China and the opioid epidemic in the United States: The contents of this article can easily be incorporate or are already incorporated into those two articles.  LegalSmeagolian ( talk ) 01:40, 30 April 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] Note:  This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Health and fitness , Politics , Medicine , China ,  and United States of America .  LegalSmeagolian ( talk ) 01:40, 30 April 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] Keep This article on the smuggling of fentanyl from China to the United States is strongly supported by high-quality secondary sources that establish the subject's notability and significant in geopolitics.  Sources such as the Brookings Institution [83] and the Council on Foreign Relations [84] provide in-depth analyses of China's role in the global fentanyl crisis, detailing the inadequacies in enforcement of regulations post-2019, and the shift in trafficking routes that continue to impact the U.S. Furthermore, the German Marshall Fund offers a nuanced view on the fluctuating dynamics of U.S.-China cooperation on narcotics, emphasizing the geopolitical complexities that underscore the ongoing challenges in addressing this critical issue [85] .  We can't possibly cover all aspects of this subject in the mother article, which is already bursting at the seams.  This is a classic content fork project.  FailedMusician ( talk ) 02:19, 30 April 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] Then include it in the Illegal drug trade in China article.  The first sentence "Smuggling of fentanyl from China to the United States has significantly contributed to the opioid epidemic in the United States, an issue that has persisted since the 1990s." reads as though China has been a major contributing factor to the opioid epidemic since the nineties - does not seem like a super neutral POV.  Plus the article really only addresses fentanyl.  Additionally not sure what the paragraph starting with "In a subsequent visit on July 6–9, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen..." has to do with the topic.  If you remove extraneous information it is definitely trimmable to a section in a different article - heck even expand United States sanctions against China as you have already been doing.  LegalSmeagolian ( talk ) 03:27, 30 April 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] merge back to main article Some of this material is already there, and the rest should be.  I note also that the title is misleading in that it treats the foreign relation aspect in general, not just about China.  Mangoe ( talk ) 02:49, 30 April 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] Merge to Illegal drug trade in China I agree with the nomination the content could be better described there, and having the content there gives potential for a more WP:GLOBAL perspective on the issue.  Jumpytoo Talk 04:29, 30 April 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] Merge (partial) the subject is a synthesis and the article a fork.  The China connection is already discussed in the main article.  It shouldn't be much longer than that, but a limited merge might be ok.  Draken Bowser ( talk ) 07:18, 30 April 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] Partial Merge I agree with Draken Bowser - also am concerned an independent article will become a possible POV content fork.  I don't think a bunch of neo-cold-war anxiety will benefit a neutral encyclopedia.  Simonm223 ( talk ) 10:21, 30 April 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] Comment The Illegal drug trade in China is almost exclusively about the trade going on...unsurprisingly... in China.   This article is almost exclusively about the impact outside of China, and the geopolitical consequences with the US.   I'm not entirely opposed to merging but it would have to be merged into the right article, and I don't think there is one.   This article has enough content to stand on its own, and it currently respects MOS:SO given that it expands upon info in a timeline section: Opioid_epidemic_in_the_United_States#2010s_to_present_(increase_in_fentanyl) .   The Opioid epidemic in the United States article is >13k words which makes it WP:TOOBIG for a merge that will respect due weight.   Glad to see there isn't any 'neo-cold-war anxiety' present in the article when read.   Tone is neutral and disinterested, in accordance with WP:NPOV policy.  SmolBrane ( talk ) 17:04, 1 May 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] Not sure if this is true - Illegal drug trade in China also addresses trafficking within the Golden Triangle and deals with drug treaties and other international relations issues.  Furthermore, there is no page that is titled "Mexico and the Opioid Epidemic in the United States" or "Afghanistan and the Opioid Epidemic in the United States" - most of the stuff that is covered in the article could be summarized in a couple of paragraphs and placed somewhere else.  LegalSmeagolian ( talk ) 18:26, 1 May 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] Partial MErge to Illegal drug trade in China , being judicious about what we bring over per Draken Bowser.  Pinguinn 🐧 03:13, 2 May 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] Merge per WP:FORK , as I also think should be done in such cases.  Please make it smerge .  Bearian ( talk ) 12:51, 8 May 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] Comment it seems likely that parts of this article may have been created using ChatGPT.  Anyone merging will want to carefully scrutinize any material they retain.  Simonm223 ( talk ) 12:58, 8 May 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] Merge and will probably need going through with a fine tooth-comb first, as the article creator has been busted for abusing LLMs to create content and a spot check already turned up one issue.  Bon courage ( talk ) 13:14, 8 May 2024 (UTC) [ reply ] 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.

Discussion outcome: merge