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During the Cold War, in the beginning of the 1970s, the relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China wasn’t great. China had developed nuclear weapons, adding more power on the communist side of the war. That alignment worsened fears of communism in America. But then, a confused ping pong player, looking for his table tennis team started a domino effect of diplomacy.
