Well she is most likely one of those three. Either that or some type of home confinement.
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Its pretty pathetic that there are people on this board who think the WTA and ATP should just ignore this and get on with the tennis. I mean its sad.This morning I read a nice article on the disappearance of Peng in China after the tennis star accused a Chinese government official of sexual abuse
The Suspicious ‘Disappearance’ Of China’s Tennis Star Is Right Out Of The Chinese Communist Playbook
The Chinese Communist Party will do anything to protect its own at the expense of the Chinese people. It will never hesitate to eliminate any real or perceived threat.
'Disappearance' Of China's Tennis Star Is Textbook Communist Rule
The Chinese Communist Party will do anything to protect its own at the expense of the Chinese people. It will never hesitate to eliminate any real or perceived threat.
I agree. I mean in reality what choice do they even have? Go there and play tennis? I mean how in the heck can you do that. People can point out hypocrisy with all this stuff. But in this case its literally one of the WTAs tennis players disappearing. Has the tennis world and heck everyone else looked the other way on a million other things with China and other countries of course they have. But this is literally a tennis player now.
Wouldn't matter if she were American and her last known whereabouts were in the US; the American government would be under no obligation to disclose anything
I'm not seeing that, please give some examples--I'm seeing grave concern for her mindbody safety--nothing anti the Chinese people--maybe you're overly sensitive if you are Chinese--this is the internet and anyone can write anything within reason. There are usually some posters who are anomalies, agent provocateurs, trolls or just plain weirdos--we call it freedom of speech and expression in the states--this is a private site and they have the right to moderate it.
What law did she break?--talking?
Or someone suffering from the Stockholm effect under coercion.
The talk about her breaking a law could be true. But that isn't an explanation why the gov is not saying anything. I mean for gods sake even Russia when they arrest a high profile individual makes some crap up. I don't know Chinese law, but in this case she disappeared after making accusations. Some have said the public accusations are in itself a violation of Chinese law. That may be a fact. So then let China say it. She violated x law therefore she has been arrested. Sure there will be an outcry. But its not going to get better if they are like don't you worry about her she's ok. Lets play tennis.
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Just look at post #310 by Soul. He says he read a "nice" article about the "suspicious", "textbook disappearance" of Peng. Do you think one has to be Chinese to find this to be a highly inflammatory headline? We have no facts around Peng's multi-year relationship with this high ranking Politburo official, other than her Weibo post which reads more like an unrequited love letter than an accusation. But the press and its readership are already going to town that this was "sexual abuse" and that the CCP is covering it up with a kidnapping. The presumption of guilt and the inflammatory rhetoric is broadly damning, no? This bias is pervasive in the West. How exactly is an article that has that headline going to help Peng's "mindbody safety" as you put it? If anything, the high profile that the West has turned this into is going to make things worse for Peng, not better.
Saying what law Peng Shuai has broken may be considered as disclosing secrets of the government in China. Such a release of information may also cause a loss of face and open the door to further criticism from abroad. This ambiguity works well for the local powers. The "outcry" is the best form of fight at the moment. The WTA, ATP and ITF threats are the very best tools for some disclosure and perhaps move to let Peng Shuai free.
Could be. My point was the sexual assault didn't seem to be the main reason why she posted it
People disappear without a trace or prove of guilt in China and re-appear much later. Facts are mostly found when they are favorable for the powers. I don't see "highly inflammatory headline" or "rhetoric" but requests for a prove of life and investigation. I do hope you can see that too.
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Did you see my post above? There were some remarks by "china experts" on youtube that this was a hit job that happened as part of a power struggle within the CCP. Chinese social media is so closely monitored that post with a government official's name would have never made it online in the first place.
Would a successful young woman destroy her life this way in China, if she didn't have reasons?
You see how ironic this is? The supposedly pro-freedom of speech and anti-censorship people (InsideGuy was the other) are the ones advocating censoring the people who disagree with them. Making their detractors "disappear" from this thread.A few clicks to ignore the obvious TTW China trolls and you are good to go at TTW.
Who would've framed a tennis star? Who would have carried out a "hit job" on an old retired party member?
I was expecting the PTPA to weigh in which it had to do if it wants to be taken seriously.
Scorecard on entities:
WTA with the most financially at stake is leading with the threat to pull out of China.
Publicly in support of the WTA:
ATP
USTA
PTPA
ITF
Tennis Canada
MIA to date (to my knowledge)
FTF
LTA
Tennis Australia
Freedom of speech doesn't mean I need to listen to you.
I believe it was remarked in the context of Xi Jinping having internal purges to carry out. You can watch here if you like:
Good for the freaking WTA. Kudos.
I am not hopeful. But the WTA and the ATP should do what they can. Thats all anyone can ask.
That's all you have to say?
I am not even sure what to say about this one.
