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Chinese Garden Ping-Pong Demonstration

The Lan Su Chinese Garden in Downtown Portland will be hosting a table tennis exhibition on February 14th from 12:00 - 1:00pm featuring Ping-Pong...
Jan 29 2014
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For World Superpowers, The Negotiating Table Often Had A Net

Melissa Block talks with Nicholas Griffin about his book, Ping-Pong Diplomacy, which explores the importance of the tabletop game in Chinese political history and...
Jan 27 2014
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Remembering Zhuang Zedong and Ping Pong Diplomacy with Judy Hoarfrost

Remembering Zhuang Zedong and Ping Pong Diplomacy with Judy Hoarfrost by Wen Liu It was sad that on Feb. 10, the Chinese New Year's...
Mar 02 2013
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Ping Pong Diplomacy: San Francisco 2011

by Tim Boggan, Ping Pong Diplomat and official USATT Historian"Ping-Pong Diplomacy”—it started, you may remember, with the 1971 visit of the U.S. Table Tennis...
Jul 26 2011
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Los Angeles Times article: Ping Pong Diplomacy July 8, 2011

When 'the little ball moved the big ball' four decades ago It has been 40 years since pingpong diplomacy helped pave the way for...
Jul 14 2011
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Paddle Palace at the 2011 US Open

Paddle Palace Booth US Open 2011 Paddle Palace at the 2011 US Open There were many exciting events at this year's US Open, held...
Jul 13 2011
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San Francisco Celebrates Ping Pong Diplomacy

“Ping Pong Diplomacy” Events Mark 40th Anniversary of China’s Re-Opening Original Players - Current Olympic/ World Champions Coming July 5, 6 [caption id="attachment_332" align="alignleft"...
Jun 22 2011
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