Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ian M. Easton

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Geschichte (talk) 07:05, 28 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ian M. Easton

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Appears to fail WP:GNG requirements. WhinyTheYounger ※ Talk 12:51, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Academics and educators, Social science, China, and Taiwan. WhinyTheYounger ※ Talk 12:51, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: No coverage of any kind found... An associate professor would likely not pass PROF and I don't see any reviews of the books listed. Just nothing for notability. Oaktree b (talk) 13:28, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep. I found and added to the article four published reviews of two books, above my threshold for WP:AUTHOR notability. —David Eppstein (talk) 20:55, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep – Passes in WP:NAUTHOR. Svartner (talk) 08:25, 16 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources. The subject passes Wikipedia:Notability (people)#Basic criteria, which says:
People are presumed notable if they have received significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject.
- If the depth of coverage in any given source is not substantial, then multiple independent sources may be combined to demonstrate notability; trivial coverage of a subject by secondary sources is not usually sufficient to establish notability.
Sources
1. The sources found by David Eppstein.
2. Fan, Cheng-hsiang 范正祥 (2017-11-09). "中共心理戰強大易思安:台美應深化合作" [CCP's Psychological Warfare Is Powerful. Ian Easton: Taiwan and the U.S. Should Deepen Cooperation] (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 2025-10-18. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  The article notes: "美國智庫2049計劃協會研究員易思安（Ian Easton）今天表示，中共在國際社會對台海議題的心理戰非常強大，台海議題不只是中共對台灣造成壓力，也對整個國際環境有壓力。... 研究台海軍事問題的易思安近期出版新書「中國的侵略威脅：台灣的防禦與美國的亞洲戰略」（The Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan's Defense and American Strategy in Asia）引發議論。他今天現身台北，評析中國大陸解放軍發展、武力犯台可能。"
  From Google Translate: "Ian Easton, a researcher at the American think tank Project 2049, stated today that the Chinese Communist Party's psychological warfare on the international community regarding the Taiwan Strait issue is extremely powerful. This issue not only puts pressure on Taiwan but also on the entire international environment. ... Easton, who studies Taiwan Strait military issues, recently published a new book, "The Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan's Defense and American Strategy in Asia," which has sparked controversy. He appeared in Taipei today to analyze the development of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the possibility of a military invasion of Taiwan."
3. Lin, Ting-yao 林庭瑤 (2017-11-17). "美學者：對付中共美台關係應正常化" [U.S. Scholar: To Counter the CCP, U.S.-Taiwan Relations Should Be Normalized]. United Daily News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2025-10-18. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  The article notes: "美國智庫「二○四九計劃室」研究員易思安（Ian Easton）在新書「中國侵略威脅」（The Chinese Invasion Threat）中提及，中共已擬定「二○二○年攻台秘密計畫」，引發各界議論。易思安昨在十九大國際研討會報告中建議，提高台灣在亞太的戰略地位以及台美外交關係「正常化」，將是對付中共軍事威脅的最有效方法。"
  From Google Translate: "Ian Easton, a researcher at the US think tank "2049 Project," mentioned in his new book, "The Chinese Invasion Threat," that the Chinese Communist Party has formulated a "secret plan to attack Taiwan in 2020," sparking widespread discussion. In his report at the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) International Symposium yesterday, Easton suggested that enhancing Taiwan's strategic position in the Asia-Pacific and "normalizing" diplomatic relations between Taiwan and the US would be the most effective ways to counter the CCP's military threat."
4. Fan, Dongning 樊冬宁 (2022-06-18). "专访《最后的斗争：中共全球战略大揭秘》作者易思安：中共正全面"无声入侵"美国" [Exclusive Interview with "The Final Struggle: Inside China's Global Strategy" Author Ian Easton. The CCP Is Carrying Out a Full-Scale 'Silent Invasion' of the U.S.] (in Chinese). Voice of America. Archived from the original on 2025-10-18. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  The article notes: "华盛顿智库“2049计划”研究所资深主任易思安（Ian Easton）继2017年推出反响热烈的《中共攻台大解密》一书后，最近再推新书《最后的斗争：中共全球战略大揭秘》(The Final Struggle: Inside China’s Global Strategy)，他在书中以各种具体实例说明他在研究过程中对“中共全球战略”的惊人发现。以下是专访完整内容。主持人：首先请您谈谈是什么启发您写这本书，又为何定名为《最后的斗争》？您上一本书《中共攻台大解密》着重分析中国的攻台计划、台湾的防御以及美国的亚洲战略。但这本新书的重点转移到中共的全球战略。这两本书之间有何区别与关联？"
  From Google Translate: "Following his acclaimed 2017 book, "The Final Struggle: Inside China's Global Strategy," Ian Easton, senior director of the Washington-based think tank Project 2049 Institute, recently released a new book, "The Final Struggle: Inside China's Global Strategy." In the book, he uses concrete examples to illustrate his surprising discoveries about the CCP's global strategy during his research. Below is the full interview. Host: First, could you please tell us what inspired you to write this book and why you chose the title "The Final Struggle"? Your previous book, "The Final Struggle: Inside China's Global Strategy," focused on analyzing China's plans to invade Taiwan, Taiwan's defense, and the United States' Asia strategy. However, this new book shifts its focus to the CCP's global strategy. What are the differences and connections between these two books?"
5. Lu, I-Hsuan 呂伊萱 (2023-06-14). "中共視吞併台灣為必然易思安：台灣選出親中總統仍會被施壓" [CCP Sees Annexation of Taiwan as Inevitable. Ian Easton: Even a Pro-Beijing President in Taiwan Would Still Face Pressure]. Liberty Times (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2025-10-18. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
  The article notes: "易思安6月出版中文版新書《爭霸大業》（The Final Struggle : Inside China’s Global Strategy），不同於其2018年時出版的《中共攻台大解密》聚焦於解放軍攻台計畫，《爭霸大業》以中國官方文件、習近平思想文書為本，剖繪出中共極權意圖建立的「新世界秩序」，範圍全面，包括意識形態、經貿物流、國際治理、網路發展、大數據與AI人工智慧的運用。"
  From Google Translate: "In June, Ismail Isaacs published a new Chinese book, The Final Struggle: Inside China’s Global Strategy. Unlike his 2018 book, The Final Struggle: Inside China’s Global Strategy, which focused on the PLA’s plan to attack Taiwan, The Final Struggle is based on official Chinese documents and Xi Jinping Thought documents, outlining the “new world order” that the CCP’s totalitarian regime intends to establish. It covers a comprehensive range of issues, including ideology, trade and logistics, international governance, Internet development, and the use of big data and AI."
There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Ian M. Easton (Chinese: 易思安) to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".
Cunard (talk) 08:30, 18 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Svartner (talk) 18:02, 22 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - while he doesn't pass PROF, he passes NAUTHOR. Bearian (talk) 18:43, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per WP:NAUTHOR. - Amigao (talk) 02:58, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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