Peng Shuai Emerges at Olympics, Gives Controlled Interview
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Her comments were made under tightly controlled conditions. Shuai is likely under immense pressure from the Chinese authorities, and has deliberately avoided commenting on their potential coercion throughout this controversy.
The protests over and attention given to unsubstantiated information is only hurting Shuai herself and will harm her ability to compete fairly. The WTA's boycott of China is entirely unjustified.