The Origin of Ping-Pong Diplomacy: The Forgotten Architect of Sino-U.S. Rapprochement

Why and how did Japan Table Tennis Association President Goto Koji invite China to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya, Japan, in 1971 (the Nagoya World's)? Against strong opposition at home and abroad, Goto Koji created a stage for Premier Zhou Enlai to launch Ping-Pong Diplomacy, which changed world history forever

Author: M. Itoh
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 08/16/2011
Pages: 244
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781349298129

About the Author
MAYUMI ITOH Former Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.