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History of China-US Ping-Pong Diplomacy
By Xinhua Published: Apr 26, 2021 05:56 PM
Members of the U.S. table tennis team visit the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, April 12, 1971.(Photo: Xinhua)

Members of the U.S. table tennis team visit the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, April 12, 1971.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
A US table tennis player communicates with a Chinese table tennis player in Beijing, capital of China, April 11, 1971.(Photo: Xinhua)

A US table tennis player communicates with a Chinese table tennis player in Beijing, capital of China, April 11, 1971.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Chinese table tennis players stage a table tennis performance for workers during their visit at an automobile factory in Detroit, the United States, April 13, 1972.(Photo: Xinhua)

Chinese table tennis players stage a table tennis performance for workers during their visit at an automobile factory in Detroit, the United States, April 13, 1972.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Chinese and the U.S. table tennis players compete in men's doubles match in Detroit, the United States, April 14, 1972.(Photo: Xinhua)

Chinese and the U.S. table tennis players compete in men's doubles match in Detroit, the United States, April 14, 1972.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Combination photo shows players of China and the United States competing in a table tennis friendly match in Beijing, capital of China, April 13, 1971 (up), and players of China and the United States competing in a friendly match to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Ping-Pong Diplomacy between the two countries at the International Table Tennis Federation Museum in Shanghai, east China, April 10, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

Combination photo shows players of China and the United States competing in a table tennis friendly match in Beijing, capital of China, April 13, 1971 (up), and players of China and the United States competing in a friendly match to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Ping-Pong Diplomacy between the two countries at the International Table Tennis Federation Museum in Shanghai, east China, April 10, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Chinese table tennis players stage a table tennis performance in College of William & Mary in Virginia, the United States, April 16, 1972.(Photo: Xinhua)

Chinese table tennis players stage a table tennis performance in College of William & Mary in Virginia, the United States, April 16, 1972.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Chinese and the U.S. table tennis players communicate with each other about table tennis skills in Memphis, the United States, April 23, 1972.(Photo: Xinhua)

Chinese and the U.S. table tennis players communicate with each other about table tennis skills in Memphis, the United States, April 23, 1972.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Members of the U.S. table tennis team and Chinese table tennis players visit the Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China, April 14, 1971.(Photo: Xinhua)

Members of the U.S. table tennis team and Chinese table tennis players visit the Summer Palace in Beijing, capital of China, April 14, 1971.(Photo: Xinhua)