and the tour and steve simon said today they are standing behind her player stammered to the chineseout that are attached to it.— and think about that are attached to it. i think they went as — attached to it. i think they went as far _ attached to it. i think they went as far with _ attached to it. i think they went as far with the - attached to it. i think they went as far with the new i attached to it. i think they - went as far with the new york times is to say if there is not an investigation will to make some decisions and we are prepared to do so. as you point out, this is a huge financial risk, innocence, isn't it? absolutely, the wta does rely on china for a lot of its funding and it's been very lucrative events on the tour with this new market and a lot of advertisers and investors there are going to bring tournaments to various chinese cities. there are 11 tournaments in china before the pandemic and obviously the pandemic and obviously the pandemic has scrambled the calendar in china, no events have been held there since the pandemic began maybe that's a bit of a chance f

i mean, it's interesting, listening to his comments in terms of what to make — this is steve simon — make a choice here, the wta, whether it was going to sort of step back in lieu of its enormous business investments into china — unintelligible of the tour into china and the chinese market after the success of li na, who won the french open in 2011, it was really seen as being a windfall for women's tennis and they could open this new chinese market and tap into it and they put many of their biggest tournaments there. but the tour today, and steve simon, made pretty clear they are standing behind their player and wanting to stand up to the chinese government and the sort of censorship and things like that that are attached to it. i think he went as far with the new york times as to say that if there is not an investigation, "we'll have to make some decisions and we are prepared to do so". as you point out, this is a huge financial risk, in a sense, isn't it? absolutely. no, the wta does rely on china for a lot of its funding and these have been very lucrative events for the tour and

in a statement on sunday, wta chairman and ceo, steve simon, said "peng shuai, and all women, deservesexual 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 was going to sort of step back in lieu of its enormous business investments into china — unintelligible of the tour into china and the chinese market after the success of li na, who won the french open in 2011, it was really seen as

steve simon didn't have to bring it to theirs. so, i hope that they do follow through on that.s now that they need to wrap this up, there is so much backlash and it is going to keep growing and they will have two, you know, they will essentially have to roll peng shuai out, they will have to reinstate some of her freedoms. i think, eventually, they may even have to consider looking at the allegations and the person involved, the man that she accused of, and maybe he is the person whose head has to well, metaphorically speaking, in order that list it all go away. speaking, in order that list it all uoawa . , ., , y go away. obviously, the united nations human _ go away. obviously, the united nations human rights - go away. obviously, the united nations human rights office - go away. obviously, the united i nations human rights office have called for an investigation with full transparency. i was going to ask you just how likely is that going to be? but, ultimately, this is becoming a bit of an embarrassment for china. when we look back in the past, allegations like this, i suppo

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but steve simon, i know he has already had key meetings with tournament directors worldwide.t the year-ending championships for china. that there have been literally nonstop meetings about this. but as far as those specifics of the financials, when to have to pull the plug, i don't know those answers. i just believe steve simon when he says that you cannot be partners with somebody who is not treating an athlete with the kind of respect and dignity that she deserves. >> deadlines matter. pam shriver, your shot is breaking up. that's not china, although they have been messing with cnn's signal. thank you very much. i hope we get answers before thanksgiving. all people want is to know she is alive and well. pam shriver, thank you. i will stay on this story. we'll be right back with the handoff. move to a sofi personal loan. earn $10 just for viewing your rate — and feel what it's like to get your money right. ♪ my songs know what you did in the dark ♪ ♪ so light 'em up, up, up light 'em up, up, up ♪ ♪ light 'em up, up, up ♪ ♪ i'm on fire ♪ ♪ so light 'em up, up, up light 'em...

here is a quote from steve simon he is calling the video insufficient.s unclear if she is free and able to make decisions and take actions on her own without coercion or external enough appearance. here is marsha blackburn and sits on the armed services committee, she along with her colleague tom cotton sent a letter to the paralympics committee encouraging them not to send american athletes to beijing in 2022 because it is not safe. it is good to see you. thank you very much. another disappearance in china from the ccp. we know jack made a mistake of criticizing the ccp and the regulatory framework for financial services. he was disappeared for several months. what is going on here? >> i think this is standard operating procedure for the chinese communist party. what we have to realize the chinese communist party, they are much more aggressive than what the russians in the communist were when we go back to the cold war era. this is something that is continuing as secretary of state pompeo had said before he left office, they were committing this genocid

do what you would want u.would either call international media organization or you would talk to steve simon, head of the women's tennis association because simon has been leading the charge on your behalf. the ioc, international olympic committee, has been very, very quiet about this, and this suggests to me that peng made the call to thomas bach not because she picked him on her own but because beijing was freaking out that they might lose the winter games which start on february 4th, so it seems to me that this is an indication that the coercion on peng is real and it's continuing. >> so you believe the chinese government was commandeering likely this video call because in a couple of weeks, couple of months, the beijing winters games will be taking place, so besides feeling that level of skepticism about the intention of why reaching out to the ioc. do you believe what she's saying. do you believe that -- that that is indeed she speaking on her own will and accord. >> i don't, and the reason is we've seen a number of propaganda videos in the last couple of days, so, for instance, one fro

i give steve simon a huge amount of credit to stand up and say what he did.r sports leagues have not taken that position when it comes to china. what do you think of what simon is saying? >> i think it's terrific. when do we see someone stand up in sports anymore and do the right thing and they double down on it because he's had several statements now, two of them, huge statements. this is a bellwether moment that we are seeing the wta stand up obviously to try to find peng shuai, wants answers, demands answers and continues to demand. it is remarkable. it is wonderful. it is a breath of fresh air frankly, and that someone is saying, hey, china, let's see if you blink. china's human rights violations, obviously this story, are so troubling, and they have been going on for years, as we know, kate, and to think finally someone is standing up enough is enough. we're calling you on this and we want answers. it's remarkable and a very refreshing moment in sports and really throughout our culture. >> you know, and he even went the step of questioning, maybe threate

an email was allegedly sent from peng to the wta — but its chair, steve simon, has questioned it's authenticityt of money would prevent them from pulling out of china if their conditions are not met. this is not about the money, this is doing what is right and making sure peng shuai is safe and free. and everything that comes with it based upon the allegations. we want to find out are the allegations is true — and if they are, what is the result of that? just to be clear, if you don't get this independent and verifiable proof that peng shuai is safe, and there is not a full and transparent investigation, then there will be no wta tournaments in china next year? that would be my position, yes. newcastle united head coach, eddie howe, will have to wait to make his debut in the stjames's park home dugout after testing positive for covid. he will be absent from his new clubs match against brentford tomorrow after testing positive during a routine test earlier today. howe will now self—isolate for ten days. assistant head coaches jason tindall and graemejones will take charge in his absence. kevin d

and steve simon said i don't care about the business aspect.guy. he ran a tournament locally here and really cares about the players. the wta has always been about the service. the service of the players founded by billie jean king. it makes sense. "i don't really care about the business. we'll suffer repercussions. we just want to know she's okay." >> thisis a question if this is state protected sexual misconduct. china is trying to silence this. glad to have you on today to talk about this, this lebron james brawl involving isaiah stewart, what happened here? >> some people saying malice in the palace part two because they were in detroit. if you look carefully, isaiah stewart was called for the force, he was trying to box out lebron and clearly hit him in his elbow. lebron getting the rebound may have been a little -- he's not a dirty player, we know lebron james is not a dirty playber but he was a little loose with it, at the end of the day i felt stewart's ego got more involved in the process. would have been able to play but escalated he

. >> kudos to steve simon stepping up to the plate, questioning where she is.ut then shortly thereafter receiving this supposed email from peng, which no one buys, that this actually came from or did come. i have that it did come from her email account. but that doesn't mean anything. they are the wta, to find peng, to communicate with her via phone or preferably on video, which of course in today's world should be very simple, right? and none of that has happened. then there are the economic ramifications of this. >> which had rouge. >> the nba got all timid with china. this is not timid, what the wta is doing. >> that's why you have to give them credit. this is way more important for tennis economically and financially because there are so many big events that have occurred in china. the women's championships is supposed to continue there for the foreseeable future. the men have big events there as well. that to me is why this is a bigger statement from steve simon to take this stand, the morally correct stand to take. when is it going to be enough is snuff w

in a hasty response, the man to whom the email was reportedly sent, steve simon, said he had a hard timeieving peng shuai actually wrote it. all of this comes as the country prepares to be at the center of the sporting world when beijing hosts the winter olympics next february, a games already facing the prospect of some kind of boycott over what the u.s. says is genocide against 90's uighurs in the west. -- chinese uighurs in the west. >> biden said this afternoon the u.s. is considering a diplomatic caught of the olympic games in beijing. mr. biden hosted the leaders of canada and mexico at the white house for the first north american leader summit in five years. the pandemic and migration were on the agenda. for more, we are joined the bbc's senior north american reporter anthony sartre. when i was in mexico last night, officials were expecting to get leapt on by biden over migration. is there any sign of that in public? >> not in public. we only saw the opening remarks that predent biden and president open doorway made before their meeting. behind the scenes, we heard from senior adm

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but steve simon says he's concerned about her safety. ah, to have a quick chat of the top stories here on al jazeera, hundreds of iraqis who gave up trying to enter the european union have arrived back home repatriation flight 1st stopped an air bill, the migrants and refugees had been stranded at the bell roofs poem border in cold and wet conditions. the canadian military has joined rescue efforts in the flood, devastated province of british columbia. one person is confirmed dead and at least 3 people are missing. several governments in europe are cracking down on people who haven't been vaccinate against kobe 19. the virus is spreading again in a number of countries, including germany, where deaths are also on the rise. yes, president joe biden is holding his 1st in person meeting with the leaders of canada and mexico in the white house. it's the 1st such meeting of the 3 north american nations in 5 years. but president biden said the summit was crucial to tackle the major challenges facing north american or north american vision for t

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ceo of the wta tour, steve simon, is not satisfied.y, 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 partner in a country like china, that has different core values from, say, what the wta is all about, when you think about the women's tennis association, founded on the back of billiejean king, on equality and treating women fairly, equally, and always being able to give them a voice. so this is a really tough one for a women's organisation that does business in china, up until now, and it puts the wta at a crossroads with this important in the

wta ceo steve simon -- steve clement is worried about -- steve simon is worried about. publicly for some time following a post that of former vice premier, of sexual harassment. global news, 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. haidi: all right, let's take a look at the fx trading. we have seen relative calm when it comes to some of these currency pairs, the dollar-yen trading at 113 at the moment. we are seeing resistance in the rally that started in september. we are seeing the aussie dollar and some of the commodities currencies stage a little bit of recovery at .7135. we are seeing that recovery. it was really the epicenter of the omicron threat we saw play out in fx, the volatility on friday. let's bring in david finnerty for a bit more analysis. so, we see this pocket of the market really seeing more stability. what does that tell us about broader appetite for risk? david: certainly, the moment we're seeing some risk on. i think that's

she says she's resting at home and retracts the allegation steve simons, as he's concerned about her safety. those are your headlines. the news continues after out as you're a world, i'll have another quick summary for you in about 25 minutes. see that? ah ah ah, he didn't speak to mr. pesky sydney rassen. lean towards them another with that get melamine meet with a center a was hacking the hanson, tyler baldwin chair. several political defend ms. ethan while at the home of bull. ah, many people living and working in the world's biggest cities today are generally better off than their parents and grandparents generations at what does better off me to some it's just a matter of having more money than people had 50 years ago. but for others, it's about his sessions, what we earn the cars, we drive the clothes we wear, the technology we use. this film is about stuff how much we have and how much we actually need. acquiring stuff is a true pleasure for many people, whether it's picking up a bargain at the shopping mall or upgrading an old ice em with. the latest model will simply receivi

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steve simon says he's concerned about her safety. ah, dr. a quick check of the top stories they are now as they are hundreds of iraqis who gave up trying to enter the european union had arrived back home. the migrants and refugees had been stranded up the beller roost. poland border and cold and wet conditions. yes, president joe biden was holding his 1st in person meeting with the leaders of canada and mexico in the white house. it's the 1st such gathering of the 3 north american nations in 5 years. they're discussing everything from the kobe 19, pandemic trade on climate change. what president biden said, the summit was crucial to tackle the major challenges facing the north. americans are north american vision for the future, draws on our shared strengths, as well as 3 vibrant democracy to dynamic populations in economy. wishing to work together where that we can be, we can meet today, and we can meet all the challenges. we just take the time to speak of one another by working together. and we have to end the pandemic and to take decisive

even though it was purportedly sent to steve simon, the man in charge of the woman's tennis associationn to say that the allegations made against the vice premier a couple of weeks ago, it says they are false. it says though she is safe, she is not hiding, everything is fine, she says, apparently in this e—mail attributed to her, she says she is at home, resting. there are suspicions for numerous reasons about the authenticity of this e—mail. it popped up overnight and an image was put up on social media by cgtm, that is one arm of state media here. like i said, the opening words, "hello, everyone", odd for an e—mail to a single man. there is a cursor as well on one of the lines you can see on the image so that has led to suspicions that perhaps it is a screenshot. so many questions, unanswered questions, and the most strongest coming from steve simon, the man in charge of the wta, he says he finds it hard to believe it is from her and he has called on the authorities here to find out where she is, check she is ok but also go back to her original allegations, that she was forced to have

steve simon says that he's concerned about her safety. ah, it is good to be with us. hello, adrian finnegan, here in doha, the headlines on al jazeera india's government has announced that his withdrawing 3 controversial farm laws. the registration had triggered nationwide protests that lasted more than a year. i'd met up today, i have come to tell you and the entire nation that we have decided to repeal the 3 laws summoning we will complete the got to the short process of repealing the laws during the parliamentary session that begin to the end of this month. to day am asking all my former friends who had been protesting to return to your homes, your farm land 0 and your family. belarus has cleared a makeshift camp from migrants. refugees that it's porter with poland. hundreds of those asylum seekers, mostly iraqi kurds of abandoned their attempts to enter the e. u and have returned. home sedans, police chief, has defended his security forces, insisting they used only legal means to control recent opposition. protests, doctors say that at least 15 demonstrators were

but the chairman of the wta, steve simon, responded by saying the statement, "only raises my concerns rest of the world need independent "and verifiable proof that she is safe". the tennis journalist ben rothenberg has been following this story, and feels the sceptism is justified. i think ithink so, i think so, reading that post i was immediately very dubious. it doesn't sound like something she had written. we see this very long, detailed emotional post from her on her social media in her own words that was quickly covered up and it does didn't seem like this message, you know, put out on state media was anything that should be trusted as being authentically from her. there was no evidence it was from her, and i think there is a history of any fire scepticism in these sorts of situations with the chinese state media. to the action on court now, another semi—final spot is up for grabs, in the season ending atp tour finals in turin later on thursday. alex zverev and jannik sinner are looking to progress from the red group. they'll be looking to follow the lead of the world number one,

steve simon says that the mom has made him more concerned for the player. gabby mcgruther has claimed her 1st w t, a finals, a title. the 2 time grand slam champion defeated her stony, an opponent. and at that point of it and straight set 6375 in guadalajara mexico. when we'll see her and the year as that the world number 3, when the rankings are updated on monday. well, i mean, i didn't vote all of these things because i really want to have more pressure. but if you're the main thing to be part of the history and you know, this is a very special tournament, only the best aid and you feel like every much as a final and i, i made it all number one of our joke of edges into the semi finals at the season ending atp finals in italy joker, which would be to order a group lead of russia in straight sets as he stayed on course to win this title for recording time was competition has a group formats and yoko, which will play britton's camera norie in his final group game on friday. noise, casper rude has booked his space in the semi finals. rude had to dig deep after losing the opening set ag

in a hasty response, the man to whom the email was reportedly sent, wta's chief steve simon, said hed time believing peng actually wrote it. i think people in the tennis world would like to see her, hearfrom her directly, perhaps see her having a tennis hit, a practice, things that she's done since she was eight years old and first picked up a racquet. all this comes as this country prepares to be at the centre of the sporting world when beijing hosts the winter olympics next february. a games that is already facing the prospect of some kind of boycott over what the us says is genocide against chinese uyghurs in the west of this country. robin brant, bbc news, shanghai. thank you so much for your company here on bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. rescue teams in canada are trying to reach 18,000 people stranded by floods and mudslides in the western province of british columbia. although water levels are starting to recede, entire towns remain cut off and many roads are blocked. there are fears that the flooding could cause nationwide shortages. a us state governor has

in a hasty response, the man to whom the email was reportedly sent, wta's chief steve simon, said hetime believing peng actually wrote it. i think people in the tennis world would like to see her, hearfrom her directly, perhaps see her having a tennis hit, a practice, things that she's done since she was eight years old and first picked up a racquet. all this comes as this country prepares to be at the centre of the sporting world when beijing hosts the winter olympics next february. a games that is already facing the prospect of some kind of boycott over what the us says is genocide against chinese uyghurs in the west of this country. robin brant, bbc news, shanghai. a us state governor has halted the execution of prisoner juliusjones hours before he was due to be put to death. julius jones was sentenced to death for the murder of paul howell, during a car—jacking in 1999. he has always maintained his innocence. his case has attracted high—profile support, including from reality star, kim kardashian west. the murder victim's family said they recognised the governor had a difficult d

is not missing, and that she's just been resting at home while this will be overcharged. boss, steve simon, had to say the statement released today by chinese state media concerning pang choice only raises my concerns as to her safety and whereabouts i have a hard time believing that pang. sure, i actually wrote the email we received all believes what is being attributed, say we're now the beijing olympics just a few weeks away. huff post report to traumas. waldron told us that this gives the statement from the w t, a added importance w t a and the simon are coming out with with essentially a very strong challenge to the chinese government. and you see it also from other tennis players including naomi saca, who tweeted about it today. so i think it is really quite remarkable. it's something that we haven't seen a whole lot of major sporting organizations at least to this extent. there are already calls from human rights groups around the world to boycott 2022 games. and it's not clear that they're going to be widespread boycotts of those olympics. but the united states is already pondering

and i want to show you this, this is from fiji t an official, and this is an email sent to steve simon, the weld tennis association. chairman, i'm just going to click on this email. want to tell us what you think about this is quite a management at this point. a common fall punch. why? if the world tennis association publishes any more news about me, womens tennessee association, excuse me, please verify it with me. i release it with my consent as a professional tennis player. i thank you all for your companionship and consideration. it goes on and on. victor, do you truly believe the punish? why actually spent with him? how are there other forces intervening here? why is a good this is for victor? cuz i know ladies what you have to say about this victory, go ahead and get very much. first of all, there are several things i want to emphasize of. first of all, i trust among try and i trust that she cares about tennis in china and in the world she cares about st. martin's and obvious aramark to so of a certain. secondly, i trust that she cares about privacy issues about herself, about ot

steve simon says that he's concerned about her safety. ah, it is good to hear the fellow adrian said again, here in doha, the headlines al jazeera india's government is announced that is withdrawing 3 controversial farm laws. the legislation have triggered nationwide protests that lasted more than a year. i'd may.

on saturday, wta chairman and ceo steve simon, said he would not engage in further email communicationsy 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 but maybe not quite so much in the public eye as peng shuai? right. this case got a lot of international attention but they were huge celebr

but steve simon says he's concerned about her safety. ah, type a quick chat of the top stories here on al jazeera, hundreds of iraqis who gave up trying to enter the european union have arrived back home repatriation flight 1st stopped an air bill. the migrants and refugees had been stranded at the bell roost. poland border in cold and wet conditions. the canadian military has joined rescue efforts in the flood devastated province of british columbia. one person is confirmed dead and at least 3 people.

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 shortage of truck drivers. there are a number of reasons, including a federal law that doesn't allow drivers under the age of 21, to cross state lines. but part of the bipartisan infrastructure law now opens the koor to drivers aged 18-20, all in hopes of getting more americans behind the wheel. so tonight, in our "eye on americ

steve simon said he would not engage in further email communications with her because he was not convincedng that much of australia's native wildlife could disappear by 2050 due to differing factors. according to the national science agency indigenous animals and plants could be lost. joey clarke is from the australian wildlife conservancy. his organisation isn't surprised by the findings. small mammals are a group that has suffered disproportionately. so things that you might not have heard of, bandit kids, they'll be us, it really unique animals which are only found in australia, they have suffered the worst extinctions command that's basically because they are the right size to be eaten by a fox or cat. what we see is the priority in the first instance is to create spaces that are safe, where we can rebuild populations of some of those native species. we have launched the largest three wilding effort in australia, building a network of fenced safe havens that are secured from the sterile predators will step beyond that, we need to look at managing habitat. so removing those large feral

steve simon says he's concerned about her safety. it's of you shared by some of the sports biggest names. japan's naomi or soccer said quotes. censorship is never ok and hoped pang and her family are safe and ok for my american number. one village in kings said she hoped pang is run safe and that her accusations are fully investigated. while another form of american number one, chris of it said, will tennis will authority is needed to prioritize human rights over money? thank. she was praying for pang, and frances nicholas mo said it wasn't just well tennis, his problem, and that as play as we are all concerned, travis waldron is a sports and politics reporter for half post. she says this level of response from a sporting body is unprecedented. it really is, especially when you think about the way that other sporting institutions and leaders have acted when players have spoken out against china. when there have been human rights concerns about china. looking at the mba here in the united states or the way that the english premier lea

the w t. a's chief steve simon says, the email has made him more concerned for the players welfare. a state of emergencies and effect in the canadian province of british columbia. after heavy rainfall triggered flooding of mud slides, highways and britches have been cut off a feast. one person has died, jody vance, reports from burn cuba. for almost a week, thousands of canadians have been stranded, forced to evacuate or left without a home to return to. for steve booth, the record raking rain in british columbia turned a typical weekend commute into what feels like an unending ordeal. we got overnight in our car and monday night and we were able to find a friend of a friend of a friend who lived in help and was taking people in and we. ready yesterday morning we went there and just got a car was what was hard prime minister justin trudeau has promised support including to playing the military. i spoke with the premier, i spoke with a number of mirrors last night to talk about how people are doing in this terrifically bad situation. we're also working with them on saving people on s

steve simon said new video supposedly showing peng shuai as safe and well was insufficient and that theegations of sexual assault are not fully investigated. that is a demand to the ioc has also asked for. they have been investing in the chinese market for quite a while. in 2018 they sided lucrative deal to move the wta finals to shenzhen in china from singapore. ten tournaments are scheduled in china next year stop we don't know if they are going ahead because of covid. it is pretty unusualfor because of covid. it is pretty unusual for an unusual —— because of covid. it is pretty unusualfor an unusual —— is an association to be vocal against the chinese communist party for stopping the path when individual stars have offended the party in these organisations have often come out and apologised without but this time serena williams, naomi osaka, billiejean king, big stars are asking for answers. it is important to mention that this is tennis rather than football or basketball though it is not as lucrative as those sports. that said, this is obviously getting a lot of attention.— a lot of

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while this is what the w a boss steve simon had to say. the statement release today by chinese state media concerning pang, short une raises my concerns as to her safety and whereabouts i have a hard time believing that pang. sure, i actually wrote the e mail we received or believes what is being attributed to her. now joining us from washington, d. c, we have half post report to travis waldron, travis, great, have you on al jazeera. now the w t, of course, does a lot of in showing that statement from asians. chairman, is, is quite something it really is, especially when you think about the way that other sporting institutions and leaders of active players have spoken out against china when they're in human rights concerns about china. looking at the mba here in the united states or the way that the english premier league and some of its clubs, reacted when medicine, o z l. i spoke out about the situation facing leaders in china. the responses were very different. now the w. t a and the simon are coming out with, with essentially a very st

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sent from peng to the women's tennis associaison — has been called into question by the chair, steve simone bbc earlier. when you come out with allegations such as she did and the detail associated within those allegations and then suddenly receive an e—mail reflecting that everything is ok, i am great, there is no issues, there is no allegations here in place. i just have to struggle with that. rory mcilroy�*s still in contension after his second round of the dp world tour championship in dubai. he's a shot behind the leaders. that is because he made a mistake at the18th, putting it in the water. he recovered to double bogey the hole. that put him at nine under for the tournament. unfortunate for mcilroy, who'd led after a great first day. he's won this event twice before, in 2012 and 2015. let's take a look at the leaderboard on day two in dubai. after that double bogey for mcilroy he's on nine under for the tournament, two underfor the day. he's a shot behind irishman, shane lowry, who'sjoint leader after an eagle at the 14th helped put him on ten under. alongside him is englishman sam

the association's chairman steve simon says he won't engage in further email communications with herld tennis associations says it... "remains deeply concerned that peng is not free from censorship or coercion and decided not to re—engage via email until satisfied her responses were her own, and not those of her censors." yaqiu wang is a senior researcher on china for human rights watch, she gave us her assessment of the situation. i agree with the wta, i don't think she is free even though she appeared on those pictures. and then making them reappear on videos. this fits into the history of doing that. if the government really wants to show that she is free, why not let her talk to whoever, hold a press conference or let her leave china so she can speak to whoever she wants to speak. everybody knows, this must involve some kind of state surveillance or coercion. what i also envision is a government orchestrated narrative of peng shuai isjust shameful. i am very encouraged to see the wta's response. international business and sports organisations usually cower to the chinese governme

steve simon said it was �*clear her responses were coming up at 6 o'clock, breakfast nina warhurst and thompson, but first on bbc news, it's the media show. hello and welcome to this week's edition of the media show. and this time around, we are going to try and understand why some political stories have long—lasting impact, and others, even those which feel hugely important at the time, do not. to help us look at this, we are going to speak to the bbc�*s steve rosenberg, he is our moscow correspondent, and he's just recorded a remarkable interview with the president of belarus, alexander lukashenko. we're also going to consider the new editor the daily mail, how much control will he have over which political stories in the uk last, notjust for a day or two, but for much longer. and of course, we've got to talk about pep peppa pig. i'm sure lots of people saw the prime minister's speech at the cbi this week which featured pet the pig. let's begin the program by talking to the deputy political editor at itv news. i wonder how itb covered that story. we certainly did cover peppa pig, and

on saturday, wta chairman and ceo steve simon, said he would not engage in further email communicationses 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, shejoins me live now from new york. thank you forjoining us. based on your knowledge and research, what is your view of what is happening to peng shuai? based on the wta _ happening to peng shuai? based on the wta assessment, - happening to peng shuai? based on the wta assessment, even i on the wta assessment, even chinese history silence of critics, making them reappear on some videos, saying they are not doing that well. this feeds into a history of the government doing that. i have concerns about her safety and freedom. ~ ., , ., concerns about her safety and freedom. ~ ., concerns about her safety and freedom-— freedom. would you say th