The game of ping-pong was used as a 1) _______ weapon in diplomacy, leading to the 2) _________ of Sino-US relations. In the late 1960s, the Nixon Administration wanted to change its global 3)_________ by improving its relations with China. On 11 March 1971, Premier Zhou Enlai 4) ___________ over a special meeting concerning China’s participation in the table tennis championships By then the Chinese and American table tennis players had come into 5) _______ on more than one occasion, creating a 6) ________ in the world press. In July, Henry Kissinger met Zhou in Beijing and the two countries published a communiqué. In 1972, 7) _______ visited China. The “ping-pong diplomacy” 8) _______ the process of restoring the Sino-US relations. In October 1972, China’s 9) ________ rights in the United Nations were restored. As Zhou Enlai said, the big 10) ______was set in motion by a tiny globe. The game of ping-pong was used as aThe game of ng-pong was used as a 1) _______ weapon in diplomacy, leading to the 2) _________ of Sino-US relations. In the late 1960s, the Nixon Administration wanted to change its global 3) __ __ _____ by improving its relations with China. On 11 March 1971, Premier Zhou Enlai 4) ___________ over a special meeting concerning China’s participation in the table tennis championships.