Ping Pong Diplomatie
 

The Chinese table tennis team touring the US, April 1972. Stops included Detroit (Chrysler plant, Cobo Hall), Washington (White House), New York (UN), Memphis, Los Angeles.

This was the second episode of "ping pong diplomacy"; the American team had been invited to visit China in April 1971.

Players included world champions Zhuang Zedong, Zhang Xielin, Liang Geliang, Li Furong, Lin Huiqing.

For a detailed report, see http://www.usatt.org/articles/gtour/gtour01.shtml