【美国学者寄语“乒乓外交”55周年：小球转动大球 民间交流提升国家关系】1971年4月10日，美国乒乓球代表团访华，“小球转动大球”，体育交流成为中美关系破冰佳话。在“乒乓外交”55周年之际，耶鲁大学历史与全球事务教授、全球冷战研究权威文安立坦言，当下中美民间往来遭遇降温，双方留学生数量大幅减少。国之交在于民相亲，他认为，像“乒乓外交”这样的民间交流，应继续自然发展，以促进大国关系走向良性互动。#先声夺人# #乒乓外交# #中美关系#
On April 10, 1971, the US table tennis delegation visited China, breaking the ice for China-US relations, and is remembered as Ping-Pong Diplomacy. Marking its 55th anniversary, Yale professor Odd Arne Westad, a renowned historian and global Cold War scholar, notes that, unfortunately, people-to-people exchanges between the two countries are declining today. History shows sports and cultural links can steer state relations toward positive interaction. He believes such exchanges should develop naturally rather than be restricted. http://t.cn/AXM60JRY