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The Origin of Ping-Pong Diplomacy - The Forgotten Architect of Sino-U.S. Rapprochement (Hardcover)
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The Origin of Ping-Pong Diplomacy - The Forgotten Architect of Sino-U.S. Rapprochement (Hardcover)
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"Japan Table Tennis Association President Goto Koji (1906-1972),
the founder of Meiden High School, nurtured socially viable youth
through sports education and used table tennis as a means of
promoting international friendship and peace. All the expertise
Goto accumulated through his lifework as an educator and civic
leader was culminated in his decision to invite China to the World
Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya in 1971. Notwithstanding the
stalemate in the negotiations with Chinese officials on the terms
of China's participation (China linked its participation to the
"two Chinas" issue), Goto's convictions and principles earned
Premier Zhou Enlai's respect and made China's participation
possible. Were it not for Goto's initiative, President Richard
Nixon would not have visited China in 1972. After four decades of
obscurity, it is high time to set the record straight and give Goto
overdue credit"--
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