The Origin of Ping-Pong Diplomacy - The Forgotten Architect of Sino-U.S. Rapprochement (Hardcover)

"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"--

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	M. Itoh
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	244
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-11813-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Diplomacy Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-230-11813-5
Barcode:	9780230118133

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