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Reflecting on 50th anniversary of ping-pong diplomacy on both sides of the Pacific amid stalemate in ties

By Wang Wenwen and Zhao Yusha (Global Times) Half a century ago, no one expected the visit of a group of American table tennis...

Apr 11 2021

Ping Pong Player Who Helped Bridge U.S.-China Diplomacy in 1971 Says ‘Nobody Should Boycott’ the 2022 Olympics

By Sean Neumann (People Magazine) A boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is not the right way to call attention to China's...

Apr 11 2021

50 Years Later, The Legacy Of U.S.-China 'Pingpong Diplomacy' Faces Challenges

By John Ruwitch (NPR) Judy Hoarfrost remembers the day she walked into China a half-century ago. She was 15 and the youngest member of...

Apr 11 2021

Fifty years ago, a hippie, a dental assistant and a 15-year-old helped open China with ping pong

By Michael E. Ruane (Washington Post) Judy Bochenski was 15, wore mini skirts, and had to ask her parents if it was ok to...

Apr 11 2021

'Ping Pong Diplomacy' Celebrates 50 Years, Just As U.S., China Need It Again

By Scott McDonald (Newsweek) The best table tennis players in the world descended upon Japan in March of 1971, all looking for championships. Shortly...

Apr 11 2021

Ping Pong Diplomacy resonates a half century later

By Tim Dahlberg (Associated Press) They were an unlikely group of trailblazing diplomats, including the 15-year-old who knew only that China was a big...

Apr 08 2021

USATT #PongPositive Interview - Judy Hoarfrost

https://youtu.be/MgVzKaQz338 USATT Hall of Famer and Paddle Palace Judy Hoarfrost explains on how she is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Judy uses the Hunter...

May 15 2020