Small ball pushing big ball refers to ping-pong diplomacy. Table tennis diplomacy refers to the event that China invited the American table tennis team to visit China 197 1. 1971April 10, an American table tennis delegation and a small group of American journalists arrived in Beijing, becoming the first Americans allowed to enter China since 1949.
This move has had an impact on the breakthrough of Sino-US relations, and is called "small ball pushes big ball". The friendly exchanges between Chinese and American table tennis teams have promoted the normalization of Sino-American relations.
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197 1 The "ping-pong diplomacy" in the spring of made a breakthrough in Sino-US relations and opened a frozen political deadlock between China and the United States for more than 20 years. Later, Zhou Enlai mentioned "ping-pong diplomacy" on many occasions. On May 30th, at the foreign affairs working conference, he said profoundly in public for the first time: "On April 7th, our great leader Chairman Mao bounced table tennis and turned the world. The ball turned the earth and shook the world! "
The small ball really drives the big ball. In July, Kissinger, Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Affairs, secretly visited China, and then the two sides announced President Nixon's visit to China. In June 5438+10, Kissinger came to China again to make arrangements for Nixon's visit to China.
1972 65438+1At the beginning of October, Haig, Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, took the lead in sending a delegation to China to prepare for Nixon's visit to China. On February 2 1 day, Nixon visited China. This series of news made the whole world pay attention to China. "Small ball becomes big ball" is famous all over the world.
Commemorative activities of ping-pong diplomacy;
On March 27th, 2006, the "Sequoia Friendship Tour" was held in Beijing to celebrate the 35th anniversary of ping-pong diplomacy. A 25-member American table tennis delegation, including 6 visitors and the mother of the late athlete Cohen, was reunited with members of the China team and related personnel.
On June 9, 2008, a three-day ping-pong diplomatic commemoration was held at the richard milhous nixon Library and Memorial Hall in Balinda, California, USA. That year (197 1), Chinese and American table tennis team members met again and played a friendly match.
At 202 1,1,2 1 Beijing time, two pairs of Chinese and American mixed doubles players appeared at ITTF dinner to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Ping-Pong Diplomacy. They are Lin (China), (USA), (USA) and (China). These two pairs participated in the World Table Tennis Championships held in Houston.