BEIJING, May 29 (Reuters) - China will be without regular captain Zheng Zhi and other top players from Shandong Luneng and Shanghai Shenhua when they take a 23-man squad on a tour of the United States later this week.
China play the U.S. in an international friendly on Saturday and will meet Major League Soccer (MLS) clubs Los Angeles Galaxy on June 5 and Colorado Rapids five days later.
"The last two matches may be formal friendlies or just joint training sessions," Chinese Football Association (CFA) spokesman Dong Hua said on Tuesday.
Shandong and Shanghai will play the champions of Japan and South Korea in the East Asian Champions Cup from June 7-13, ruling out Zheng, who recently returned to Shandong after a loan spell at English club Charlton.
Coach Zhu Guanghu, who faced renewed calls for his dismissal after China were beaten by Thailand earlier this month, will be using the trip as part of his preparations for July's Asian Cup finals.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Zong Lei (Changchun), Yang Jun (Tianjin) Defenders: Xu Yunlong, Zhang Shuai (both Beijing), Zhang Baofeng (Changchun), Chen Dong, Zhai Yanpeng, Zhang Yaokun, Ji Mingyi (all Dalian), Xin Feng (Shenzhen), Sun Xiang (unattached)
Midfielders: Wang Dong, Du Zhenyu (both Changchun), Zhao Xuri (Dalian), Cao Yang, Hao Junmin (both Tianjin), Zheng Bin (Wuhan), Shao Jiayi (Energie Cottbus), Li Tie (unattached)
Strikers: Du Wenhui (Beijing), Wang Peng (Dalian), Qu Bo (Qingdao), Dong Fangzhuo (Manchester United)
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