Opening Volley

Once in a while, Sports Illustrated will run some lengthy articles on the past events.  This Ping-Pong story is interesting, as if the American star Glenn Cowan had inadvertly set US-China partner or relationship in motion by flaggering down the wrong bus in Japan – a busload of Chinese athletes.  And the Chinese star Zhuang Zedong had guts to give him a gift.  America at that time, 1971 was still billed as US Aggressors and All Their Running Dogs, 🙂 .. still remember this?

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