Download or read book The Origin of Ping-Pong Diplomacy written by M. Itoh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why and how did Japan Table Tennis Association President Goto Koji invite China to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya, Japan, in 1971 (the Nagoya World's)? Against strong opposition at home and abroad, Goto Koji created a stage for Premier Zhou Enlai to launch Ping-Pong Diplomacy, which changed world history forever