The ITF announced they will continue to hold tennis events in China because 'We don't want to punish a billion people,' said president David Haggerty.
The president of the International Tennis Federation said the organization wouldn't withdraw tennis events from China over the safety concerns for tennis player Peng Shuai, despite other organizations doing so.that the tennis organization would continue to hold their junior and senior events in China because they don't want to"punish a billion people" over people concerned about Peng's well-being.
The International Olympic Committee said they had a video call with Peng to prove her well-being, and she seemed to be"doing fine." However, no physical proof has been released about the call. Some organizations have taken a strong stance about what happened to Peng. The Women's Tennis Association suspended all tournaments in China until they could guarantee that she was safe.
Furthering tensions was the White House announcement this week of a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming games to protest Chinese human rights abuses—a move that China promised to react to with"firm countermeasures."
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