U.S.-China Pingpong Diplomacy, 50 Years Later : NPR
April 10 marks the 50th anniversary of when U.S. table tennis players first visited China in a diplomatic breakthrough. But today, the political winds have shifted — in both countries ...
The pride and glory of Chinese table tennis - Olympics.com
Table tennis, also known as ping pong, has been considered as the national sport of the People’s Republic of China. Since table tennis became an official Olympic medal sport at Seoul 1988, Chinese athletes have dominated the sport winning 28 of a …
China national table tennis team - Wikipedia
The China national table tennis team is the national representative team of the People's Republic of China, and was founded in 1952.
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The Beginning of Ping-Pong Diplomacy: A Surprise Invitation
2021年8月5日 · Following the 1949 Chinese revolution, there had been no diplomatic ties, limited trade, and few contacts between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. Their trip was the start of what became known as “ping-pong diplomacy” and helped lay the groundwork for establishing official diplomatic relations between the United ...
Ping-pong diplomacy - Wikipedia
Ping-pong diplomacy (Chinese: 乒乓外交; pinyin: Pīngpāng wàijiāo) refers to the exchange of table tennis (ping-pong) players between the United States and the People's Republic of China in the early 1970s.
Once a tool for diplomacy, table tennis now viewed by China ... - NBC News
2021年8月6日 · The International Table Tennis Foundation says television viewership of competitive ping pong remains high in China — but in 2018, it was only the fourth most-watched sport, behind soccer,...
Five ways table tennis changed the history of China - BBC
In the three-part series Sideways: China’s Ping Pong Power, Matthew Syed, journalist and former table tennis champion, investigates how the game became China’s most enduring sport and...
U.S., China commemorate ping-pong diplomacy at Table Tennis …
2021年11月29日 · U.S., China commemorate ping-pong diplomacy at Table Tennis Worlds. Lily Zhang — playing with her Chinese partner Lin Gaoyuan in mixed doubles — became the first American to win a medal at the Table Tennis World Championships in 62 years. Gerry Harker Published November 29, 2021.
Commemoration for the 50th Anniversary of China-US "Ping-Pong …
2021年11月25日 · On the evening of November 23, 2021, National Committee on United States–China Relations, USA Table Tennis, and Chinese Table Tennis Association jointly commemorated the 50th Anniversary of U.S.-China Ping Pong Diplomacy with the theme of “Celebrating the Past for a Better Future”.