More than ping-pong diplomacy
Chinese president Hu Jintao with Beijing Olympics qualifier Ai Fukuhara (right) and Chinese Olympic gold medalist Wang Nan (left). File Photo |
Koji Kimura, 66, remembers the first Chinese phrase he learned - "chi bao le", which means "I am full". Always warmly received by his Chinese hosts, the Japanese table-tennis player had to use the phrase often during his more than 50 trips to China.
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