中美关系的友好使者：乒乓球
<p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="hints">hints</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 6, 1971, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Ping">Ping</span>-<span word="Pong">Pong</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 31<span word="st">st</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Table">Table</span> <span word="Tennis">Tennis</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span>, <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="invitation">invitation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="expense">expense</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span>. <span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="it">it</span> "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="ping">ping</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>." <span word="On">On</span> <span word="April">April</span> 10, <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="spouses">spouses</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>, <span word="ushering">ushering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="Ping">Ping</span>-<span word="Pong">Pong</span> <span word="diplomacy">diplomacy</span>." <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Communist">Communist</span> <span word="takeover">takeover</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1949.</p><p>1971年4月6日，乒乓球曾经作为中美关系友好使者，为两国关系的发展做出了突出的贡献。那时，美国的乒乓球队，在日本参加第31届乒乓球冠军赛事。他们惊奇地接受到来自中国的邀请，费用全由中国承担。正如纽约时代杂志所说，乒乓球的声音回荡全球!4月10日，9名队员，4名官员，两对夫妇登上了香港连接大陆的桥梁，捧出了“乒乓外交”。他们就是从1949年新中国成立以后，第一批踏上中国土地的人们。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="ping">ping</span>-<span word="pong">pong</span> <span word="games">games</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1957.</p><p>在名目繁多的乒乓球比赛中，最负盛名的是世界乒乓球锦标赛，起初每年举行一次，1957年后改为两年举行一次。</p>
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