Minitrue 2017: June—Liu Xiaobo, Landslide, Bombing
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Minitrue: Defeat at Table Tennis Tournament
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Minitrue: Quiet on Top Players’ Ping Pong Protest
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Xi and Obama Meet on Sidelines of Security Summit
While meeting on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague on Monday, Presidents...
China Relaxes Romance Ban on Table Tennis Champion
After a probationary period of 5 years, China’s table tennis sports officials are allowing Wang Hao, the men’s singles world champion, to date a fellow athlete. From The Guardian: After years of punishing training...
A Side Competition in Beijing: Island vs. Mainland
The New York Times reports on a new competition between mainland China and Taiwan – over a ping-pong table: Outside, the tropical heat of southern Taiwan seems to wither even the palm trees, while inside, the players break...
Video: Chinese Men’s and Women’s Teams Dominate at World Table Tennis Championships
From The Canadian Press: China claimed a sweeping victory at the World Table Tennis Championship in Guangzhou. The tournament was considered a dress-rehearsal for the upcoming Olympic Games. China’s men’s team beat South...
China Meets South Korea at World Table Tennis Championship Finals
China’s men’s table tennis team proved their dominance, beating Hong Kong to advance to the Sunday finals at the World Table Tennis Championship in Guangzhou. China will face South Korea, whose game was sharp enough to oust the...
Worlds ‘redwash’ prompts calls for overseas aid – Reuters
A story about the conundrum facing the Chinese table tennis team: while it finds itself in a “new golden age,” it worries that other countries might lose interest in the sport. From Reuters, via China Daily: China’s absolute domination of the table tennis world championships has sparked more calls for the country to help develop […]
The Golden Child – Michael Leahy
You don’t have to go to China to find a world where champions are legend, and dreams rise or fall with the bounce of a little ball, from the Washington Post: THE OPPONENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE NET, the one talking to his racquet at this moment, is a nobody in the sport, […]
Olympic champ paid the price for losing cool – China Daily
From China Daily via People’s Daily online (link): Chinese Olympic table tennis champion Chen Qi says he feels like a “new person” after completing the last set of punishments for losing his temper in an international competition. The 21-year-old had already made an open apology, was drilled in a military boot camp and handed out […]
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