It also administers the All-China Sports Federation and Chinese Olympic Committee.

[2]: 139 During the Cultural Revolution, in 1966, China's national teams stopped training and withdrew from all international events.

[2]: 139 In 1968, the commission was placed under the People's Liberation Army and General Lin Biao.

[2]: 139  The first major international event a Chinese team participated in since 1966 was the World Table Tennis Championship in Nagoya, Japan, which ultimately led to the ping-pong diplomacy with the United States.

[2]: 139 In June 2017, due to improper "re-accommodation" of the chief coach Guoliang Liu, 4 players and 2 coaches in Chinese National Table Tennis Team declared to leave the 2017 ITTF World Tour Chinese Open.