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Ping Pong Diplomacy
At the start of the 1970s, the United States and Maoist China were cold war enemies.
Then the world table tennis championships of 1971 helped improve relations between the two countries.
Sporting Witness hears from the American ping-pong players invited on a pioneering visit to China.
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Mon 14 Nov 201103:50GMT
BBC World Service Online
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- Fri 11 Nov 201123:50GMTBBC World Service Online
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- Sun 13 Nov 201122:50GMTBBC World Service Online
- Mon 14 Nov 201103:50GMTBBC World Service Online
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