Ping-pong diplomacy: A match that sparked a lifelong interest in China

english.shanghai.gov.cn| April 11, 2026

In 1972, the Chinese table tennis delegation paid a return visit to the United States. Jeffrey Lehman, then a high school student and now vice chancellor of New York University Shanghai, watched the matches live — an experience that first sparked his interest in China. 

 

Source: Huahua Studio