Sino-US Ping Pong Diplomacy 'rematch'
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-06-13 11:06
Former U.S. table tennis champion George Braithwaite warms up before an exhibition game at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California June 12, 2008. Braithwaite was a member of the original USA team involved in the historic 1971 match against the Chinese in Beijing. Table tennis was the sport that eventually helped lead to a breakthrough in diplomatic ties between the U.S. and China. [Agencies] |
