Japanese, Chinese table tennis veterans reunite in Beijing

Japanese, Chinese table tennis veterans reunite in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Qiu Zhonghui (2nd from left) and Kimiyo Kurimoto (formerly Matsuzaki) hug each other after their reunion in Beijing on April 1. Japanese and Chinese table tennis veterans met and planted trees in Beijing to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1956 world table tennis championships held in Tokyo.

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