Once a tool for diplomacy, table tennis now viewed by China as so much more. “Table tennis was a key tool in China’s sporting diplomacy and the first sport in which China produced a world champion,' one historian says.
For Beijing, “demonstrating excellence at the [Olympics] showcases how far China has come as a nation. ... It is a kind of signal of its improved international status,” one expert said.Fifty years ago, the simple game of table tennis helped mend the frayed relationship between China and the U.S.
Today, the game that gave rise to “ping pong diplomacy” is still played by millions in China — and the medals capturedBut as China has turned its gaze increasingly outward and established itself as a true world economic power, table tennis is getting some serious competition — from other sports. After the 1949 Communist Revolution, “the reason table tennis became so popular in China [is] simple. It was a top-down decision — from the VERY top, since [it] was a game played by both
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