The Women's Tennis Association announced on Thursday that they will be ending their boycott of China and will resume playing there in the near future, despite there being no resolution on the situation of Chinese player Peng Shuai.
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 21: Shuai Peng of China in action during her Women's Singles first round match against Nao Hibino of Japan on day two of the 2020 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 21, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. they will be ending their boycott of China and will resume playing there in the near future,The boycott was inspired by Peng after she alleged in late 2021 that a high-ranking Chinese government official raped her several years ago.
"The stance that we took at the time was appropriate. And we stand by that. But 16 months into this, we're convinced that our requests will not be met. And to continue with the same strategy doesn't make sense," Simon said Thursday“So we needed to look at a different approach.
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