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How to tag or rescue terrible citations like this?

In Zhongguo feng (music) there are nearly useless citations like this:

• Xin, Ying (2017). "Liu xing yin yue "zhongguo feng" jie xi Analysis of "Zhongguofeng" pop music". Luoyang Shi Fan Xue Yuan Xue Bao. 36 (7): 84–87.
• Li, Jia Hui; Wu, Qiong Yao (2015). "Tan xi wang luo shi yu xia zhong guo feng yin yue liu xing de yuan yin [Investigating the reasons for the popularity of "Zhongguo feng" popular music using a network perspective]". Xin Wen Shi Jie. 5: 169–171.
• Chen, He Wei. ""Zhongguo feng" yin yue yin fa de yan jiu yu she hui wen hua si kao [Research and sociocultural reflections triggered by "China Wind" music]". Dongnan Xueshu. 4: 169–171.

With no original script and no urls/DOIs, they don't google. Can anyone figure out what they should be, or tell me what copyediting template to slap? The original author who added them is long inactive _{Piotrus at Hanyang| reply here} 05:38, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Though not uncommon, this type of citation is annoying for the reasons you say. In this case the editor even added spaces between every syllable instead of splitting words correctly, making it even harder to reconstruct the original titles.

Still, the translations help. A combination of educated guesses and online searches yields:

• 辛颖, 流行音乐“中国风”解析, 洛阳师范学院学报
• 李嘉蕙 and 吴琼瑶, 探析网络视域下中国风音乐流行的原因, 新闻世界
• 陈訸玮, “中国风”音乐引发的研究与社会文化思考, 东南学术

—Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 15:22, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

@Mx. Granger Thank you. Could I trouble you to add that content, and any relevant URLs you found, to the article? _{Piotrus at Hanyang| reply here} 03:35, 15 May 2026 (UTC)

 Done —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 23:40, 24 May 2026 (UTC)

"Geng Chen"

Geng Chen is the main article of Army General Chen Geng, but why "Geng Chen"? Most sources go by Chen Geng, old CIA documents called him "Ch'en Keng", and even the Vietnamese called him "Trần Canh". What's the purpose of putting the surname behind the given name? It's not like he was living in the US or the UK either. Absolutely baffling choice. Bloody-pin (talk) 08:53, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

I agree with you. It seems the article was moved to this title without discussion about two months ago; I'll request a technical move to restore the old title Chen Geng. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 15:06, 10 May 2026 (UTC)

Requested move at Module talk:Lang-zh#Requested move 7 May 2026

There is a requested move discussion at Module talk:Lang-zh#Requested move 7 May 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. ASUKITE 17:56, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

Minor wording issues at "He Long"?

Within the section "In the People's Republic" of the He Long article, there's this sentence: "The Cultural Revolution followed soon after with the goal of purging communist and rightist leanings in China." which is without any source. The wording seems a bit off (possibly added by the original creator of the page?) so I decide to consult WP China again, as this is rated as a level-5 vital article and assessed to be of mid-importance on the project's importance scale. Bloody-pin (talk) 13:13, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

@Bloody-pin Thanks for raising this here. The Who Wrote That? tool shows that this sentence was added without a source, an explanation, or proper grammar by an IP editor two years ago: . I think it's safe to ignore and remove the obviously erroneous "purging communist" bit. Toadspike [Talk] 13:23, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

I've now removed that sentence. Toadspike [Talk] 13:28, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Thank you. I now think that the sentence "He was accused of a mutiny in February 1964, after a Soviet Union trip with Zhou Enlai." is possibly bogus as well, as I've (easily) found a CIA document showing He Long being accused of the "February Mutiny" but in 1966 and not 1964, when he made the trip. Nothing much seem to have happened to He Long during those two years. Bloody-pin (talk) 14:38, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Yep, that originated in a similar unsourced and unexplained IP edit . I'll go ahead and remove it. Toadspike [Talk] 13:52, 27 May 2026 (UTC)

Cannon at FAR

I have nominated Cannon for a featured article review here. Please join the discussion on whether this article meets the featured article criteria, or help improve the article. Articles are typically reviewed for two weeks. If substantial concerns are not addressed during the review period, the article will be moved to the Featured Article Removal Candidates list for a further period, where editors may declare "Keep" or "Delist" in regard to the article's featured status (see review instructions). Z1720 (talk) 18:58, 26 May 2026 (UTC)

Appropriate length for individual articles about the 10 PRC Marshals

From my experience adding information and sources to the He Long article, each of their individual articles should have around 3,000 - 4,000 words at least for it to be considered comprehensive. I guess this is (somehow) a rather niche topic, since even the article about Marshal Chen Yi feels quite barren, despite him being a Vice Premier, long-time Foreign Minister (which should make him one of the most visible Chinese figures of that era) and "Shanghai czar" (also quite the notable posting). Bloody-pin (talk) 11:58, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Yes, a lot of our coverage of Chinese politics, and Chinese topics more broadly, is very sparse. Anything you can do to improve that is appreciated! Toadspike [Talk] 14:56, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

COI edit request: Help updating History section of Chagee page

Hello members of Wikiproject China! I'm an employee at Chagee, a global milk tea brand founded in Yunnan. I have suggested some improvements and additions to the History section of the page, but won't make the edits directly since I have a conflict of interest.

I'm reaching out here to see if any editors would be willing to take a look at my request on the Talk page, which improves sourcing for the section and adds some new information about Chagee's international expansion. My request includes a draft as well as a diff view of my proposed changes. Many thanks for your help! Hillaryjbrown (talk) 16:56, 28 May 2026 (UTC)

Chronomancy

Please add additional sources, and then you may remove the tags. Thanks in advance. Bearian (talk) 02:31, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Advice on page?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:V2EX ChénWěi29 (talk) 17:23, 30 May 2026 (UTC)

Nomination of Kàngrì for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Kàngrì is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article is being discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kàngrì until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the AfD notice from the article until the discussion is closed.

—Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 04:26, 4 June 2026 (UTC)

COI edit request at Talk:Huagong Tech — factual corrections needed, sources available

Hello WikiProject China editors,

I have declared a conflict of interest and submitted a COI edit request at Talk:Huagong Tech seeking factual corrections to the infobox.

The specific issues: 1. The "Owner" field still lists SASAC, which has been factually incorrect since March 2021 following a corporate restructuring 2. "State-owned enterprise" classification is outdated — the company is now a mixed-ownership enterprise

Both changes are supported by:

• The company's 2025 Annual Report filed with SZSE

(Filing No. 2026-09)

• The 2025 Q3 Report on cninfo.com.cn

A third opinion was previously sought and two concerns were raised; I responded with additional sources on 20 May 2026. The request has had no reviewer response since December 2025.

Any review would be greatly appreciated. Happy to answer questions. Tuotutiaoyue (talk) 02:08, 6 June 2026 (UTC)

Bumping this request — still awaiting a reviewer.

Any attention would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Tuotutiaoyue (talk) 12:24, 14 June 2026 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Bian Jinyang

The article Bian Jinyang has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged for notability concerns and minimal sources for 10 years. No other language has a reliably sourced article from which to translate. Poorly sourced BLP.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion based on established criteria.

If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. Bearian (talk) 05:10, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

Draft review of Foreign imperialism in China

You can see the draft at Draft:Foreign imperialism in China.

Fellow editors! Today I present my effort to consolidate and organize the entire history of foreign imperialism in China starting in the 1840s into one article. This was motivated by my own frustrations when trying to educate myself on the topic via Wikipedia and realizing that everything seemed scattered across many different pages.

I tried my best to write following the best conventions, and each section should be readable in grammar and prose. I also suggest the following actions per WP:MERGECON, which states that:

Some topics that are independently notable are best covered in the same article in order to better serve reader understanding. For example, if a short article requires the background material or context from a broader article in order for readers to understand it.

• Merge Scramble for China into this article. This period is best understood in the broader context of what happened before and what happened after. I have already bolded the text "Scramble for China" in this article in anticipation.
• Convert Foreign concessions in China into a list article.
• Convert Treaty ports into a list article. I have absorbed all of the details that describe and discuss the Chinese treaty ports. The Korean and Japanese sections can be coverted to tables.
  • Merge List of Chinese treaty ports into Treaty ports.
• Shorten Unequal treaties#China.
• Shorten Century of humiliation. However, this is still distinct from foreign imperialism and not equivalent.
• Shorten New Imperialism#China. As of writing, this section's prose is 1,486, which is very long for a single section.
• Shorten Western imperialism in Asia#Western European and Russian intrusions into China.

Of course, I will be happy to perform all of these changes myself if given consensus. Wasting time is still my passion (talk) 21:11, 17 June 2026 (UTC)

The DCWC is back!

The Developing Countries WikiContest Gold Belt Buckle

Hey WikiProject China, the Developing Countries WikiContest is back for a third year, and sign-ups are now open! The contest will run from 1 July to 30 September, and the objective remains the same: improve as many articles relating to developing countries as you can to help fight systemic bias on Wikipedia.

Thanks to everyone who answered the call for coordinators, and please welcome the new faces on the coordinator team: the 2024 Gold Belt Buckle winner Generalissima (talk · contribs); and the record-holder for most India-related submissions in 2024, Magentic Manifestations (talk · contribs)! Following feedback from last year, adjustments have been made to the scoring rules; discussion can be found on the contest talk page.

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or contact one of the coordinators: Arconning (talk · contribs), Generalissima (talk · contribs), Magentic Manifestations (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (Sent via MediaWiki message delivery.) —TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 16:02, 20 June 2026 (UTC)

Name of Yuhuan Guci

This is a Good Article from zh wiki, recently translated by my student. I am concerned about the name - neither Yuhuan Guci nor the other alt name in the lead,changci , trigger any hits in Google Scholar. Could someone take a look? Machine translation from zh just gives me more Englishy names such as "Yuhuan Drum Lyrics, also known as "Singing Lyrics,"". which do no better in GS... _{Piotrus at Hanyang| reply here} 03:49, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

I think it's obscure enough that there's not much English-language coverage. A search for "Wenzhou guci" finds some hits on Google Scholar, but I can't find any reliable English-language coverage of Yuhuan guci under that translation or any other.

I would suggest moving the article to Yuhuan guci. —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 04:15, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

@Mx. Granger Thanks, I moved it to lower cap since that's the best (and good) suggestion so far. _{Piotrus at Hanyang| reply here} 04:47, 23 June 2026 (UTC)

Central Research Institute of Culture and History

Please address the multiple issues tagged, in particular by adding reliable sources. Thank you for your help. Bearian (talk) 02:39, 2 July 2026 (UTC)