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Pingpong diplomacy

Pingpong diplomacy. Ping pong diplomacy refers to the cultural exchange of the United States and People ’ republic of China in the 1970s. American ping pong player asked to be invited to visit china. Unexpected but dramatic meeting between Zhuang and Cowan. The response of the Chinese

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Pingpong diplomacy

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  1. Pingpong diplomacy

  2. Ping pong diplomacy refers to the cultural exchange of the United States and People’ republic of China in the 1970s

  3. American ping pong player asked to be invited to visit china Unexpected but dramatic meeting between Zhuang and Cowan The response of the Chinese government Chairman Mao' final decision Premier Zhou declared the invitation of American Ping pong team

  4. The response of President Nixon American team visited China American players’ traveling in China Chinese Ping-Pong team paid a visit back Nixon visited China The signing of Shanghai joint announcement

  5. CHINA The mass troops of Soviet Union in the North China was the major threat，and the American army retreated in the Asian battle field；

  6. AMERICA 1）America failed to isolate China, and realized the importance of China in the International Affairs. 2）America was at the disadvantage of contending for hegemony with Soviet Union, and wanted very much to escape the mud of the Vietnam war.

  7. On November 1st 1970，Edgar Snow, an American author was invited to the Tian An Men Square to present the ceremony of the National Day and Mao said to him that “I would like to talk to Nixon if he comes.”

  8. On April 4th 1971, Premier Zhou Enlai met the members of American Ping pong delegation, whose visit built the friendship of the two countries.

  9. Zhuang Zedong (庄则栋) Glenn Cowan （格伦.科恩）

  10. Zhuang Zedong presented Glenn Cowan with a silk-screen portrait of Huangshan Mountains.

  11. When it was time for them to get off the bus, hordes of politically sensitive photographers and journalists were waiting for them. This photo was taken at that time.

  12. The American players’ traveling in China

  13. The photo of the two delegations

  14. Cheers!

  15. The Chinese delegation paid a visit back to show our friendship.

  16. On the morning of July 9th, Doctor Kissinger(基辛格) reached Beijing secretly and had a meeting with Chairman Mao

  17. Premier Zhou Enlai met American President Nixon.

  18. The meeting between the leading man .

  19. On the plane to Hang Zhou

  20. The historical hand shaking and Shanghai Joint Announcement

  21. The small ball drive the big ball A Broke the deadlock of the relationship between China and America B Started the improvement of two countries’ relationship C Prompted the president Nixon‘ visit to China D Changed the world political situation

  22. EImproved the international status of China， helped China to cope with the threat of Soviet Union, and solved Taiwan Issue.

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