Playboy After Hours

February, 1972

We have it on good authority that the following telegram has been sent to Chinese premier Chou En-lai in Peking: "In the interest of extending mutual understanding between the peoples of our two great nations and in furtherance of the significant strides already effected in this area through ping-pong diplomacy, we hereby invite the people's republic of China to further expand the spectrum of interactions between our peoples by pitting its fastest racing turtles, trainers and jockeys agains...