Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Strategic-trap diplomacy

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The result was delete. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:24, 6 April 2022 (UTC)

Strategic-trap diplomacy

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The majority of the article sources do not mention any "strategic trap" and the bulk of this article seems to be straight-up OR. The term is used by one analyst of Sri Lanka, Asanga Abeyagoonasekera, but does not seem to have received significant coverage in independent sources. (t · c) buidhe 21:12, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 21:38, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

• Merge into Debt-trap diplomacy. The entire article is based on one source which mentions a term coined by a single commentator. The article continues as a blatantly biased essay. Not to mention the creator and primary editor of the page has a conflict of interest. [1] Pieceofmetalwork (talk) 08:42, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

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• I oppose this merge because I think it would be UNDUE to mention this term on debt-trap diplomacy article. There are thousands of Google Scholar articles about debt-trap diplomacy but I bet no more than 1 discuss "strategic trap". (t · c) buidhe 08:59, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

• Delete WP:OR. Seven search results, Wikipedia and its mirrors. Looks like a User:Asangaabey's self-publication. Keeping a redirect is unjustified.--Chanaka L (talk) 11:41, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

incorrect assesment on "not received significant coverage", it has received international news coverage, kindly refer to the following link https://www.dw.com/en/dw-news-asia-with-biresh-banerjee-30-march-2022/av-47236523 Asangaabey (talk) 16:49, 31 March 2022 (UTC)

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/01/india-tries-to-pry-sri-lanka-loose-from-chinas-embrace.html Asangaabey (talk) 14:56, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:04, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

• Delete - puffery about a half-year old novel coinage with lots of WP:OR thrown in; charitably WP:TOOSOON, but right now this is not an item that has received clear coverage / discourse. --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 08:44, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

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