Your Serve or Mine (2025)

In the early 1970s, table tennis was virtually the only common ground upon which America and China could meet. A surprise invitation for American table tennis players to visit China sparked what the media called "ping-pong diplomacy," resulting in eventual diplomatic relations and a series of people-to-people educational exchanges that continue today. American college students are studying in China, and Chinese students attending American universities. Still, the differences between the US and the PRC are vast. People-to-people diplomacy is a way for two very different countries to communicate about things other than their profound differences.