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Tag Archives: China
Ping Pong Diplomacy
This picture is found from website of http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-03/27/content_553570.htm Two players, America’s Errol Resek and China’s Xu Shaofa, take part in a training session on the 1971 tour of Beijing. (“Chinadaily”)
The original creator of the image snapshot friendly exchange of table tennis (ping pong) skills between two players. In fact, it was not a simply table tennis exchange. In 1971-1972, Chinese and U.S. table tennis teams exchanged visits to each other, which is praised as “ping-pong diplomacy” in the history of Sino-US relations. The visits had opened up the door of friendly civilian exchange between two countries since 1949. It helped end the Cold War between Beijing and Washington. The tour paved the way for Richard Nixon’s visit to Beijing in 1972.
Posted in 1969-1988, Cultural History, June 7 assignment, Political history, Social History
Tagged China, Cold War, diplomacy, exchange, Richard Nixon, visit
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Richard Nixon visted China in 1972
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In February 21, 1972, The American President Richard Nixon visited China and met with the Chairman Mao Ze Dong in China. Due to this visit, Richard Nixon is marked in history for the first American President to visit China.
Richard Nixon’s visit to China is an improtant historical event to both Chinese and American sociey. The significane of this visit highlights the beginning of defrostation over “Cold War”, as well as it foreshadowes the future long-term business relationship between US and China.
Nowadays, China is America’s biggest trading partners. Besides that, due to China’s rising economy, the ideology of learning Chinese becomes more popular among American students. Most importantly, Richard Nixon’s visit marked a postive relationship in both Chinese and American history.
Posted in 1969-1988, June 7 assignment, Political history
Tagged 1972, China, mao ze dong, Richard Nixon
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