Template:Did you know nominations/Li Hengde

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:07, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

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Li Hengde

 * ... that after the US banned Chinese students from returning to China, Li Hengde organized a student network which petitioned the Chinese premier, the US president, and the UN for their right to go home? Source: Chinese American Transnational Politics
 * Reviewed: Suvorov Monument (Saint Petersburg)

Created by Zanhe (talk). Self-nominated at 19:10, 7 June 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article age, length, cited hook, and policy checked. QPQ done. Appears fine. My preference would be that the year is included (... from returning to China in 1950...), but that's just my personal preference. Bejinhan   talks   21:09, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Not related to the hook, but I'm unsure how "and the renowned aerospace engineer Qian Xuesen was "deported" by the US in 1955" is relevant to the article. There's no prior mention of him anywhere in the article, until that line. Bejinhan   talks   21:51, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your review. The hook is just below the length limit and it would be hard to add any more info (and I think the ban actually took effect in 1951). Li's efforts contributed to the release of Qian, who would become the father of China's aerospace program. This is why Li and Qian are singled out for mention in the book, among the thousands of students affected. If you're interested, please take a look at Template:Did you know nominations/Gao Xiaoxia as well, for someone who left the US just before the ban. -Zanhe (talk) 22:07, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Hmm, my qualm about that is I'm not sure if it's relevant because this Wikipedia article is about Li, and not the book. If the article is about the book, then, sure, it would make sense to include the important points. But this article is about Li, so including Qian as a one-off line doesn't quite make sense. Bejinhan   talks   22:18, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * The article is obviously not about the book. My point is that Li contributed to Qian's release according to the book, which is why the information is worth a mention in the article. -Zanhe (talk) 22:44, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I get your point, but adding it as a one-off line (actually, more like half a line) is very random and doesn’t fit with the narrative of the paragraph or section. Perhaps, adding another sentence explaining what you just explained above here would make it sound better. Bejinhan   talks   23:35, 7 June 2019 (UTC) |}}