The best table tennis players in the world descended upon Japan in March of 1971, all looking for championships. Shortly after the tournament ended in April, the eyes of the world shifted to the ...
If you follow China-U.S. relations, you’ve probably heard of “ping-pong diplomacy” – referring to the historic trip by an American table tennis team to China in April 1971. That set the stage for an ...
Judy Hoarfrost, a member of the famed U.S. "Ping Pong Diplomacy" team in the 1970s, tells PEOPLE sports can help heal geopolitical tensions A boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is not the ...
Editor’s Note: This story was excerpted from the November 23 edition of CNN’s Meanwhile in America, the daily email about US politics for global readers. Click here to read past editions and subscribe ...
Former US national team members Connie Sweeris and her husband Dell Sweeris recall their experiences with ping-pong diplomacy at a forum marking the 54th anniversary of the exchange and the 46th ...
On April 6, 1971, history was made when China invited the U.S. table tennis team to play in the Asian country. They were the first Americans that were allowed in China since the communist takeover in ...
An ancient dam, pandas and ping-pong: French leader Emmanuel Macron concluded his fourth state visit to China on Friday in the southwestern city of Chengdu, striking a more relaxed note after tough ...
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