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Ping-Pong Diplomacy view detail comment email this

This brief article discusses the era of "ping-pong diplomacy," which started in 1971 when the U.S. table tennis team "got a surprise invitation from their Chinese colleagues to visit the People's Republic. Time magazine called it 'The ping heard round the world.' And with good reason: no group of Americans had been invited to China since the Communist takeover in 1949." Discusses events that followed during the administration of President Richard Nixon. From Smithsonian Magazine.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/pingpong.html
Topics: International Governments, Sports
Last updated Nov 30, 2007


Ping-Pong Oddity view detail comment email this

Text of an unpublished book about the U.S. table tennis team's 1971 "ping-pong diplomacy" trip to China. This trip, taken during the Nixon administration, was considered to be a turning point in improvements in U.S.-China relations. The personal account includes some photos from the trip. Part of a larger publication on the history of U.S. table tennis from USA Table Tennis, "the national organizing body for table tennis in the United States."
http://www.usatt.org/articles/ppoddity01.shtml
Topics: International Governments, Sports
Last updated Apr 4, 2006


USA Table Tennis (USATT) view detail comment email this

The official Web site of the USATT provides news, schedules of games and tournaments, rules and regulations, profiles of USATT Hall of Fame athletes, articles, and links about ping pong. Searchable by top twenty-five players, last name, rank, and state.
http://www.usatt.org/index.shtml
Topics: Sports
Last updated Jul 10, 2001




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