Original title: tribute to the 50 years of table tennis diplomacy, the China US combination both won
Xinhua news agency, Houston, November 24 - on the 23rd local time, two good news closely related to table tennis came from Houston, USA——
On the same day, in the first day of the 2021 World Table Tennis Championship held in Houston, two pairs of Sino US Cross Association mixed doubles swept their opponents to advance.
That night, the National Committee on U.S. - China relations, the U.S. table tennis association and the China Table Tennis Association jointly held the "continuation of friendly friendship and creating a better future - the 50th anniversary of China US' table tennis diplomacy" in Houston.
The winning Chinese American mixed doubles are Lin Gaoyuan of the national table tennis men's team, Zhang an, the No. 1 American woman, Wang Manyu of the national table tennis women's team and Kanak of the United States.

On November 23, Kanak / Wang Manyu (left) was in the competition. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Xiaoling

On November 23, Lin Gaoyuan / Zhang an (right) was in the competition. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Xiaoling
On the eve of the opening of the world table tennis championships, the Sino US multinational mixed doubles team conducted the first paired joint training. As Liu Guoliang, chairman of the China Table Tennis Association, said that night, achievement itself is not the most important. The pairing of China and the United States to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships is a continuation of China US "table tennis diplomacy". Small table tennis, as a carrier, releases the friendship between the Chinese and American people.

On November 22, China and the United States exchanged uniforms. Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wu Xiaoling
In an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency reporters, Judy hofrost, a former American table tennis player and a witness of "table tennis diplomacy", said that it is a wonderful gesture for Chinese and American players to pair up and hold joint training across countries. "This means that people really care about the precious heritage of 'table tennis diplomacy' and pass it on to current and future players."
"I'm very lucky and happy to have such an opportunity," Wang Manyu said. "I hope that through every game we go all out, our story in Houston will become history."