Liu Guoliang, president of Chinese Table Tennis Association, seconded that notion, "It is already the 48th anniversary of ping-pong diplomacy and since the first time, we've had generations of Chinese and American players who share the spirit of ping-pong diplomacy and continue it today."

Liu also believes China's national table tennis team has an additional responsibility, "Because we are the major force in global table tennis, we have a responsibility to promote it around the world."

Moreover, he sees his team's LA visit as a win-win opportunity for China's coaches and players to learn more about sports culture from the United States.

"The United States is very strong in so many sports like baseball, football and basketball. And they are also so successful in terms of marketing them and we want to learn that from them to promote the internationalization and professionalism of table tennis," he told Xinhua.

Many spectators were excited to witness the training of Chinese Olympic gold medalists and world champions.

David Zeng, ranked 27th in the U.S. Table Tennis Nationals and Captain of the UCLA Ping Pong team for the last 3 years, told Xinhua, "It's really exciting to have the Chinese team here and be part of this historic event."

Michael Wang, president of UCLA Table Tennis, said, "Our team is pretty good, but compared to the Chinese national team we're nothing. We're just really glad we got this opportunity to see them play."

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