They were an unlikely group of trailblazing diplomats, including the 15-year-old who knew only that China was a big country filled with communists — and really good pingpong players. Tossed into the ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The best table tennis players in the world descended upon Japan in ...

It's been 50 years since the U.S. and China engaged in "Ping Pong Diplomacy" - opening dialogue by having teams compete in the table top games. Today marks the 50th anniversary of Ping-Pong diplomacy.

WASHINGTON , April 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CGTN America & CCTV UN releases "Commemoration of 55th Anniversary of Ping-Pong Diplomacy Held in Beijing" (This material is distributed by MediaLinks TV, ...

Fifty years ago, the simple game of table tennis helped mend the frayed relationship between China and the U.S. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

If you follow China-U.S. relations, you’ve probably heard of “ping-pong diplomacy” – referring to the historic trip by an American table tennis team to China in April 1971. That set the stage for an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The front page of the Deseret News on April 14, 1971, as the U.S. table tennis team met with Chinese leaders in Peking. A look ...

Judy Hoarfrost, a member of the famed U.S. "Ping Pong Diplomacy" team in the 1970s, tells PEOPLE sports can help heal geopolitical tensions Sean Neumann has more than a decade of experience working as ...

A new phase of ping-pong diplomacy is quietly beginning over China’s strategic soft-power role in the Middle East. Once flights become available, 11-year-old Syrian table tennis star Hend Zaza will ...

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