> And mao doesn't meet nixon without hundred or thousands of sino-american meetings behind the scenes. Do you think Mao just decided on a whim one day to meet n

> And mao doesn't meet nixon without hundred or thousands of sino-american meetings behind the scenes. Do you think Mao just decided on a whim one day to meet nixon? Interestingly it started with a table tennis player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping-pong_diplomacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping-pong_diplomacy