After awhile a late-night news broadcast begins to play on the forgotten TV. Presidential candidates wave and speak to throngs of enthusiastic followers. But nobody in the basement notices or pays it much attention. For now, promises of strategy and reason and dealings with China are lost on this crowd. They're too busy following the constant blur and slap of the bouncing ball.
Sun, Mar 05, 2000 - Page 17 News List
Cross-strait competition
When Taiwan met China last week at the table tennis world championships, it was reminiscent of the Sino-US ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s. Taiwan lost, though, and what remains to be seen is whether future matches are good-natured exchanges or grudge bouts.
By Jay Speiden / STAFF REPORTER
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