WHEN Nels Hawkinson made his first trip to China in 1979 to play basketball, he had not expected to return some day as deputy head of the U.S..

1979年，第一次来中国参加篮球比赛的内尔斯·霍金森没有想过，有朝一日，他会以美国大运代表团副团长的身份再次来到中国。

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WHEN Nels Hawkinson made his first trip to China in 1979 to play basketball, he had not expected to return some day as deputy head of the U. S.

1979年，第一次来中国参加篮球比赛的内尔斯霍金森没有想过，有朝一日，他会以美国大运代表团副团长的身份再次来到中国。

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