Fifty years ago,when the People's Republic of China(PRC)and the United States had not yet established diplomatic relations but were keen to do so,a tiny table tennis ball created the first friendly people-to-people link since the founding of the PRC in 1949.American players,along with officials and journalists,arrived in China in April 1971 to take part in exhibi・tion matches,opening the door to friendly exchanges between the two major powers in the eastern and western hemispheres.
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