When 15 year-old Judy Hoarfrost first set foot in China 40 years ago, the U.S. table tennis player knew little about the country other than the fact it was socialist, full of bicycles, and had no diplomatic ties with her country.

Forty years later, Hoarfrost has competed with several Chinese players on many occasions, and she even can shout "Jiayou," the Chinese slogan for cheering competitors, as she did on Thursday while playing with Chinese partners at a friendly match in Beijing.

(Source: Xinhua)