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Women's Tennis Willing to Give Up Millions $$$ if Beijing Won't Account for Missing Peng Shuai
2021-11-20
[PJ] The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) will pull out of China, costing the organization "hundreds of millions of dollars" if the Communist government in Beijing won’t account for star player Peng Shuai and investigate her explosive allegations of sexual misconduct by a high-ranking Party official.

WTA chief Steve Simon told CNN on Thursday, "We’re definitely willing to pull our business and deal with all the complications that come with it."
Bravo WTA! Actions our feckless government would never consider undertaking.
"Because this is certainly, this is bigger than the business," he added.

Simon insisted that Chinese officials handle the investigation "properly, meaning the allegations must be investigated fully, fairly, transparently and without censorship."

NBA, take note: This is how it’s done.

Shuai — a former Wimbledon and French Open doubles champion— went missing two weeks ago, just a few days after accusing former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of having sexually assaulted her three years ago.

Weibo, China’s state-controlled social media platform, deleted Shuai’s allegations shortly after she published them.
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  If she'd accused Biden of rape it would be "those lying bitches" all over again.
Posted by: Shomp Ebbeans2472   2021-11-20 12:31  

#3  Good on the girls for standing up.
(insert joke about the WTA having more balls than the NBA)
It will be interesting to watch China try to co-opt this.
Posted by: SteveS   2021-11-20 10:15  

#2  It would mean a lot if the Williams sisters stood up for their fellow athlete.
Posted by: Airandee   2021-11-20 07:43  

#1  NBA, take note: This is how it’s done.

Wasted rhetoric.
Posted by: Besoeker   2021-11-20 03:05  

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