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News & Happenings in the World of Table Tennis

Reflection and Response

Courtesy of Frank Yin - Rubber: Nittaku Fastarc C-1 , Blade: Nittaku Violin , Ball: Nittaku 3-Star Premium 40+ Many people have heard of...
May 10 2021
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Equipment Choice for Intermediate Juniors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-vE4_wUH9g The girls use Nittaku Mima Ito Carbon Blades because they like to hit hard along with Nittaku Factive Rubber to spin their loops...
May 03 2021
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Presper April Open Summary

Courtesy of Frank Yin - Rubber: Nittaku Fastarc C-1 , Blade: Nittaku Violin , Ball: Nittaku 3-Star Premium 40+ Dear Paddle Palace/Nittaku, Recently, I...
May 01 2021
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Ping-pong 'diplomats' recall historic events

By May Zhou (China Daily Global) Three Americans involved in "Ping-Pong Diplomacy'' 50 years ago discussed the significance of the matches then and now...
Apr 30 2021
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Reflecting on 50th anniversary of ping-pong diplomacy on both sides of the Pacific amid stalemate in ties

By Wang Wenwen and Zhao Yusha (Global Times) Half a century ago, no one expected the visit of a group of American table tennis...
Apr 11 2021
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Ping Pong Player Who Helped Bridge U.S.-China Diplomacy in 1971 Says ‘Nobody Should Boycott’ the 2022 Olympics

By Sean Neumann (People Magazine) A boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is not the right way to call attention to China's...
Apr 11 2021
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50 Years Later, The Legacy Of U.S.-China 'Pingpong Diplomacy' Faces Challenges

By John Ruwitch (NPR) Judy Hoarfrost remembers the day she walked into China a half-century ago. She was 15 and the youngest member of...
Apr 11 2021
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Fifty years ago, a hippie, a dental assistant and a 15-year-old helped open China with ping pong

By Michael E. Ruane (Washington Post) Judy Bochenski was 15, wore mini skirts, and had to ask her parents if it was ok to...
Apr 11 2021
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'Ping Pong Diplomacy' Celebrates 50 Years, Just As U.S., China Need It Again

By Scott McDonald (Newsweek) The best table tennis players in the world descended upon Japan in March of 1971, all looking for championships. Shortly...
Apr 11 2021
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