<description>&lt;p&gt;In the lead-up to the Beijing Winter Olympics, the world began to wonder how and if Peng Shuai would be used in the games, and whether the IOC was going to have anything to say to the Chinese Government about their silencing of the tennis star. So how did the Chinese propaganda juggernaut shift its attention to the global sporting stage? And what happens when the international community&amp;rsquo;s peak sporting body is accused of silencing a sexual assault survivor?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Plus, we investigate China&amp;rsquo;s Me Too movement. What does the story of Peng Shuai tell us about feminism in China?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;CREDITS:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Host: Emma Gillespie&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Writer: Emma Gillespie&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Producers: Emma Gillespie, Kally Borg, Tia Ucich&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Guest booking: Kally Borg&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Audio Production: Madeline Joannou&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;WITH THANKS TO:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yaqiu Wang, Pan Wang, Tom Steinfort &amp;amp; Sydney Pead&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe" rel="payment"&gt;Subscribe to Mamamia: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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3. The Disappearance Of Peng Shuai: But Will She Ever Be Free?

MAY 5, 202234 MIN
Extraordinary Stories

3. The Disappearance Of Peng Shuai: But Will She Ever Be Free?

MAY 5, 202234 MIN

Description

In the lead-up to the Beijing Winter Olympics, the world began to wonder how and if Peng Shuai would be used in the games, and whether the IOC was going to have anything to say to the Chinese Government about their silencing of the tennis star. So how did the Chinese propaganda juggernaut shift its attention to the global sporting stage? And what happens when the international community’s peak sporting body is accused of silencing a sexual assault survivor?

Plus, we investigate China’s Me Too movement. What does the story of Peng Shuai tell us about feminism in China?

CREDITS:

Host: Emma Gillespie

Writer: Emma Gillespie

Producers: Emma Gillespie, Kally Borg, Tia Ucich

Guest booking: Kally Borg 

Audio Production: Madeline Joannou

Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff

 

WITH THANKS TO:

Yaqiu Wang, Pan Wang, Tom Steinfort & Sydney Pead

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