The unseeded Peng (pronounced "Pung") might be a complete unknown here, but she is revered in China as one of a small handful of pioneers who unshackled tennis from the country's Communist Party.

Hong Kong CNN — The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) kicked off its first tournament in China in more than three years Monday, ending its boycott over the uncertain fate of tennis star Peng Shuai.

For these reasons, the WTA is lifting its suspension of the operation of tournaments in the People’s Republic of China.” Peng was feared ... of human rights, the power balance can shift.

So it was recently in the tragic case of Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star who disappeared after accusing one of China’s most senior ... iniquities and abuses of power to an extent few other ...

But influencing the rest of the world is a different matter, as Peng Shuai has ... he told reporters. China has grown more sophisticated in recent years at using the power of the internet to ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive ... all it took to mobilize after Peng Shuai, the tennis star and one of China’s most famous athletes ...

Suzanne Nossel is chief executive of PEN America and author of “Dare to Speak: Defending Free Speech for All.” James Tager is the organization’s director of research. The latest statements ...

BEIJING – The #MeToo movement flickers in and out of sight in China, much like the tennis star Peng Shuai after she ... country where most positions of power in corporate, political and ...

NPR's David Folkenflik talks to Yan Bennett, of the Center on Contemporary China at Princeton, about Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai's disappearance ... tightening its grip on power in so many ...

RUWITCH: That power seems to be magnified in China, where the government does not tolerate criticism, and expressions of sorrow can be interpreted as political. Some have been critical of Peng ...