Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/People's Republic of China as an emerging superpower


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result of the debate was speedy keep. -lethe talk [ +] 18:11, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

People's Republic of China as an emerging superpower

 * Delete China is currently a superpower and therefore, this page is irrelevant Blog Mav Rick 17:06, 25 June 2006 (UTC)


 * This is absolute nonsense. What are your grounds for making this claim?  Any academic sourcing for the contention that China is now a superpower?  Why didn't you raise this point on the article talk page first?  Quite frankly, looking at your contribution history,  I doubt good faith here.


 * X damrtalk 17:14, 25 June 2006 (UTC)


 * China meets criteria for superpower as specified on page.--Blog Mav Rick 17:17, 25 June 2006 (UTC)


 * That's a debatable claim I think. However the 'Superpower Criteria' are not reliably sourced and should not be used to make these judgements.  In fact we, as editors, should not be making these judgements ourselves.  What we need is to find reputable academic sources which advance this claim.  If 'China is a superpower' has become part of the academic consensus of International Relations then you can edit the relevant articles accordingly.  But if you can't find such a source then don't do it (WP:OR).


 * X damrtalk 17:28, 25 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Oh, Speedy keep by the way (just in case anyone was in any doubt!)  X damrtalk 17:28, 25 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Please also see this - Archive 1


 * Keep per Xdamr. deeptrivia (talk) 17:25, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Keep looks well-referenced. Addresses an important topic- even if China becomes a superpower it could be kept as a historical record. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 17:26, 25 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Perhaps we could archive?


 * Speedy keep. Discussions can go on the article's talk page but I don't see a criteria for deletion. Ifnord 17:33, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.