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She was speaking to a chinese news outlet. take a listen to what she said in that interview. >> translator: i want to emphasize one thing that is very important, that i have never spoken about or written about anyone sexually assaulting me. this point needs to be emphasized clearly. first of all, its my personal privacy. there possibly has been a lot of misunderstanding. >> in the interview she also said shes been living at home in beijing and that she denied she was under any kind of surveillan...

Suspended matches in china as a result. in a statement after the latest account, they said -- >> the association says that it still cannot make independent contact with peng and pushed other sports organizations to pressure chinas government. beijing is preparing to host the winter olympics in february. the u.s. and allied countries said they renews to send officials to the games over the human right as becauses. martha? >> martha: very interesting. the wta was very strong in this story and thei...

Beijing aims to eliminate heavily polluted days by 2025, the city's environmental watchdog said on Wednesday.

Beijing aims to eliminate heavily polluted days by 2025, the city's environmental watchdog said on Wednesday.

Tonight, the president of the international olympic committee saying tennis star peng shuai is in a, quote, fragile situation. while, simultaneously, dismissing any idea that peng is being censored or surveilled in any way by the chinese government. the ioc president, defending his two video calls with peng after she accused a senior communist leader of rape. >> we could not feel that her being under -- under pressure. many people are saying, you know, there -- there are suspicions here and ther...

Eyes of the ioc. when it comes to this situation, the ioc, in its defense, says its engaging in quiet diplomacy. silent diplomacy. and it has managed to have two calls with peng shuai. they say they are going to try to meet with her face to face. but keep in mind that the ioc is partnered with the chinese government right now, very closely. and it is in their interest for the upcoming beijing winter olympics to be a success. they do not want to embarrass the chinese government. >> right. and i m...

Hong kong. so, ivan, the ioc seems to be basically saying, well, you can have suspicions but theres no need to see if theres any reality to those. just take our word. w we spoke with peng. she is not being detained. shes not being coerced. that seems to be what they are saying even though they actually have no idea themselves. they have had a vid yeseo call her. so does the ioc have any credibility on this? >> look, when it comes to the ioc and its credibility, its track record is spotty. i am o...

Now, china already is firing back. vowing to take, and i quote, countermeasures against the boycott. countermeasures. a foreign ministry spokesperson saying, quote, the u.s. should stop politicizing sports and hyping up the so-called diplomatic boycott so as to not affect china-u.s. dialogue and cooperation in important areas. and lets be clear, its an efb lagz because this move comes at a time when tensions are higher than ever between the world great superpowers at this point. refusing to coop...

And us politicians have been paying tribute to the former republican senator and presidential candidate bob dole, whos died at the age of 98. the international tennis federation says it will not suspend tournaments in china as the womens tennis association did last week, out of concern for the safety of the player peng shuai. the itf president david haggerty told the bbc the world governing body did not want to, as he put it, "punish a billion people". ms peng disappeared for several weeks after...

Completely failed. failed to hold china to its promises that they made to get the games. the ioc has a big financial incentive to continue with the games in china, and its been very quiet about peng which is extremely disappointing. this actually shows that the olympic committee was speaking ow. if it were up to the ioc, they would have been the last place they called. she would have called steve simon of the womens tennis association leading the charm for her. >> you say the games should be mov...