Politicians from the United States and China were involved in the "ping-pong diplomacy."
The Ping Pong diplomacy allows the US and China to have open relationships for more serious talks.
Ping-pong diplomacy refers to the exchange of ping pong players in the 1970's between China and The United States of America. This exchange is notable as it repaired relations between the USA and China.
Open relations for more serious talks
Open relations for more serious talks
By having officials work Behind the Scenes, ping pong diplomacy allowed diplomats to conduct negotiations without public or political pressure.
Ping Pong Diplomacy usually refers to the events which took place in 1971. Several countries were invited to China to play some friendly table tennis matches. At that time, China's contact with the outside world was limited ... and relations between China and the USA in particular were very tense. These matches helped to improve relations between China and USA.
By having officials work Behind the Scenes, ping pong diplomacy allowed diplomats to conduct negotiations without public or political pressure.
In 1971, China stunned the world when they invited the England, United States of America, Canadian and Columbian Table Tennis teams to visit them for a series of friendly table tennis matches. Media around the world covered the story with the universal headline of Ping Pong Diplomacy.
It open negotiations between USA and china in non threatening sportsmanship way. This led to Nixon's visits to china and eventually Beijing hosting 2008 Olympics
President Richard Nixon is associated with the Ping Pong Diplomacy.
In 1971, the U.S. Table Tennis team was in Japan for the World Table Tennis Championship when they received an invitation to visit China. This was unexpected, as China did not have any relations with the U.S. at the time. This lead to a program that has since been called "Ping-Pong Diplomacy."