Zhuang Zedong, 2nd from right, at a friendship match at Zhongguancun No. 4 Primary School on Wednesday (March 29) in Beijing. The friendship match is part of the commerations of 35th anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy. Zhuang Zedong originated the visit by exchanging gifts with US Ping Pong player Glenn Cowan after an accidental meeting with him during the 1971 Table Tennis World Championships.

Tim Boggan is playing a warm-up with his team mate during a friendship match with Chinese players in Beijing on Wednesday. He is with a US delegation visiting China to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy. Tim Boggan, a journalist working for US Table Tennis Association is one of the original delegation members visiting China in 1971. Photo: CRIENGLISH.COM

Members of a US delegation received souvenirs presented by students from Zhongguancun No. 4 Primary School in Beijing on Wednesday. The delegation is here in China to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy. As part of the commeration, a friendship match was held in the school with the participation of players from China and the US. March 29, 2006. Photo: CRIENGLISH.COM

Editor: Wing