The head of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) plans to suspend future email communications with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, since the once-missing player is still unable to speak freely, a spokesman said on Nov. 27. The sports body has been seeking to hear directly from the former top-ranked doubles player over the past three weeks. Peng made accusations of sexual assault against a now-retired top Chinese official in a Nov. 2 post that swirled briefly around the country’s heavily controlled internet before being taken down by Chinese authorities. The 35-year-old player then vanished from public view for about 20 days, before reappearing on Chinese state media and in a video call with Olympics officials last week. Steve Simon, the chairman of the WTA, says he’s concerned that Peng is still under censorship and coercion from the Chinese regime, the WTA spokesperson said. “The WTA remains concerned about her ability to …
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