 They played three friendly matches in Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou.In these three matches the Chinese team scored 10 wins 17 draws and 27 losses.China's Liu Wenzhe and Zhang Donglu both beat GM Krogius in their games and they were the best among Chinese players – 5 points out of 8 games with 62.5%

In 1974, at the invitation of the Malaysian business tycoon Dato Tan Chin Nam, then President of the reorganized Malaysian Chess Federation, China was invited to attend the 1st Asian Team Championship with observer status.