by Sophie Willson and Omer Shacham Ping-pong diplomacy by Sophie Willson and Omer Shacham

essential question what was the ping pong diplomacy and what were the steps involved?

success criteria Understand how the ping pong diplomacy affected the the sino-american relationship.

Vocab Ping-Pong diplomacy PRC Richard Nixon Mao Zedong Zhou Enlai Henry Kissinger Détente

when was it? April 6, 1971 when the American Ping-Pong team, in Japan for the 31st World Table Tennis Championship, received a surprise invitation from their Chinese colleagues for an all-expense paid visit to the People's Republic.

what is it? The exchange of table tennis players between the United States and China The event marked a thaw in Sino-American relations that paved the way to a visit to Beijing by President Richard Nixon.

who was involved? what do you think the sino- american relationship was before the ping pong diplomacy? THE UNITED STATES CHINA

How did it happen? Soon after the U.S. team's trip, Nixon, not wanting to lose momentum, secretly sent Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to Peking to arrange a Presidential visit to China.This was the start of the US-China relationship improvement.

the steps it took April 1971-The U.S. Table Tennis team was in Nagoya, Japan in 1971 for the 31st world table tennis championship on April 6 when they received an invitation to visit China. July 1971- July 9-11, 1971. Kissinger, Nixon's National Security Advisor, flew to Beijing from Pakistan. His meetings there produced an agreement that President Nixon would visit China. Nixon went in February 1972. Feb 1972 - "The week that changed the world," as President Nixon called his historic 1972 visit to China,

why did it happen? American perspective "Taking the long view we simply cannot afford to leave China forever outside the family of nations." "We must not forget China. We must always seek opportunities to talk with her." "If there is anything I want to do before I die, it is to go to China." all quotes said by:Nixon,U.S president Why do you think Nixon was willing to improve U.S-China relationship?

why did Nixon want to improve the relations? A) to open the Chinese market to American products b) to put pressure on the Soviet Union to cooperate more with the United States C) to ensure China would not enter the Vietnam War d) to ensure American athletes could attend the Olympics there

Why did it happen? Chinese perspective "The Chinese people are friendly towards the American people. The Chinese people want no war with the United States. The Chinese government is willing to sit down for talks on problems concerning the relaxation of tensions in the Far East, particularly in the Taiwan area."(said by:Zhou Enlai)

China’s outcomes? Improved US-china relationship UN membership – 1971 Nixon supports giving PRC China’s seat on the Security Council and UN membership Taiwan – US would no longer oppose PRC but will not give up Taiwan Japan – 1978 – Treaty of friendship signed and second most important trading partner

US’ outcomes Chinese market was open to American products Vietnam – Sino-US détente gave weight to negotiations with Soviet backed N. Vietnamese Soviets – forced to maintain détente détente*- (a French word meaning release from tension) is the name given to a period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union

Vocab Ping-Pong diplomacy-exchange of table tennis players between the United States and People's Republic of China in the early 1970s. PRC (people’s republic of china)-a single-party state controlled by the CPC (communist party of china) Richard Nixon- the American president from 1969 to 1974 Mao Zedong- The chinese communist leader and the founder of the CPC. Zhou Enlai- The chinese foreign minister from 1949 1976 Henry Kissinger- the foreign minister of President Richard Nixon Détente-(a French word meaning release from tension) is the name given to a period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union

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