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Ping-pong diplomacy: When North Korea tried to woo the US with table tennis
Editor’s note: This is the first in a two-part series on North Korea’s hosting of the World Table Tennis Championships in 1979. The “ping-pong diplomacy” between the U.S. and China, which enabled the thawing of the adversaries’ icy Cold War relationship, is perhaps the most famous example of how sport can create opportunities for nations []
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NK News
· Jun 23, 2026
Jeju governor-elect proposes table tennis diplomacy with North Korea
Jeju Province’s governor-elect has proposed expanding cooperation with North Korea through a multinational table tennis tournament hosted on the southern South Korean island. Wi Seong-gon, who is set to take office next month, told NK News he plans to orchestrate a table tennis tournament between South Korea, North Korea, China and Japan “to establish Jeju []
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[Column] The twin adversaries of North and South Korea
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· Jun 21, 2026
In praise of Korean-American relations
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· Jun 26, 2026
Lee calls for US-N. Korea, inter-Korean dialogue for peace on Korean Peninsula
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· Jul 7, 2026
Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to meet in Turkey on sidelines of NATO summit
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Related coverage for "Ping-pong diplomacy: When North Korea tried to woo the US with table tennis": NK News — Jeju governor-elect proposes table tennis diplomacy with North Korea. The Hankyoreh — [Column] The twin adversaries of North and South Korea. Korea Times News — In praise of Korean-American relations. The korea Herald News — Lee calls for US-N. Korea, inter-Korean dialogue for peace on Korean Peninsula. Yonhap News Agency — Top diplomats of S. Korea, U.S., Japan to meet in Turkey on sidelines of NATO summit