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    DIPLOMACY ON THE SOCCER FIELD

    Philadelphia Metro
    Published 20:54, October the 13th, 2009

    A table tennis player brought the U.S. and China together.A table
    tennis player brought the U.S. and China together.

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    Glenn Cowan, a U.S. player, was so busy practicing for the 1971
    World Table Tennis Championships in Japan that he missed his team
    bus. A Chinese player invited him on the Chinese team bus instead,
    which led to friendly talk and even a gift exchange. It also led to
    a diplomatic breakthrough for the U.S. and the People's Republic of
    China, whose relations had been frosty for over two decades.

    Without Glenn Cowan, former President Richard Nixon may not have made
    his historic visit to China.

    Now Turkish and Armenian soccer players are set to repeat their
    ping-pong colleagues' diplomatic feat. Armenian President Serzh
    Sarkisian will visit Turkey as the two national teams square off
    against each other in a World Cup qualifying game there today.

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    Diplomacy on the soccer field

    Glenn Cowan, a U.S. player, was so busy practicing for the 1971
    World Table Tennis Championships in Japan that he missed his team
    bus. A Chinese player invited him on the Chinese team bus instead,
    which led to friendly talk and even a gift exchange. It also led to
    a diplomatic breakthrough for the U.S. and the People's Republic of
    China, whose relations had been frosty for over two decades.

    Without Glenn Cowan, former President Richard Nixon may not have made
    his historic visit to China.

    Now Turkish and Armenian soccer players are set to repeat their
    ping-pong colleagues' diplomatic feat. Armenian President Serzh
    Sarkisian will visit Turkey as the two national teams square off
    against each other in a World Cup qualifying game there today.
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