 This was due to the automatic berth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics as the host nation, thus, China sent its "U23"Team to the 2007 tournament and finished 10th while its primary "A" team participated at the 2007 Stanković Cup which took place around the same time as the 2007 FIBA Asia Cup.The national team has historically struggled against other top flight non-Asian teams.However, in recent years, China has shown they can beat the top European teams.