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“Friendship First”: China's Sports Diplomacy during the Cold War

“Friendship First”: China's Sports Diplomacy during the Cold War <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The Cold War was an era of ideological conflict and hostility between socialist and capitalist countries. In this period of intense political animosity, the People's Republic of China (PRC) advocated the ideal of .friendship first. in sport. While the so-called .ping-pong diplomacy. of 1971 is well known because it contributed to détente between the PRC and the United States,1 there has been no comprehensive examination of China's Cold War sports policy as a whole. This study addresses this gap.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of American-East Asian Relations Brill

“Friendship First”: China's Sports Diplomacy during the Cold War

Journal of American-East Asian Relations , Volume 12 (3-4): 133 – Jan 1, 2003

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2003 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1058-3947
eISSN
1876-5610
DOI
10.1163/187656103793645225
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The Cold War was an era of ideological conflict and hostility between socialist and capitalist countries. In this period of intense political animosity, the People's Republic of China (PRC) advocated the ideal of .friendship first. in sport. While the so-called .ping-pong diplomacy. of 1971 is well known because it contributed to détente between the PRC and the United States,1 there has been no comprehensive examination of China's Cold War sports policy as a whole. This study addresses this gap.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

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Journal of American-East Asian RelationsBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2003

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