Didier Drogba has been left at home by Chelsea as they kickoff their tour of the Far East.
Another player rumoured to be on his way from the Londoners, Inter Milan target Frank Lampard, is included in the party.
New boys Deco and Jose Bosingwa are in Luiz Felipe Scolari's squad, while Michael Ballack will link up with them in China after finishing a post-Euro 2008 holiday.
Scolari will take charge of his first match as Chelsea manager on Wednesday against Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals.
"The players are not ready yet totally, but we are starting to build a new team and a new philosophy," the Brazilian told chelseafc.com.
"This is just the beginning, and I expect after these five games that I will have a general idea about all the players and a system."