England Under-18s opened their Panda Cup campaign with a 2-2 draw with Uruguay.
Thiago Vecino put the South Americans ahead on the quarter-hour mark, but Crystal Palace’s Nya Kirby levelled from the penalty spot on 63 after Danny Loader was felled inside the box.
Manchester City’s Felix Nmecha nudged the Young Lions in front before Nicolas Schiappacasse earned his side an opening-day draw in China.
Next up for England is the host nation followed by Hungary on Sunday.
Ten of Neil Dewsnip’s squad helped the U17s win the World Cup last October.
England: 13 Josef Bursik (Stoke City), 2 Tariq Lamptey (Chelsea), 3 Jake Vokins (Southampton), 4 George McEachran (Chelsea), 5 Timothy Eyoma (Tottenham Hotspur), 6 Jonathan Panzo (Chelsea), 7 Ian Poveda-Ocampo (Manchester City), 8 Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), 10 Felix Nmecha (Manchester City), 11 Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace), 19 Danny Loader (Reading).
Substitutes: 4 Stephen Walker (Middlesbrough) for Loader 84, 14 Adam Wilson (Newcastle United) for Kirby 84, 9 Alex Denney (Everton) for McEachran 89.
Substitutes not used: 16 William Crellin (Fleetwood Town), 12 Callum Wright (Leicester City), 15 Nathan Ferguson (West Bromwich Albion).
Goals: Kirby (pen) 63, Nmecha 72
Bookings: Kirby 83
Head coach: Neil Dewsnip
Referee: Tang Shunqi (CHI)
