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Bookmark or Share- 50 Years Ago: Ping-Pong Diplomacy Changed the World50 Years Ago: Ping-Pong Diplomacy Changed the World becoming president, Nixon had written, “We simply cannot afford to leave China forever outside the family of nations.” An opportunity for a breakthrough took place in Nagoya, Japan, where the table tennis teams of China and the U.S. were among those participating in the 1971
- The Beginning of Ping-Pong Diplomacy: A Surprise InvitationTheir 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 States and the People’s Republic of China.
- Ping-Pong Diplomacy | SmithsonianPing-Pong Diplomacy. Blending statecraft and sport, table tennis matches between American and Chinese athletes set the stage for Nixon’s breakthrough with the People’s...
- How Ping‑Pong Diplomacy Thawed the Cold War - HISTORYThe two countries eventually opened secret communications, but the real breakthrough came courtesy of a public encounter between a pair of ping-pong players.
- Ping-pong diplomacy - WikipediaPing-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.
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