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Supporters of Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai hold up T-shirts ahead of the women's final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. The women’s professional tennis tour will bring its events back to China later this year, announcing on Thursday, April 13, 2023, the end of a boycott instituted in late 2021 over concerns about the safety of former player Peng Shuai after she accused a high-ranking government official there of sexual assault. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)

Why is women’s tennis China boycott over Peng Shuai ending?

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

China's Peng Shuai serves to Japan's Nao Hibino during their first round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 21, 2020. The women’s professional tennis tour is ending its suspension of tournaments in China that was initiated in late 2021 over concerns about Grand Slam doubles champion Peng Shuai’s well-being. The WTA announced Thursday, April 13, 2023, that it will return to competition in China this season, even though two of its key requests were never met: a chance to meet with Peng, and a thorough, transparent investigation of her sexual assault accusations against a high-ranking Chinese government official. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)

Women’s tennis tour ends Peng Shuai-inspired China boycott

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

China's Peng Shuai serves to Japan's Nao Hibino during their first round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File) **FILE**

China’s Peng Shuai calls scandal a ‘misunderstanding’ in controlled interview

By John Leicester - Associated Press

China's Peng Shuai serves to Japan's Nao Hibino during their first round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File) **FILE**

An Olympic question that won’t go away: Where is Peng Shuai?

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

FILE - China's Peng Shuai serves to Japan's Nao Hibino during their first round singles match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 21, 2020. The controversy surrounding Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai’s accusations of sexual assault against a former top politician continues to cast a shadow of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games that officially begin on Friday, Feb. 4. 2022. Peng disappeared from public view in November, 2021, after accusing former Communist Party official Zhang Gaoli of sexual assault. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)

IOC president Bach says Peng Shuai can move freely in China

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

FILE - Peng Shuai, of China, returns a shot to Maria Sakkari, of Greece, during the second round of the US Open tennis championships on ug. 29, 2019, in New York. China's Foreign Ministry is sticking to its line that it isn't aware of the controversy surrounding tennis professional Peng Shuai, who disappeared after accusing a former top official of sexually assaulting her. A ministry spokesperson said Friday that the matter was not a diplomatic question and that he was not aware of the situation. (AP Photo/Michael Owens, File)

Australian Open officials confiscate ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts from fans

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

FILE - China's Peng Shuai reacts during her first round singles match against Japan's Nao Hibino at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 21, 2020. IOC President Thomas Bach can't escape repeated questions about Peng and suspicions around two video calls the IOC has had with her. The questions keep coming. And Bach has acknowledged the situation is “fragile.” (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)

Chinese tennis star denies writing about being sexually assaulted

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Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai reacts during a tennis match in Beijing, China on Oct. 6, 2009. When Peng disappeared from public view this month after accusing a senior Chinese politician of sexual assault, it caused an international uproar. But back in China, Peng is just one of several people, activists and accusers alike, who have been hustled out of view, charged with crimes or trolled and silenced online for speaking out about the harassment, violence and discrimination women face every day. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

WTA suspends China events over concerns for Peng’s safety

By Howard Fendrich - Associated Press

FILE - China's Peng Shuai reacts during her first round singles match against Japan's Nao Hibino at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Jan. 21, 2020. The editor of a Communist Party newspaper posted a video online that he said showed missing tennis star Peng Shuai watching a match Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021 as the ruling party tried to quell fears abroad while suppressing information in China about Peng after she accused a senior leader of sexual assault. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill, File)

Missing Chinese tennis star surfaces in video from Beijing tournament

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

FILE - China's Peng Shuai serves to France's Caroline Garcia during their second round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, on May 31, 2018 in Paris. China's Foreign Ministry is sticking to its line that it isn't aware of the controversy surrounding tennis professional Peng Shuai, who disappeared after accusing a former top official of sexually assaulting her. A ministry spokesperson said Friday that the matter was not a diplomatic question and that he was not aware of the situation. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Tennis players take on Communist Party: Where is Peng Shuai?

By Stephen Wade - Associated Press

China's Peng Shuai reacts while competing against Canada's Eugenie Bouchard in their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. The disappearance of tennis star Peng Shuai in China following her accusations of sexual assault against a former top Communist Party official has shined a spotlight on similar cases involving political dissidents, entertainment figures, business leaders and others who have run afoul of the authorities. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

China says ‘not aware’ of tennis player Peng Shuai issue

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FILE - China's Shuai Peng plays a shot against Romania's Sorana Cirstea during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France. Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Chinese authorities have squelched virtually all online discussion of sexual assault accusations apparently made by the Chinese professional tennis star against a former top government official, showing how sensitive the ruling Communist Party is to such charges. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Doubts over China tennis star’s email raise safety concerns

By Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, reacts during her match against Maria Sakkari, of Greece, in the quarterfinals of the Miami Open tennis tournament in Miami Gardens, Fla., on March 31, 2021. Osaka says she's been shocked to hear about a fellow player who has gone quiet since making a sexual assault allegation against a former top government official in China. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Shocked tennis star Naomi Osaka posts: Where is Peng Shuai?

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China's Shuai Peng plays a shot against Romania's Sorana Cirstea during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France. Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Chinese authorities have squelched virtually all online discussion of sexual assault accusations apparently made by the Chinese professional tennis star against a former top government official, showing how sensitive the ruling Communist Party is to such charges. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Tennis star accuses China ex-vice premier of sexual assault

By Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai banned 6 months

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Vandeweghe opens WTA Elite Trophy with win over Peng

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China’s Peng Shuai captures 1st title at Tianjin Open

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Peng Shuai, of China, reacts after defeating Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, during the quarterfinals of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

U.S. Open: Peng Shuai finally reaches major semifinal at age 28

By James Martinez - Associated Press

Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland, returns a shot against Shuai Peng, of China, during the second round of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

U.S. Open: Agnieszka Radwanska upset by Peng Shuai

By Rachel Cohen - Associated Press

Hantuchova, Peng reach quarters in Morocco

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