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Veterans of 'Pingpong Diplomacy' Revisit China

By Louisa Lim
Published April 1, 2006 at 8:00 AM EST
Jack Howard, the captain of the 1971 U.S. ping pong team, plays an exhibition match in Shanghai.
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Jack Howard, the captain of the 1971 U.S. ping pong team, plays an exhibition match in Shanghai.

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Beijing Correspondent Louisa Lim is currently attending the University of Michigan as a Knight-Wallace Fellow. She will return to her regular role in 2014.