Introducing - China's Ping Pong Power
A chance encounter on a ping pong team bus triggers an earth shaking series of events. Former player, Matthew Syed, introduces a new mini series from Sideways.
Matthew Syed is a former Olympic table tennis player for Great Britain. As Matthew travelled in China, competing against some of the world’s greatest players, he realised that ping pong is a game that has played a huge and fascinating role in the rise of a great power.
In this three-part mini series from Sideways, Matthew tells the stranger-than-fiction story of how this little sport transformed China’s international standing.
Available from Wednesday 5 July 2023.
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