At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the Chinese women's basketball team won fifth place, a remarkable achievement that marked a significant improvement in the team's level. Moving on to the 2022 World Cup, the Chinese women's basketball team narrowly beat Australia by two points to reach the final, a happy news that quickly ignited the enthusiasm of fans across the country. Immediately afterward, in 2023, in both the Asian Cup and the Asian Games, the Chinese women's basketball team returned as champions. Against this backdrop, expectations for the future of the Chinese women's basketball team seem to be set in stone.
When reviewing the match against France, head coach Zheng Wei was blunt: "In this match against France, we showed tenacious fighting spirit. For a long time, we have not had a deep battle with the top teams in Europe and the United States, mostly Asian teams, and the strongest opponent is just the Japanese women's basketball team. This time, facing the European and American strong team, the players are more or less a little bit uncomfortable. But losing this game is not a good thing for us! With the Paris Olympics approaching, half a year will be gone in a flash, and this loss will turn into a valuable warning for the women's basketball girls: we are ranked second in the world and have the strength to win the championship, but we need to go all out and have no regrets!"
