Talk:Liu Weining

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet talk 10:11, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that Liu Weining, the grandson of the second President of the People's Republic of China, was unable to attend the celebration of his grandfather's 100th birth anniversary? Source: 刘少奇俄罗斯籍长孙阿廖沙的传奇寻根路
  • ALT1: ... that Liu Weining, the grandson of the second President of the People's Republic of China, was unable to attend his grandfather's 100th birth anniversary celebration? Source: 刘少奇俄罗斯籍长孙阿廖沙的传奇寻根路
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Yaroslav Hunka

Created by Toadboy123 (talk). Self-nominated at 04:27, 26 September 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Liu Weining; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

• Article is new enough, long enough, and well-sourced. It is a BLP but has no BLP issues. Article is presentable, and the hooks are interesting. Source checked in Mandarin. QPQ done. Conclusion: . Good job! --TheLonelyPather (talk) 09:34, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
  • Thank you for your review. - Toadboy123 (talk) 01:16, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

@Toadboy123 and TheLonelyPather: I did not find the hooks interesting, but it may be subjective and I would rather not reject a hook that is approved. Lightburst (talk) 18:23, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

@Toadboy123 and TheLonelyPather: I am unable to confirm the hook in the provided source. Lightburst (talk) 18:35, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

@Lightburst: Here is an another source confirming the hook. (https://www.business-gazeta.ru/article/403718) - Toadboy123 (talk) 22:19, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

(edit conflict) Pages 4–5 of the source say "1998年刘少奇诞辰100周年时，中方向阿廖沙发出了请他参加纪念活动的邀请函。可这封邀请函却被俄有关部门扣留了。[...]2003年4月，他终于和妻子第一次踏上了回乡之路。" That is, "In 1998, at the time of the 100th anniversary of Liu Shaoqi's birth, China sent an invitation for Alyosha to join the anniversary activities. But this invitation was confiscated by the relevant Russian authorities. [...] In April 2003, he and his wife finally set off to return home for the first time." —Mx. Granger (talk · contribs) 22:22, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

@Lightburst: I think the highlight of the hook is the unexpectedness. I am happy to provide some alternative hooks:

ALT2: that Liu Weining, grandson of the second President of PRC, became involved with Russian military secrecy due to his job and was denied travelling back to China?

References:

• "Внук наследника Мао Цзэдуна: "Я был известен в Китае как мальчик Алеша"". Business Gazeta. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
• "刘少奇俄罗斯籍长孙阿廖沙的传奇寻根路". iFeng. 2008-01-16. Retrieved September 26, 2023.

Cheers, --TheLonelyPather (talk) 22:40, 8 October 2023 (UTC)

Ok, I accept this hook then. Toadboy123 (talk) 06:52, 9 October 2023 (UTC)