,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#h1 #bjba,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for   
himself1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4
 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,hawley1 and ,mr4 ,cruz7  
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,foreign ,relations  ,,resolution       
,demanding that the ,communist ,party of
 ,china prove that ,peng ,shuai is free 
from censorship1 coercion1 and          
intimidation and fully investigate the  
sexual assault allegations against      
former ,vice ,premier ,zhang ,gaoli4    
,whereas1 as a decorated professional   
tennis player1 a #c-time ,olympian1 and 
the number #a doubles player in #bjad as
 ranked by the ,women's ,tennis         
,association1 ,peng ,shuai is one of the
 most recognizable athletes from the    
,people's ,republic of ,china2 ,whereas1
 on ,november #b1 #bjba1 ,peng ,shuai   
publicly accused former ,vice ,premier  
of the ,people's ,republic of ,china    

,zhang ,gaoli of sexual assault2        
,whereas ,peng ,shuai was immediately   
censored by the ,communist ,party of    
,china and physically removed from      
public view2 ,whereas searches for ,peng
 ,shuai were blocked on social media    
platforms accessible from the ,people's 
,republic of ,china2 ,whereas1 for more 
than #b weeks1 the international        
athletic community1 led by the ,women's 
,tennis ,association1 demanded that the 
,communist ,party of ,china reveal the  
location and health status of ,peng     
,shuai and fully investigate the        
allegations against former ,vice        
,premier ,zhang ,gaoli2 ,whereas the    
state media of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china released an email allegedly   
from ,peng ,shuai to the ,women's       
,tennis ,association in which ,peng     
,shuai withdrew her allegations of      
sexual assault and claimed she was not  
missing2 ,whereas the ,president of the 
,women's ,tennis ,association ,steve    
,simon stated that the email raised more

 concerns as to the safety and          
whereabouts of ,peng ,shuai2 ,whereas1  
after immense international public      
outcry over the disappearance of ,peng  
,shuai1 ,peng ,shuai re-emerged at      
various structured public events in the 
,people's ,republic of ,china and       
participated in staged video calls with 
the ,international ,olympic ,committee2 
,whereas1 on ,december #a1 #bjba1 the   
,women's ,tennis ,association announced 
that it would halt all tournaments in   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china1      
including ,hong ,kong1 because the      
,association is not satisfied that ,peng
 ,shuai is safe2 ,whereas ,simon stated 
that the ,women's ,tennis ,association  
would willingly cut off one of its      
largest business partners until the     
health and safety of ,peng ,shuai was   
clarified1 despite knowing the decision 
could cost the ,women's ,tennis         
,association hundreds of millions of    
dollars in future revenue2 ,whereas     
,simon stated1 8,chinese officials have 

been provided the opportunity to cease  
this censorship1 verifiably prove that  
,peng is free and able to speak without 
interference or intimidation1 and       
investigate the allegation of sexual    
assault in a full1 fair and transparent 
manner4 ,unfortunately1 the leadership  
in ,china has not addressed this very   
serious issue in any credible way4      
,while we now know where ,peng is1 ,i   
have serious doubts that she is free1   
safe and not subject to censorship1     
coercion and intimidation402 ,whereas   
the ,international ,olympic ,committee  
will host the #bjbb ,winter ,olympic    
,games in ,beijing1 ,people's ,republic 
of ,china2 ,whereas the actions of the  
,communist ,party of ,china in silencing
 ,peng ,shuai call into question the    
safety of other athletes competing in   
the #bjbb ,winter ,olympic ,games2 and  
,whereas the actions against ,peng      
,shuai and other flagrant human rights  
abuses1 such as the genocide of         
predominantly ,muslim ,uyghurs1         

committed by the ,communist ,party of   
,china are inconsistent with ,olympic   
values and the integrity of sport3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 applauds the actions of the        
,women's ,tennis ,association-- 7,a7 to 
seek the security and safety of ,peng   
,shuai2 and  7,b7 to hold the ,communist
 ,party of ,china accountable for its   
authoritarian censorship of ,peng       
,shuai2  7#b7 condemns the              
,international ,olympic ,committee for  
cooperating in the ,communist ,party of 
,china's suppression of ,peng ,shuai2   
7#c7 condemns the ,communist ,party of  
,china's violation of ,peng ,shuai's    
basic human rights to freedom of speech 
and movement2 and  7#d7 demands that the
 ,communist ,party of ,china-- 7,a7     
prove that ,peng ,shuai is free from    
censorship1 coercion1 and intimidation2 
and  7,b7 fully investigate ,peng       
,shuai's sexual assault allegation      
against former ,vice ,premier ,zhang    
,gaoli4