Promising Chinese teen basketball player joins top US high school, sparking training debate

A top American high school snapping up a talented Chinese teen basketball player once deemed “too short” to represent the national team has sparked debate online about the country’s rigid training and selection criteria.

Zhang Yuchen, who has drawn similarities to Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry, left Guangzhou for Phoenix on Wednesday to join the CIA Bella Vista’s men’s basketball team.

Winning both the Chipotle High School Basketball Nationals and the EYBL Scholastic titles last...