1971 "pingpong diplomacy" monument unveiled at Aichi gymnasium

Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua, Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura, and Stephen Kovacsics, principal officer at the U.S. Consulate in Nagoya, (from L) join hands on May 19, 2015, in front of a monument founded at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium to pass on the knowledge of the 1971 table tennis matches, known as "pingpong diplomacy" that set the stage for the eventual normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and China, to multiple generations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo