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GCSE History · key term
The use of exchanges between American and Chinese table-tennis players in 1971 to help improve relations between their countries.
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Revise: Search for World Peace Since 1970In 1971, China invited the American table-tennis team to visit. This became known as ‘ping-pong diplomacy’. The exchange mattered because it publicly showed that countries which had been hostile could make friendly contact.
Treat ‘ping-pong diplomacy’ as a sign of improving relations, not the sole cause of Nixon’s change of policy.
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