World Table Tennis Day 2022
We had a great day time of playing table tennis at Paddle Palace Club in Portland, Oregon on April 6, 2022! Thanks to all the PPC members and drop-in guest...
The Past and the Future of Ping Pong Diplomacy
Exactly 50 years after the original Ping Pong Diplomacy event, Ping Pong Diplomacy has continued gathering more momentum as a program led by the ITTF Foundation....
Ping-Pong Diplomacy’ player discusses significance of sports exchange
Hosting the Winter Olympics amid a pandemic is challenging, but “we need to have that human connection and have athleticism”, says Judy Hoarfrost, a former member of the US table-tennis...
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 while expressing optimism for US-China relations....
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 players to China would change the global landscape...
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 mounting human rights violation, says one...
