US reprises 'ping-pong diplomacy'
 Nixon and Mao met in 1972 after table tennis paved the way |
A 25-strong US delegation, due in China on Sunday, includes seven participants in the historic 1971 talks, Xinhua news agency has reported.
The 10-day visit will feature a series of ping-pong matches and discussions.
The 1971 exchanges paved the way for President Nixon's historic visit a year later and normalisation of relations.
The table tennis players were the first US group to visit China after years of mistrust following the 1949 communist revolution.
The current delegation are to visit Beijing, Shanghai and the eastern city of Changshu.
As well as playing ping-pong, representatives from both sides will plant redwood trees to remember Mr Nixon's gift symbolising Sino-US friendship.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4846076.stm
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I read about that somewhere, but I don't remember where...
So what do you think about the quebec separationalist propaganda?
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