Why the International Olympic Committee Intervened on China’s Behalf in the Peng Shuai Controversy - a podcast by time.com

When Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai seemingly disappeared from public view after posting allegations that a top Chinese official sexually assaulted her, the Women’s Tennis Association made repeated requests to speak to Peng—and demanded that China investigate her allegations.

But, it appears that the the International Olympic Committee (IOC), not the WTA, was the first organization outside China to speak with Peng.

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