely not safe" contempt video calls with the International Olympic Committee, according to a Chinese dissident.
Peng accused erstwhile Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of intersexual battle connected societal media past month, successful a station that was deleted astir immediately.
She has not been seen successful nationalist since then, nevertheless she has participated in 2 video calls with the IOC.
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A big of tennis stars person publically called for confirmation that she is safe, portion questions are being asked implicit the fittingness of Beijing to big the Winter Olympics successful 2022.
In an extended interrogation with CNN, quality rights lawyer Teng Biao said the concern is wholly unacceptable.
"Of course, Peng Shuai is not safe," helium said.
"What we cognize is she's inactive live and she's inactive successful China. But she is decidedly not safe, not good and she's wholly controlled by the Chinese authorities.
"And cipher knows wherever she is being detained. And truthful the athletes, if they spell to China, cipher tin warrant their safety.
The WTA Tour has already announced it volition suspend each tournaments successful China, successful a determination worthy good implicit $1 billion. The ATP is yet to travel suit, successful amove that has puzzled galore successful the tennis world.
Teng was detained successful China successful 2008, and present lives successful exile successful the United States.
The US and Australia person already announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, but Teng urged countries to spell 1 measurement further.
"The satellite should prioritise motivation rule and state implicit wealth and benefit," helium said.
"It's imaginable that the athletes are not harmless if they protestation against Beijing, oregon if they accidental thing captious of the Chinese government."
WTA brag Steve Simon said successful a connection past week that helium wanted the substance dealth with successful a "full, just and transparent manner."
"While we present cognize wherever Peng is, I person superior doubts that she is free, harmless and not taxable to censorship, coercion and intimidation," helium said.
"None of this is acceptable nor tin it go acceptable.
"As a result, and with the afloat enactment of the WTA Board of Directors, I americium announcing the contiguous suspension of each WTA tournaments successful China, including Hong Kong.
"In bully conscience, I don't spot however I tin inquire our athletes to vie determination erstwhile Peng Shuai is not allowed to pass freely and has seemingly been pressured to contradict her allegation of intersexual assault."
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