
46. China's Ping Pong Power: Episode 2
Sideways
The Importance of Table Tennis in a More Open China
Zwang's personal ties to Mao suddenly left him vulnerable to suspicion. He was imprisoned, investigated and spent four years in solitary confinement. For much of the 30 years after his release, Zwang lived a curious half-life. Only the years before his death was he partially rehabilitated. His life is,. I think, a reminder of the capriciousness and the brutality of the Chinese Communist Party.
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