Nippon Professional Baseball will invite the Chinese national baseball team to Japan this summer for a monthlong international friendly tour in a bid to strengthen ties with the Olympic host, baseball sources said Wednesday.
The Chinese team, gearing up for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, will compete against each of the 12 minor-league teams in the Eastern and Western Leagues during its stay, but schedule details have yet to be worked out.
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