`` Our team had been advised not to speak to Americans , not to shake their hands , and not to exchange gifts with them . Chinese table tennis player Zhuang Zedong has died aged 73 . He was key figure in ` ` ping pong diplomacy '' that helped strengthen relations between China , U.S. U.S.-China table tennis match prior to 1972 visit by US President Richard Nixon .
Chinese table tennis player Zhuang Zedong has died aged 73 . He was key figure in ` ` ping pong diplomacy '' that helped strengthen relations between China , U.S. U.S.-China table tennis match prior to 1972 visit by US President Richard Nixon .