ping pong diplomacy

Xi and Obama Meet on Sidelines of Security Summit

Mar 25, 2014

While meeting on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague on Monday, Presidents...

Ping Pong Match Commemorates Ping Pong Diplomacy

Jan 7, 2009

Today marks 30 years since a ping-pong tournament broke the ice between the U.S. and China, paving the way to diplomatic relations. The occasion was marked in Beijing with a rematch. From the Foreign Policy blog: [Photo from...

Pingpong Diplomacy to be Commemorated in Rematch

Jun 10, 2008

The 1971 ping-pong match that helped reestablish relations between the U.S. and China will be celebrated this week with a rematch between the original players. From AP: It was an unlikely diplomatic tool amid the escalating...