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Sino-US Ping Pong Diplomacy celebrated in US
Updated: 2011-07-07 10:07
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 Former Ping Pong players from China and the United States play Ping Pong during a reception commemorating 40th anniversary of "Ping Pong Diplomacy" in San Francisco, the United States, July 5, 2011. In 1971, nine American table tennis players were invited to Beijing for exhibition games with Chinese players, helping break the ice between China and the United States and lay the groundwork for the eventual establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations. [Photo/Agencies] |
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 Edwin Lee (1st R), mayor of San Francisco, Cai Zhenhua (2nd R), vice director of the State General Administration of Sport of China, and Gao Zhansheng (1st L), Chinese consul general in San Francisco, play Ping Pong during a reception commemorating 40th anniversary of "Ping Pong Diplomacy" in San Francisco, the United States, July 5, 2011. In 1971, nine American table tennis players were invited to Beijing for exhibition games with Chinese players, helping break the ice between China and the United States and lay the groundwork for the eventual establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations. [Photo/Xinhua] |
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