Zhuang Zedong
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Zhuang Zedong was a Chinese table tennis player, three-time world men's singles champion and champion at numerous other table tennis events. These accomplishments lead Zhuang as one of the greatest ta
Zhuang Zedong in 2007 (photo: Tom Nguyen)
Ping-pong diplomacy
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Ping-pong diplomacy refers to the exchange of table tennis players between the United States and the People's Republic of China in the early 1970s. Considered a turning point in relations between the
Zhuang Zedong
…Revolution. His chance meeting with American table tennis player, Glenn Cowan, during the 31st World Table Tennis Championship, later referred to as ping-pong diplomacy, triggered the first thawing of the ice in Sino-American relations since 1949. Zhuang was once married to the pianist Bao Huiqiao, and his second wife…
Nixon attending a ping-pong exhibition in Beijing