Washington, 15 Dec (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in the United States recently held a commemorative event to commemorate the 52 nd anniversary of Sino-US "ping-pong diplomacy," which was attended by more than 300 guests from all walks of life in the United States. During this period, China and the United States formed mixed teams to hold friendly matches to relive history and renew friendship.
At the event, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Xie Feng and U.S. Table Tennis Team member Connie Schvellis kicked off the match. World champions Liu Wei and Ding Ning led the Peking University table tennis delegation to compete with American table tennis enthusiasts. The event vividly illustrated the "Friendship First.
First, the second in the game", the wonderful performance caused the audience to applaud.
Connie Sveris was the first player to visit China in 1971, and her husband, Dale Sveris, has also hosted returning players from the Chinese team. Mr. and Mrs. Schvellis shared their experiences and feelings, hoping that the younger generation would inherit the spirit of "ping-pong diplomacy", strengthen communication and exchanges, grow and progress together, and that "the people of the United States and China can become friends."
Bai Lijuan, vice president of the National Committee on US-China Relations, said that the historical experience of "ping-pong diplomacy" has proved that although the United States and China have different cultural traditions and social systems, they can completely respect each other and live in peace.
In his speech, Xie Feng said: At present, Sino-US relations are at a new crossroads. The times call on us to draw wisdom and strength from "ping-pong diplomacy" to stabilize and improve China-US relations, achieve healthy, stable and sustainable development, and reassure the people of the two countries and the world.
Joe Roslan, U.S. Olympic Committee, said that "ping-pong diplomacy" embodies the power of sports, can cross national borders, is the common language of the people of the world, and embodies the goodwill and good wishes between people. "Let us nurture friendship, build mutual trust, and unite to contribute to world peace. ”
On the 15th, Fremont in the San Francisco Bay Area of California also held a commemorative event to commemorate the 52nd anniversary of China-US "ping pong diplomacy". During the event, Chinese and American guests formed mixed teams for a friendly match. The participants of the two countries jointly pledged to pass on the spirit of "ping-pong diplomacy" and further promote people-to-people exchanges and enhance people-to-people friendship between China and the United States. (Participating reporter: Wu Xiaoling).