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What Next: What Peng Shuai Started

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3.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

When Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai accused a former Chinese Vice Premier of rape, what came next was darkly predictable: the athlete disappeared from public view while the government scrubbed all mentions of her allegations and censored searches for her name. But few expected the Women’s Tennis Association to strike back, suspending all future tournaments in China and Hong Kong. As the WTA stands up to China - leaving millions of dollars on the table - will other sports organizations follow suit and hold the government to account over its human rights abuses? Guest: Ben Rothenberg, senior editor of Racquet Magazine and host of the tennis podcast No Challenges Remaining. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Nike.

0:04.2

It's packed to school season, and you and your child might be feeling a bit anxious.

0:09.0

As a parent, you're the best team mate for your mini-me, and together, you can use sport

0:13.2

to help overcome anxiety.

0:15.6

Try something new as a family and celebrate even the little wins you achieve on the journey.

0:19.9

Create long-lasting memories that will take your kids from class to court and beyond.

0:25.5

Go to Nike.com, forward slash kids to get school ready.

0:29.6

I am so over this situation, Peter.

0:32.7

I'm unbumble to find something real.

0:35.6

You know, like someone you can count on, someone who actually cares about what you think.

0:40.7

I just want someone who's ready for that long-term kind of love.

0:45.8

Whether you're looking for your next boyfriend, girlfriend, casual date,

0:49.6

or just someone a truly getcha, it's waiting for you on Bumble.

0:54.3

Find them on Bumble.

0:59.4

I called up Ben Rothenberg to tell me about the scandal that has upended the world of women's tennis.

1:08.2

But before we unpacked this scandal, I asked him to unpack the tennis and say what he loves

1:15.8

about watching Pung Shwai on the court.

1:19.0

What's unique about Pung Shwai is that she has both a double-handed forehand and backhand.

1:23.6

So she's just two hands to swing on both sides of her body, which is pretty unusual.

1:29.0

So she's powerful.

1:30.2

She's powerful. She's not the fastest player, but she's powerful.

1:33.6

She's very aggressive, very opportunistic, and a very determined player on court.

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