China must answer serious questions about tennis star Peng Shuai, Australia says

Human rights activists step up calls for diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics

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Chinese authorities must answer serious concerns about the tennis star Peng Shuai's welfare, the Australian government has said.

The intervention comes as human rights activists and an independent senator step up calls for Australia to join a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over broader allegations of rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.

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