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" The origin of ping-pong diplomacy : "
Mayumi Itoh
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BL
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711112
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b533301
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| Main Entry
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Itoh, Mayumi,1954-
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The origin of ping-pong diplomacy : : the forgotten architect of Sino-U.S. rapprochement /\ Mayumi Itoh
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2011
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xvi, 244 p. :: ill., map ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0230118135 (hardback)
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: 9780230118133 (hardback)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Machine generated contents note: -- International Political Background -- Goto Koji and Meiden School -- Goto Koji and Table Tennis -- Goto Makes the Decision -- Mr. Goto Goes to China -- Nagoya World Table Tennis Championships -- U.S. Response: President Nixon Goes to China -- Japan's Response: Prime Minister Tanaka Goes to China -- Conclusion: Lessons of Ping-Pong Diplomacy
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| Abstract
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"Japan Table Tennis Association President Gotō Kōji (1906-1972), the founder of Meiden High School, nurtured socially viable youth through sports education and used table tennis as a means of promoting international friendship and peace. All the expertise Gotō accumulated through his lifework as an educator and civic leader was culminated in his decision to invite China to the World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya in 1971. Notwithstanding the stalemate in the negotiations with Chinese officials on the terms of China's participation (China linked its participation to the "two Chinas" issue), Gotō's convictions and principles earned Premier Zhou Enlai's respect and made China's participation possible. Were it not for Gotō's initiative, President Richard Nixon would not have visited China in 1972. After four decades of obscurity, it is high time to set the record straight and give Gotō overdue credit"--Provided by publisher
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Gotō, Kōji-- Influence
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Diplomats-- Japan, Biography
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Table tennis
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China, Foreign relations, United States
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United States, Foreign relations, China
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| Dewey Classification
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327.73051
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E183.8.C5I76 2011
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