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.

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