in this social media posting earlier this month, peng named vice premier zhang gaoli, who she claims her to have sex with him. china's state censors removed the posting within an hour. peng hasn't been seen in public or heard from since. if recent history is any guide, few people are allowed to publicly challenge senior authorities like zhang gaoli without paying some kind of price for it, and i think it would be telling if she were able to leave the country, for example, and speak freely, where she would not face the kinds of repercussions that the chinese government can impose if she's still inside the country. then, in the middle of the night, an email appears, or at least what one arm of chinese state media says is an emailfrom peng shuai to the head of the women's tennis association. and basically the message is, "do not worry, i'm fine "and i didn't mean what i said two weeks ago." in what looks like a screen shot, it is claimed she started out saying, "hello, everyone." she went on to say the allegations made two weeks ago were in fact false and she has "just been resting at h

in this social media posting earlier this month, peng named vice premier zhang gaoli, and claimed heemove the posting within an hour. peng hasn't been seen in public or heard from since. few peng hasn't been seen in public or heard from since.— heard from since. few people are allowed to _ heard from since. few people are allowed to publicly _ heard from since. few people are allowed to publicly challenge - heard from since. few people are l allowed to publicly challenge senior authorities like zhang gaoli without paying _ authorities like zhang gaoli without paying some price, and i think it would _ paying some price, and i think it would be — paying some price, and i think it would be telling if she were able to leave _ would be telling if she were able to leave the _ would be telling if she were able to leave the country, for example, and speak— leave the country, for example, and speak freely, where she wouldn't face those — speak freely, where she wouldn't face those kinds of repercussions. in face those kinds of repercussions. th the _ face those kinds of repercussions. in the

if this i is any guide, few people are allowed to publicly challenge senior authorities like zhang gaoli kind of price for it and it will be telling if she were able to leave the country and speak freely, where she would not face the kind of repercussions the chinese government concurs inside the country. in the chinese government concurs inside the country.— inside the country. in the middle of _ inside the country. in the middle of the _ inside the country. in the middle of the night, - inside the country. in the i middle of the night, animal appears or at least but one up the chinese state media says is, from peng shuai to the head of the women's tennis association and basically the message is, do not worry, i am fine and i did not mean what i said two weeks ago. it is claimed she started out saying, hello, everyone, going on to say the allegations made two weeks ago were false and she hasjust been weeks ago were false and she has just been resting at home and everything is fine. prominent people do disappear in china. a tech millionaire was not seen for months after criticising state

ms peng disappeared from public view for three weeks after accusing the former vice—premier zhang gaoliand ceo steve simon, said he would not engage in further email communications with her because it was �*clear her responses were influenced by others.�* in a statement regarding the comments, the wta said: "he remains deeply concerned that peng is not free from censorship or coercion and decided not to re—engage via email until he was satisfied her responses were her own, and not those of her censors." yaqiu wang is a senior researcher on china for human rights watch, i asked her what she made of the situation. based on the wta assessment, i don't think she is free, even though she appear on those videos and pictures. chinese history of silencing critics, disappear them, and making them reappear on some videos, saying they are not doing that well. this fits into a history of the government doing that. i have concerns about her safety and freedom. would you say this follows the rule book that they have done in the past, this is a hugely high profile case. we have seen this happen before

in this social media posting earlier this month, peng named vice premier zhang gaoli, and claimed hehin an hour. peng hasn't been seen in public or heard from since. few people are allowed to publicly challenge senior authorities like zhang gaoli without paying some price, and i think it would be telling if she were able to leave the country, for example, and speak freely, where she wouldn't face those kinds of repercussions. in the ensuing days, tennis stars old and new spoke out, worried about her. billiejean king and naomi osaka were among them. then, in the middle of the night, an e—mail appeared, or at least what one arm of chinese state media says is an e—mailfrom peng shuai to the head of the women's tennis association. basically, the message is, don't worry, i'm fine, and i didn't mean what i said two weeks ago. in what looks like a screen shot, it's claimed she started out saying, "hello, everyone," and went to say the allegations made two weeks ago were in fact false, and she has just been resting at home, everything is fine, she adds. promise people do disappear in china o

we have a picture of him zhang gaoli sexually assaulted her.er roughly 20 minutes searches for her name on a popular chinese social media platforms have been blocked ever since zhang was not addressed the allegation publicly she cannot be reached the world wants answers from ccp woman i's tennis association simon threatened to pull the tour out of china, causing chinese state backed media, to post footage that appears to show her with friends at a restaurant in beijing, of course, the chinese state media is a talking arm of the ccp the 35-year-old year old in seen since november 2 when she made that accusation a quote from simon calling this insufficient, in a statement said remains unclear, if she is free and able to make decisions and take actions on her own without coercion or exturnal interference joining me senator marsha blackburn an senate judiciary, she along with koeg senator tom cotton sent letter to u.s. off olympic paralympics committee encouraging not to send athletes to the olympics, because it is not safe another disappearance fr

doubles champion hasn't been seen for a fortnight since she accused china's former vice premier, zhang gaoliished by chinese state media, but the head of women's tennis says he has a hard time believing that it's genuine. our china correspondent, robin brant, reports. for years, peng shuai has let her racket do the talking, and she's risen to the top. a star in a sport where there aren't many chinese success stories. at 35, she is someone the ruling communist party leaders should be proud of —— could be proud of. but an allegation about one of those figures change that. in this social media posting earlier this social media posting earlier this month, she named vice premier zhang gaoli who she claims forced her to have sets with him. sensors remove the post within an hour. she has not been seen in public or heard from since. has not been seen in public or heard from since-— from since. people are -- few people are allowed — from since. people are -- few people are allowed to _ from since. people are -- few people are allowed to challenge _ from since. people are -- few people are allowed to

one is that the person that showers accusing, zhang gaoli, is really closely affiliated with the person xijinping and one possible answer might be the target or the person that she identified a seen as so close to xijinping that she identified a seen as so close to xi jinping that it's almost like an —— against him. 0r close to xi jinping that it's almost like an —— against him. or the other factor could simply be that because of the possibility of making amy to claim and going viral and it also being linked to an international meeting movement it could be that there are concerns that this news will get out of hand and making china look bad. find will get out of hand and making china look bad.— will get out of hand and making china look bad. �* ., ., ,., china look bad. and what about the e-mail that — china look bad. and what about the e-mail that has _ china look bad. and what about the e-mail that has emerged? - china look bad. and what about the e-mail that has emerged? are - china look bad. and what about the | e-mail that has emerged? are there e—mail that has emerged? are there ot

and it was on november 2nd, just a couple weeks ago, when she accused zhang gaoli of having sex with immediately taken down. she has not been seen or heard from publicly since then. there is a lot of concern about her and her safety, and also concern about the jen safety of athletes, especially now because the beijing olympic games is less than three months away. listen to this. >> it takes it right to the front burner of speaking out, athletes' rights, how you're treating women, how you're treating athletes in jen and hu -- in general, and human beings in general. two months before the olympics, this is at stake for china. >> reporter: a lot is at stake. the eyes of the world are locked on the fate of this woman, peng shuai. >> the me too moment opened the floodgates there. she makes this post, and then goes silent, you know, disappears. a different kind of censorship. >> it's chilling. >> chriskristie lu stout, thank so much. >>> two men convicted of killing malcolm exexonerated. he began a speech in 1965? new york, three men were convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison

been seen since alleging she was forced into a sexual relationship with former china vice—premier zhang gaoliquestion, and the international tennis federation is among those calling for authorities to investigate. after much speculation, rangers have announced giovanni van bronckhorst as their new manager following the departure of steven gerrard. the dutchman played for rangers between 1998 and 2001, winning five trophies including two league titles, and played for his country 107 times. following his confirmation, he said he was excited and proud to be back at ibrox. van bronkhorst also played for arsenal and barcelona before moving into coaching. he later led feyenoord to the dutch title for the first time in 18 years, and his lastjob in management was a year with guangzhou in china. meanwhile, gerrard has been speaking to the media for the first time since being appointed aston villa head coach. the former liverpool captain said he was excited to be back in the premier league, and denied that he's taken the job purely as a stepping stone to becoming manager at his old club. you'll never h

ms peng disappeared from public view for three weeks after accusing former vice—premier zhang gaoli ofl assault. now on bbc news, it's time for our world. for nearly 400 years, the british royalfamily has reigned over barbados. but next week, the islands will replace queen elizabeth with a president. my family is british and barbadian. so they have some big questions about it all. change is good. you can't stay the same all the time. i don't accept it. a history of slavery and colonial rule mean some are keen to move on from the past. it was a feudal system. daniel, you must compose yourself. you look as if you are ready to cry. and now the politicians have had their say, i am here to ask barbadians what it means, and why now. some people would say, why should we have an allegiance to the uk when in our hour of need, they were not there for us? barbados. a tiny paradise island in the blue—green waters of the caribbean. on 30 november, this commonwealth nation will remove the queen as its head of state and become the world's newest republic. the decision was made without a referendum. b

doubles champion hasn't been seen for two weeks — since she accused china's former vice premier zhang gaolial assault. williams tweeted, "i hope she is safe and found as soon as possible." i've been speaking to multiple wimbledon and us open champion pam shriver. she said there's increasing concern for peng. i think we're all pretty worried, given what has happened over the last couple weeks and that, really, the right kind of contact and communication with peng shuai has not happened yet. ceo of the wta tour, steve simon is not satisfied. nobody, none of her playing companions feel comfortable that they are 100% certain that she is safe. pam, there is a lot of support, as we have talked about, and certainly there is even a hashtag on social media — #whereispengshuai — being used by a lot of athletes and the wta. how effective do you think this kind of international pressure will be, both on and off social media? well, i think when you look at other circumstances, whether it was what the nba went through a couple of years ago, it's a really difficult situation when you have a business partn

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the former world number one doubles player said she was "forced" into a sexual relationship with zhang gaolihas not responded to her claims. in a statement on sunday, wta chairman and ceo, steve simon, said "peng shuai, and all women, deserve to be heard, not censored. her accusation about the conduct of a former chinese leader involving a sexual assault must be treated with the utmost seriousness." going on to say... tennis icon, billiejean king, re—tweeted the statement, saying: ben rothenberg is a tennis journalist and host of the �*no challenges remaining' podcast. he's been following the story. some other reports earlier had suggested that she was missing or that she had disappeared. an interview that the new york times did earlier today with the ceo of the wta, steve simon, he indicated that they believe she's safe, they do not believe she's in any physical danger, and that they've spoken to people who are aware of her whereabouts — even if they've not been able to establish direct contact with peng shuai as of yet. no, i think they really had to make a choice here, the wta, whether it

social media post, peng shuai made serious sexual assault allegations against former vice—premier zhang gaoliction, i'll tell the truth about you," she said. within half an hour the post had gone, and so had she. then an email surfaced addressed to the chairman of the women's tennis association, claiming to be from her, saying she hadn't meant the allegations and was just "resting at home". but they're not buying it, and are prepared to pull lucrative matches from china if they don't get proof she is safe. i don't want to see this get pushed under the rug or on the side, because at the end there's bigger issues in some people's minds as to what's going on. i think the focus has to be on peng in this situation. 23—time grand slam singles champion serena williams has tweeted she is "devastated and shocked", adding: "this must be investigated and we must not stay silent." she's not alone. we would like actually to hear, like, a video from her orsomething, like, real proof that, yes, that she's all right. the eyes of the world will be on beijing in february for the winter olympics. but so far, th

zhang gaoli was a former vice premier.llegations and despite all of the international concern coming notjust from the tennis governing bodies, not just from other fellow star tennis players, but from governments as well, all of that concern has been very, very muted in china. as you would expect, the censorship machine is in overdrive at the moment. this is about as sensitive as story as you can get and that is where the concern about her well—being comes from. anybody who has been watching china over the past few years knows that you cannot make this allegation of this kind without facing some kind of political consequences. sophie richardson is the china director at human rights watch. i asked her what she made of the videos. we are extremely sceptical about the veracity of it and certainly would not think for a moment that it proves anything about peng shuai's safety or her well—being. it is worth pointing out that the chinese government really has form when it comes to notjust coercing confessions from people but findi

in a post on social media site weibo, peng said she was "forced" into a sexual relationship with zhang gaoli must be investigated fully, fairly and transparently. america's fbi has admitted that hackers exploited a flaw in security systems to send thousands of fake messages from one of their email accounts. the messages warned recipients about a possible upcoming cyber attack. the agency said no personal data was compromised. israel has approved covid vaccination for children between the ages of five and 11. the decision was taken after the us food and drug administration gave its approval of pfizer's and biontech's vaccine for young children two weeks ago. the israeli prime minister, naftali bennett, has said his youngest son would be getting a shot. the queen has missed the annual remembrance day service at the cenotaph in london for the first time in 22 years, after spraining her back. buckingham palace said she was disappointed not to be able to attend what would have been her first public engagement for more than three weeks. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. band plays

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peng shuai against one of china's most powerful politicians coming do not get more senior than zhang gaoli premier. these are extraordinarily explosive allegations and despite all of the international concern coming not just from the international concern coming notjust from the tennis governing bodies, notjust from otherfellow governing bodies, notjust from other fellow star tennis players but from governments as well, all of that concern has been a very muted in china. as you would expect, the censorship machine is in overdrive at the moment. this is about as sensitive as story as you can get and that is where the concern for her well—being comes from. anybody watching china for the past years knows you cannot make this allegation with some kind of political are consequences. any concerns in china about... the chinese authorities have pushed back strongly against any call for a boycott of the winter olympics which have been at that, as you say, in the run—up to these games over a host of issues. china's crackdown under the democratic freedoms of hong kong, its treatment of the uyghurs in

site weibo two weeks ago, claiming that she was forced into sex with the former china vice premier zhang gaolide against such a senior leader in china and we can see the original post here. that only lasted about half—an—hour before it was removed and erased from china's internet entirely. that has been no tangible evidence of peng shuai's whereabouts since then. and then this week, the chinese—owned media released an e—mail purportedly from her, saying that she was fine, that she was resting at home and that she had not meant the allegations. but the wording of that email raised alarm bells and now we've had these videos. now, these strange videos raise a number of questions. they were also released by as you say by the editor of chinese state—run newspaper. he claims they were filmed on saturday and that they show peng shuai having dinner with her coach and friends. we're not going to show you the video because we cannot verify its authenticity and we do not know the circumstances about around how this was obtained but this is a screen grab of he video and in the white shirt is the womant th

in a post on social media site weibo, peng said she was "forced" into a sexual relationship with zhang gaoliwta says the allegations must be investigated fully, fairly and transparently. at least 20 people have been killed in a militant attack in the northern border region of burkina faso. 19 of the victims are said to have been officers in the military police; one was a civilian. islamist militants with links to al-qaeda and the islamic state operate in the frontier area, which borders mali and niger. america's fbi has admitted that hackers exploited a flaw in security systems to send thousands of fake messages from one of their email accounts. the messages warned recipients about a possible upcoming cyber attack. the agency said no personal data was compromised. israel has approved covid vaccination for children between the ages of five and 11. the decision was taken after the us food and drug administration gave its approval of pfizer's and biontech's vaccine for young children two weeks ago. the israeli prime minister, naftali bennett, has said his youngest son would be getting a shot. t

doubles champion hasn't been seen for two weeks, since she accused china's former vice premier zhang gaolis safe and found as soon as possible." let's speak more about this with tennis legend and broadcaster pam shriver. great to have you on newsday, pam. in the first instance, we are seeing so much more international concern about peng shuai's whereabouts, particularly from the tennis community. how worried are you? i think we are all pretty worried. kevin what has happened over the last couple weeks and that, really, the right kind of contact and to medication with peng shuai has not happened yet, ceo of the wta tour steve simon is not satisfied, nobody, none of her playing companions feel comfortable that they are 100 and certain that she is safe. —— 100% certain. they are 100 and certain that she is safe. --100% certain.— they are 100 and certain that she is safe. -- 10096 certain.— safe. -- 10096 certain. there is a lot of suwort. — safe. -- 10096 certain. there is a lot of support, as _ safe. -- 10096 certain. there is a lot of support, as we _ safe. -- 10096 certain. there is a lot

the former world number one doubles player said she was "forced" into a sexual relationship with zhang gaoliprovide proof, while zhang has not responded to her claims. in a statement on sunday, wta chairman and ceo steve simon said "peng shuai, and all women, deserve to be heard, not censored. in a statement on sunday, wta chairman and ceo steve simon said "peng shuai, and all women, deserve to be heard, not censored. going on to say: tennis icon billiejean king re—tweeted the statement, saying: ben rothenberg is a tennis journalist and host of the no challenges remaining podcast. he's been following the story and joins me live now from washington. imean, it i mean, it is quite a story, isn't it? can i touch on billie jean king's comment, saying we hope she is found safe. we do not know that she is missing as such, do we? not know that she is missing as such. do we?— such, do we? no, some of the reorts such, do we? no, some of the reports earlier— such, do we? no, some of the reports earlier had _ such, do we? no, some of the reports earlier had suggested l reports earlier had suggested she

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the former world number one doubles player said she was "forced" into a sexual relationship with zhang gaolis not responded to her claims. in a statement on sunday, wta chairman and ceo steve simon said: tennis icon billiejean king retweeted the statement, saying: ben rothenberg is a tennis journalist and host of the no challenges remaining podcast. he's been following the story. no, some other reports earlier had suggested that she was missing or that she had disappeared. an interview that the new york times did earlier today with the ceo of the wta, steve simon, he indicated that they believe she is safe, they do not believe she is in any physical danger, and that they have spoken to people who are aware of her whereabouts — even though they have not been able to establish direct contact with peng shuai as of yet. yeah... they're not too worried about her state. right, well, that's a good start. i mean, it's interesting, listening to his comments in terms of what to make — this is steve simon — what to make of this, because they are pretty hard—hitting. 0h, absolutely. no, i think they rea

since peng shuai said she was forced into a sexual relationship with china's former vice premier, zhang gaolide the allegations in a post on chinese social media site, weibo. the post was soon deleted from china's internet. there's been no tangible evidence of her whereabouts since. we are deeply concerned by reports that peng shuai appears to be missing after accusing a former prc senior official of a sexual assault. we join in at the calls for prc authorities to provide independent and verifiable proof of her whereabouts and that she is safe. it's the first time such a claim has been made against one of china's senior political leaders. the women's tennis association says the allegation must be respected and investigated with full transparency and without censorship. china is a lucrative market for the wta, but its chairman says no amount of money would stop it from pulling tour events out of the nation if it's conditions regarding peng aren't met. we cannot stand by the compromises that come from the decisions that are tied to politics, business and money, and this is one of those. and i t

in china than the one of sexual assault levelled against a man as senior as former vice premier zhang gaoliw that peng shuai is not being held under duress has only fuelled further speculation. i don't think this thing is going to end any time soon, peng shuai is also reported to have held the video confidence, conference with the head of the international olympic committee the government failed to make any human rights promises. you can see the situation inside the country that has deteriorated significantly. one really wonders if players now even feel safe to go and compete there.- for china is that these allegations are of such a sensitive nature that it finds itself in a bit of a bind. the more it tries to prove that all is normal with feng shui, and the greater the gap is exposed a political system that is all about control. olympics exists politics should be taken out of sport. punk shwhy has put them in front and centre of court. china is hosting the winter olympics in february which is a huge event for sport but also lucrative for sponsors and many businesses —— peng shuai. let's ge

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sensitive in china than one of sexual assault levelled against a man as senior as former vice premier zhang gaoliial released by state media meant to show that peng shuai is not being held under duress has only fuelled further speculation. i don't think this thing is going to end anytime soon, which is why i think, in the next few days, we can expect more of these quite bizarre and suspicious proofs of life from chinese state media, because they are starting to realise that this is getting out of control. the trouble for china is that, for the first time, it's a global sporting icon who's at the central concern at the centre of concern about its human rights abuses. and just a few weeks before it is due to host the winter olympics. the government failed to carry out any of— the government failed to carry out any of the — the government failed to carry out any of the human rights compromises in order_ any of the human rights compromises in order to _ any of the human rights compromises in order to get the games and we can see the _ in order to get the games and we can see the situation in the coun

the former number-one ranked tennis champ, accused zhang gaoli, a close ally of xi jinping, of sexual assault. her four-paragraph post said several years ago she refused him, ate dinner with him and his wife but eventually gave in. but now an email has appeared, allegedly from peng shuai, denying everything writing the allegation of sexual assault is not true. i am not missing and i am not unsafe. steve simon, doubts it's real. he wrote, "i have a hard time believe that peng shuai actually wrote the email we have received. i have tried to reach terto no avail. blaster c.g.t.n. publicized that letter. what is so concerning about going through, like c.g.t.n. or other state media? >> state media in china serves, in the words of the president xi jinping, to serve the communist party. so they are not really a media outlet that we might know in the united states or west. >> reporter: as per peng shuai, the polt is on for her peers. japanese tennis star naomi osaka simply writing, where is peng shuai? ramy inocencio, cbs news, hong kong. >> o'donnell: we're going to turn now to a nationwide

side we bowed two weeks ago claiming she was forced into sex with the former china vice premier zhang gaolit time a claim has been made against such a senior leader in china and we can see the original post. that only lasted about half—an—hour before it was removed and erased from china's internet entirely. that has been no tangible evidence of peng shuai since then. an e—mail was released purportedly from her saying she was fine and resting at home and had not made the allegation that the morning day — avoiding race allows. these videos were also released by the editor of a chinese state run newspaper. he claims they were found on saturday. not going to show you the video because we cannot verify it authenticity and we do not know the circumstances about how this was obtained but this is a screen grab and in the white shirt is the moment this editor claims is peng shuai. i have watched the video, she does not say anything, it is very stage. they make a point, a detailed discussion making a point about the day, saying it is november 20. there was also a second video that shows again a lady

in china than the one of sexual assault levelled against a man as senior as former vice premier zhang gaolius material released by state media meant to show that peng shuai is not being held under duress has only fuelled further speculation. peng shuai is also reported to have held the video confidence, conference with the head of the international olympic committee in which sue says she is safe and well but once her privacy respected but clearly she is operating with what the chinese state media wants her to say, so the question is from now on, to what extent can outsiders really know about her safety? just a few weeks before china is hosted you the olympics, that question is still in the air. ~ . ., that question is still in the air. ~ , . air. we can see that the situation _ air. we can see that the situation inside - air. we can see that the situation inside the - air. we can see that the i situation inside the country has deteriorated significantly. 0ne really wonders if players even feel safe to go and compete there.- even feel safe to go and compete there. even feel safe to go and co

had not been seen or heard from publicly since she posted online accusing the former vice—premier zhang gaolinto sex. so let's show you those pictures of her at this tournament in beijing. the video was shared on social media site twitter by a reporter from the global times in china. peng is seen signing oversized tennis balls for children at the at the fila kidsjunior tennis challenger finals — a tournment organized by china open. but the authenticity of these images has not been independently verified. james reynolds has the latest. this unverified video was posted by the editor of a state—run newspaper. the footage claims to show peng shuai, in the white top, having dinner last night at a beijing restaurant with her coach and friends. the tennis player is shown listening, but not speaking. the video raises many questions. the clip starts with someone off screen saying, "now is the perfect time, ok, now is perfect." then there's a two—second pause, and then the coach goes into this remark in which he hammers home that it is november 21st. so it seems incredibly scripted, and even — they did

in a post on social media site weibo, peng said she was "forced" into a sexual relationship with zhang gaolited fully, fairly and transparently. the us state department has condemned the cuban authorities for a crackdown on anti—government protests in havana. pro—democracy demonstrators took to the streets on sunday to call for the release of over 600 activists imprisoned for their involvement in protests injuly. a number of arrests were made at the protests themselves, while havana's communist regime also prevented prominent dissidents from attending. that included playwright and movement leader yunior garcia, whose house was surrounded by police. artists and cultural figures have played a major role in the protests and have been targeted by the authorities as a result. cuba's president miguel diaz—canel blamed foreign influence for the unrest. translation: we condemn you who have gathered. _ translation: we condemn you who have gathered, the _ translation: we condemn you who have gathered, the campaign - translation: we condemn you who have gathered, the campaign is - have gathered, the ca

social media post, peng shuai made serious sexual assault allegations against former vice premier zhang gaoliourting self—destruction, i'll tell the truth about you, she said. within half an hour, the post had gone and so had she. then an e—mail surfaced addressed to the chairman of the women's tennis association claiming to be from her saying she hadn't meant the allegations and was just resting at home. but they aren't buying it and are prepared to pull lucrative matches from china if they don't get proof she is safe. i don't want to see this get pushed under the rug or around the side because at the end there is maybe bigger issues in some peoples minds as to what's going on. i think the focus has to be on peng in this situation. 23—time grand slam singles champion serena williams has tweeted she is devastated and shocked adding, this must be investigated and we must not stay silent. she's not alone. we would like actually like to hear a video from her or something, like real proof that she is all right. the eyes of the world will be on beijing in february for the winter olympics, but so f

in china than the one of sexual assault levelled against a man as senior as former vice premier zhang gaolig shuai is not being held under duress has only fuelled further speculation. i don't think this thing is going to end any time soon, which is why i think in the next few days we can expect more of these quite bizarre and suspicious proofs of life from chinese state media because they're starting to realise that this is getting out of control. peng shuai is also reported to have held the video confidence, conference with the head of the international olympic committee in which sue says she is safe and well but once her privacy respected but that too is unlikely to satisfy those calling of a boycott of the winter olympics. the government failed to fulfil any of the human rights—related promises it had made to get the games and we can see that the situation on the inside of the country has deteriorated significantly. 0ne really wonders if players now even feel safe to go and compete there. 0lympics officials insist politics should be kept out of sport. the trouble for china is that these