'Ping-pong diplomats' reexperience the moment

'Ping-pong diplomats' reexperience the moment
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-02-25 14:44

Tim Boggan, a member of the original US team that took part in 'Ping-pong diplomacy' in 1971, joins forces with former Chinese world champion Qiao Hong in a friendly game at a signing ceremony in South China's Guangzhou, Feb. 24, 2008. At the event, Chinese sportswear company Li Ning announced it has signed a sponsorship deal with the US national table tennis team for the next five years. [Xinhua]

Tim Boggan, a member of the US table tennis team that participated in the renowned "Ping-pong diplomacy" which helped pave the way for the normalization of Sino-US relations in 1971, plays with former Chinese world champion Qiao Hong in a friendly game in South China's Guangzhou, Feb. 24, 2008. Chinese sportswear-maker Li Ning announced on the same day that it has signed a deal to sponsor the US national table tennis team for the next five years.[Xinhua]