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The case of Peng Shuai and the calls for an Olympic boycott

This week the USA and Australia announced diplomatic boycotts of next year's Winter Olympics which are to be held in China. The announcements come at a time when the disappearance of China's top tennis player Peng Shuai last month after accusing a top politician of sexual assault further raised questions about China's human rights record.﻿This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: <a href="https://create.acast.com/episodes/79dd9a26-c105-4713-b8a2-971eb4c144ed/thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</a>. Host: David AaronovitchGuests:-Didi Tang, Beijing correspondent, The Times-Matthew Syed, columnist, The Times and Sunday Times Clips from: ABC, BBC, CNN, France 24, Global News, ITV News, NBC, Reuters, Sky News, Sky Sports News. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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