Zhuang Zedong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Zhuang Zedong

Chinese table tennis player

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1940

Place of Birth: Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China

Date of Death: 10-Feb-2013

Profession: politician, table tennis player

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Zhuang Zedong

  • Zhuang Zedong (Chuang Tse-tung; August 25, 1940 – February 10, 2013) was a Chinese table tennis player, three-time world men's singles champion and champion at numerous other table tennis events and a well-known political personality during the tumult of the Cultural Revolution.
  • His chance meeting with American table tennis player, Glenn Cowan, during the 31st World Table Tennis Championship, later referred to as ping-pong diplomacy, triggered the first thawing of the ice in Sino-American relations since 1949.
  • Zhuang was once married to the pianist Bao Huiqiao, and his second wife was the Chinese-born Japanese Atsuko Sasaki (?????).

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