A group of veteran athletes and sportsmen, who were witnesses to the historic "Ping-Pong diplomacy" between China ... the then US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger visited China, followed by ...

with Nixon publicly stating his interest in visiting China and the two countries exchanging table tennis players in what was dubbed “Ping Pong diplomacy.” By July 1971, Kissinger was secretly ...

The breakthrough – what became known as “ping-pong diplomacy” – was a precursor to more official exchanges: National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger’s secret trip to China in July 1971 ...

If you follow China-U.S. relations, you’ve probably heard of “ping-pong diplomacy” – referring ... the stage for an official visit by Henry Kissinger in July 1971, and eventually full ...

04:57 When ping ... China-US diplomacy on the table before Nixon’s visit 50 years ago When ping-pong helped put China-US diplomacy on the table before Nixon’s visit 50 years ago Kissinger ...

Chinese table tennis stars Liu Shiwen (first from left) and Ma Long (second from right) pose for photos in an event to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of China-US "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" in Los ...

Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng has called on the two sides to draw inspirations and wisdom from their Ping-Pong Diplomacy over five decades ago. In a speech at a recent event ...

He interviewed Henry Kissinger many times and traveled to ... That led to what became known as Ping-Pong diplomacy. A young member of the American table tennis team playing in a championship ...

I will say, I was reading a lot of those obituaries around Henry Kissinger’s death at 100 ... At the same time — call it soft power or call it diplomacy — I think through sport, through ...