Beijing Review: Icebreakers in China-U.S. ties share their priceless memories as ping-pong diplomacy turns 50

BEIJING , April 9, 2021 /CNW/ — A news report by Beijing Review reporter Li Nan : Dell and Connie Sweeris, former U.S. table tennis players, video chat with their Chinese friend Liang Geliang on February 5. Scan the QR code to watch the video (PHOTO BY YALI CARPENTER) Ring, ring... The ringing phone shattered the silence of the night, forcing Dell Sweeris to pick up the receiver groggily. It was midnight of April 6, 1971 , in Michigan , the United States , where he lived. His wife Connie was on the line. “I’m going to China ,” she…