Christopher John Williams: Great to see that Bale can still remember what to do when he is passed the ball in a scoring position. Ronaldo rarely allows that at Real.

Rangers man Declan John in the action for the first time down the left, but his cutback goes awry and straight into the hands of goalkeeper Yan Junling.

Mohamad Amirul Izwan bin Yaacob of Malaysia is today's referee.

Fellow countryman Mohamad Mu Azi bin Zainal Abidin is one of his assistants.

Hope today's officials have a quiet game.

All of Wales' best play is coming through Gareth Bale.

It is like the Fresh Prince of Bel Air episode where Will joins the school basketball team and the coach's instructions is, "Give the ball to Will."

The Real Madrid man whips in a free-kick which Sam Vokes knocks down, but Joe Allen's left-footed strike from the edge of the box is blocked.

China are attempting to try and get the ball down and knock it around, but Wales - kitted out in white and green today - are closing them down very high up the pitch.

Richard: Pssst. I've got the game on at work. Don't tell anyone! Come on.

Rob Hunt: Not able to watch as working but can anyone tell me if Wales have gone for the now traditional 'wonky' team photo?

Wales fans have gone early there...very early.

Rob Phillips
BBC Wales Football Correspondent in Nanning

Wales fans break into chorus of “We’re going to win the cup, we’re going to win the cup....and now you’re going to believe us..."

The China defence is finding it difficult to deal with Gareth Bale, you can see the difference in class.

The Real Madrid man almost gets on the end of a long through ball, but goalkeeper Yan Junling shows good speed to sprint off his line and clear the danger.

Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales in Nanning, China

That goal by Gareth Bale was celebrated so enthusiastically by the home fans that you would have thought China had scored.

They absolutely love him here.

Image source, Reuters

Dangerman Wu Lei is one to look out for in the China side.

He nips in ahead of Ben Davies eight yards out, but pokes an effort over the crossbar.

Should he have done better? I think he should, especially after showing the desire to get on the end of the cross.

John Hartson
Former Wales striker on BBC One Wales

A great start for the Ryan Giggs era. It is a fabulous finish into the back of the net by Gareth Bale. It Is so important Gareth Bale plays for Wales, he raises the level of his team-mates.

Kevin Ratcliffe
Former Wales captain on BBC Radio Wales

Gareth Bales still got a lot to do, he runs at them and commits them, it’s a fantastic finish.

He finishes quite magnificently. It’s what we expect from him.

He’s a top, top player and he’s just shown why once again why China wanted him here at the tournament.

Wales defender Ashley Williams has not had the best of seasons at Everton and is sloppy once at the back.

Striker Yu Dabao closes him down deep in the final third and the ball ricochets off him, but fortunately for Williams, loops comfortably into the hands of goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey.

Just to let you know, if it is level after 90 minutes we go straight to penalties.

Excellent.

Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales in Nanning, China

“Please, sit down,” is the polite command from the stadium announcer after the anthems.

There is a gentle hum of anticipation at the 60,000 Guanxi Sports Centre, which is around half full.

Whenever there’s a chant, the home fans are as likely to be singing about Gareth Bale as they are the Chinese side, while there are at least 500 Welsh supporters who’ve made the journey here.

Here we go then, the Ryan Giggs era is under way at a packed Guangxi Stadium in Nanning.

Helen Ward
Wales' all-time record scorer

I think it’s very valuable for Ryan Giggs, even though it’s a long way to go at a very busy time of the season.

It gives the players a chance to focus on Wales without voices in their ears about their clubs. They are probably in mixed minds, thinking about their clubs, but they will want to impress Ryan.