CHINA have not made any surprise changes to their Thomas Cup squad which will be led by Olympic champion Lin Dan but have dropped world champion Lu Lan and World No 3 Wang Lin from their Uber Cup squad.
Newcomers Chen Long and doubles Zhang Nan-Chai Biao have earned their places in the power-packed Thomas Cup squad as reserves.
In the Uber Cup, China have a relatively new but solid singles in Wang Yihan, Wang Xin and Wang Shixian. Jiang Yanjiao is the only experienced player who got the nod.
China squads — Thomas Cup: Lin Dan, Chen Jin, Bao Chunlai, Chen Long, Guo Zhendong-Xu Chen, Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng, Zhang Nan-Chai Biao.
Uber Cup: Wang Yihan, Wang Xin, Wang Shixian, Jiang Yanjiao, Mai Jin-Wang Xiaoli, Du Jing-Yu Yang, Pan Pan-Tian Qing.
