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The Ryan Giggs era starts with a bang, as Wales hit China for six.

Gareth Bale had a small part to play.

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We are back on Friday for international friendly action.

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A couple of international friendlies take place on Friday, including Argentina against Italy in Manchester.

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• This is Wales’ biggest margin of victory since August 1996 when beating San Marino by the same scoreline.

• The loss was Marcello Lippi’s biggest margin of defeat as an international manager.
• Wales have scored as many goals in 2018 as they did in the whole of 2017 (six goals, eight games).
• Gareth Bale has now scored the first goal under three of the last four managers of the Welsh national team (Brian Flynn, Chris Coleman and Ryan Giggs).

• Bale's hat-trick was his first at international level, making him the first player to bag a treble for Wales since Robert Earnshaw v Scotland in 2004.
• Sam Vokes was directly involved in four goals against China (two goals, two assists); as many as in his previous 31 games for Wales.

Wales record goalscorer Gareth Bale on BBC One Wales: "It is amazing, on my daughter’s birthday too so hello to her.

"It is great individually to get the record but the team is always the most important thing.

"It is right up there, a major honour and a massive achievement. I never dreamed of being a record breaker but it is one of the best things I’ve achieved in my career.

"The fans are always amazing here in China, it was good to show what we can do on the pitch."

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Danny Gabbidon
Former Wales defender on BBC One Wales

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A perfect performance for Wales. You cannot affect the opposition you play against and have to handle yourselves. The early goal set them up nicely.

The biggest positive was Gareth Bale's performance, he looks fit and full of running. It was the Bale you expect to see and when he is in full flight, it bodes well for Wales and manager Ryan Giggs going forward.

It was important for the manager to get off to a good start if you want the players to buy into what you are trying to achieve.

There will be bigger tests ahead but you cannot fault the performance from back to front.

John Hartson
Former Wales striker on BBC One Wales

A load of young players get a runout and great for Harry Wilson to score on his first start.

A wonderful first game for Ryan Giggs and no complaints.

What a day for Welsh football.

Gareth Bale breaks the country's goalscoring record with a hat-trick as Ryan Giggs' first game in-charge as manager ends in a thrashing of China.

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Wales continue to search for the elusive seventh goal.

Ben Woodburn, who has been excellent since coming on, plays a lovely cross into the six-yard box for Tom Bradshaw, but the header is off target.

Two minutes off added time.

Full-back Chris Gunter is now PLAYING AS A STRIKER.

Kevin Ratcliffe
Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Wales

We have learned Ryan Giggs is going to be very positive. It is a long time since we have played with this much pace and width.

China goalkeeper Yan Junling must give his Shanghai SIPG defenders heart palpitations in each match.

Not for the first time, he sprints way off his line, but credit to him, he gets there again.

John Hartson
Former Wales striker on BBC One Wales

It has been faultless from Wales. The opposition have not been good enough, they have been poor a times, but it is a really good start for Ryan Giggs' first game in charge.

There was almost the seventh and it would have been a dream debut for Brentford defender Chris Mepham, who leaps highest to meet Ben Woodburn's corner at the front post, but flicks his header over the crossbar.

Into the final five minutes, plenty of time for a few more Wales goals.

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Wales sub Lee Evans goes tumbling in the box, theatrically, under a challenge from Liu Yiming.

The ref awards a goal kick. Could have been given.

Into the last 10 minutes, can China give their fans something to smile about by grabbing a consolation?