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=The Ping Pong Diplomacymedia type="youtube" key="gvsv8-iE0Is" height="390" width="640" align="right"= The Ping Pong Diplomacy was the exchange of ping pong players from the United States Ping Pong team and China's Ping Pong team. The event marked a Thaw in the cold war and eased the hostilities between the United States and China. The U.S. ping pong team was invited to exchange players in 1971 during the 31st World Ping Pong Championship held in Nagoya, Japan. The United States Ping Pong team got the invitation on April 6th 1971. Through the early years of the Peoples Republic of China sports had played a big role in diplomacy. This incorporated the slogan "Friendship First, Competition Second" __**Back**__