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Continuing the theme of “Friendship First, Competition Second”, just over one week after the Americans had departed Beijing in April 1971 and had landed home safely, an official communique was received from China. The message confirmed they were pleased to accept the invitation extended by Graham Steenhoven, the President of the United States Table Tennis […]

It takes two willing partners to play table tennis, after all, and two people with an equal stake in each other’s happiness to make a marriage.

Ping Pong Player Who Helped Bridge U.S.-China Diplomacy in 1971 Says ‘Nobody Should Boycott’ the 2022 Olympics People 1 day ago © Provided by People Rick Bowmer/AP/Shutterstock Judy Bochenski A boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is not the right way to call attention to Chinas mounting human rights violation, says one of the first U.S. athletes to ever play in the country. "Nobody should boycott the Olympics for political reasons," says Judy Hoarfrost, née Bochenski, a for...