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10th April 1971: US table tennis team ushers in ping pong diplomacy

10th April 2020
Tagged as: America, China, Cold War, Communism, Diplomacy, International Relations, Mao, Nixon, Ping Pong, Sino-American Relations, Sport, Table Tennis, United States, USA

The United States table tennis team heralded the era of ‘ping pong diplomacy’ by becoming the first official American delegation to visit China in 20 years.

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10th April 1971: US table tennis team ushers in ping pong diplomacy

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