Ping-pong peace ambassador Zhuang Zedong dies at 73
Chinese table-tennis player Zhuang Zedong, who had an instrumental role in the so-called ping-pong diplomacy that led to a thaw in US-China relations in the 1970s, has died aged 73.
By Sadho Ram — 10 Feb 2013, 08:43 PM — Updated about 11 years ago
Chinese Ping-Pong Diplomacy Player Zhuang Zedong Dies
Zhuang was diagnosed with advanced colorectal cancer in August 2008, with complications in his liver and lungs.
shanghaidaily.comChinese table-tennis player Zhuang Zedong, who had a pivotal role in the "ping-pong diplomacy" that led to a thaw in US-China ties in the 1970s, dies aged 73.
About Ping Pong Diplomacy
Ping pong diplomacy refers to the exchange of ping-pong players between the United States and People's Republic of China in the early 1970s.
Who Was Zhuang Zedong?
His chance meeting with the US table tennis player, Glenn Cowan, was considered in China to have triggered the thawing of the ice in Sino-American relations since 1949
He was a Chinese table tennis player, 3-time world men's singles champion, a well-known political personality during the tumult of the Cultural Revolution.