User:AshleyZhu123/Evaluate an Article

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 * Name of article: China–South Africa relations
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * My country is South Africa and I am interested in the foreign relations of South Africa. I choose China as an example to study the relation between South Africa and China.

Lead

 * Lead evaluation
 * The Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic: People's Republic of China – South Africa relations refer to the current and historical relationship between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of South Africa. The Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections. The Lead does not include information that is not present in the article. Overall, the lead is concise but it seems to me too simple and more information should be added to the lead

Content evaluation
The article's content is very relevant to the topic. The article covers South Africa - China relation until 2019. Thus, the content is very up-to-date. There is no content that does not belong.

Tone and balance evaluation
The article describes exclusively on the positive development of South Africa-China relation and does not mention any conflicts between these two countries. Thus, I think it may not be very neutral. The article only provides facts and avoids providing the editors' own opinion on the topic. Thus, it is not biased. There are not viewpoints that are overrepresented. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position.

Sources and references evaluation
Most sources are cited and the sources are news articles written by either Chinese or South African reporters. The sources are quite reliable. However, some statistics in the article are not cited. Moreover, the sources are not very thorough because more information from third-parties can be added. The sources are current. One of the links I checked does not work.

Organization


The article is concise, clear, and easy to read. It has few grammatical errors. The article is divided into several sections such as politics, economics, and history. It is very well-organized.

Images and Media

 * Images and media evaluation

There are a few images but they are not sufficient and they are not very effective in enhancing understanding of the topic. I suggest the editors add more images. For example, besides the section on Dalai Lama, they can add a photo of Dalai Lama. The images are well-captioned. All images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations. The images look organized and visually appealing.

Talk page evaluation
There is no conversation on the talk page of this article. The article is rated C-class. The article is a part of three WikiProjects -- WikiProject International relations, WikiProject China, and WikiProject South Africa.

Overall evaluation
Overall, the article is has clear structure and easy to read. However, it is short and only includes limited information. I suggest the editors add more information about China-South Africa relations. Moreover, the images are not sufficient and are not effective in enhancing understanding of this topic. Thus, I suggest the editors add more images to the article. I would rate it as average because it covers some aspects of China- South Africa relations but it is obvious that more information can be added to the article

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