April Zhang

Chinese Teacher | Chinese Writing Contest Organiser | Chinese Learning Material Developer | Tweets & threads about Chinese language and culture

[Craig Murray @CraigMurrayOrg]

The BBC make me physically feel sick.

BBC News is running a strapline: "Israel and Lebanon agree ceasefire if Hezbollah stops attacks".

Which is astoundingly dishonest framing.

[Ihab Hassan @IhabHassane]

HORRIFIC: Israeli settlers attacked the village of Baytin in the West Bank, setting tens of olive trees on fire.

The Israeli army is blocking fire trucks from reaching the site.

[Jonathan Cook @Jonathan_K_Cook]

Two years of lying about bombing hospitals in Gaza – supposedly to target "Hamas control and command centres" underneath – has really paid off.

Now Israel bombs Lebanon's hospitals and doesn't even need to pretend there's a military rationale.

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

Israel's destruction of life in Lebanon is an extension of its ongoing genocide in Gaza. The British government is shamefully complicit in both.

[CODEPINK @codepink]

BREAKING: The House just passed a resolution to end the war on Iran by a vote of 215-208.

Just 3 months into the war, this is the earliest that a chamber of Congress has ever voted to reject an active conflict in U.S. history.

[April Zhang @MSLMasterHK]

In today’s hyper-specialized world, we are pushed to select narrow career paths from an early age, tying our entire identity to fragmented job titles.

As artificial intelligence advances and disrupts traditional industries, this extreme division of labor leaves many facing deep vulnerability and sudden identity crises.

This is what I wrote in this article that explores an empowering antidote from The Analects of Confucius: the ancient philosophical concept “A virtuous person is not a tool”.

By unpacking the definition of qì (a vessel or limited tool), I explain why defining ourselves by a single function cages our potential. This guide encourages readers to break free from rigid professional labels, cultivate core cognitive capabilities, and build a resilient, adaptable mind ready for an unpredictable future.

Full article here:
https://t.co/UENg7pEiQ6

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

The Iran War Powers Resolution that I cosponsored (opposing the war) just passed the House of Representatives.

The People’s House is sending a message: end this war.

[hafid derradji حفيظ دراجي @derradjihafid]

إيرلندا تعلن رسميا، على لسان رئيستها، أن إسرائيل دولة إرهابية، في وقت لا يزال فيه كثيرون في عالمنا العربي يروجون لصورتها كدولة صديقة ومسالمة وموثوق بها، ويدعون إلى التطبيع معها وتجاوز ما ترتكبه من انتهاكات بحق الشعب الفلسطيني.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

Israel has used American-supplied munitions to kill tens of thousands of innocent civilians.

America is morally obligated to end support of Israel’s devastation of Gaza and its people. I’m cosponsoring the Block the Bombs Act to limit the transfer of offensive weapons to Israel.

[Joe Kent @joekent16jan19]

Iran ‘agreed’ not to develop nuclear weapons in 2003 and consistently self-enforced that position until now. This commitment is exactly why they were negotiating with this administration before the war.

That mandate came from the former Supreme Leader, who we killed—paving the way for more aggressive hardliners to seize power. Now, they may sprint to develop or acquire a nuclear weapon, turning our own war propaganda into a self-fulfilling prophecy.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The House voted to end the war in Iran, as four Republicans sided with Democrats in a striking rebuke to President Trump. https://t.co/Oeeox0iq9q

[April Zhang @MSLMasterHK]

In a digital landscape filled with flawless social media personas, highly edited resumes, and curated lifestyles, distinguishing genuine connection from strategic performance has never been more difficult.

I wrote about this in this article which leverages the ancient teachings of Confucius to dissect the modern anxiety born from this culture of perfection.

By exploring the classic phrase, I reveal how deceptive facades erode public trust and personal well-being. Ultimately, this guide serves as a liberating antidote to online superficiality, inviting readers to shed their digital masks, embrace authentic self-cultivation, and reclaim an enduring sense of inner peace.

Full article here:
https://t.co/s1Z1Sg5kHq

[GBX @GBX_Press]

🚨 JUST IN

Military shipments heading from the United Kingdom to Israel have been halted in Belgium.

​Belgium has banned planes carrying military equipment destined for Israel from landing on its territory and has also prohibited the use of its airspace.

[Global Insight Journal @GlobalIJournal]

🇺🇸🇮🇱 Joe Kent, former director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center:

"People would be absolutely furious if they knew how the Israeli lobby has been running every war since 9/11."

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

Jewish groups are now boasting more explicitly than ever that they will use Jewish wealth to destroy any US politician who refuses to "stand with" Israel: as they did to Massie.

But if you observe the same exact thing in order to criticize it, you're instantly branded a bigot.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

The more Netanyahu prevents the war with Iran from ending, the more obvious it becomes that he convinced Trump to start it.

[Clash Report @clashreport]

Serbian President Vučić on why he trusts China's Xi:

For more than four years I was seeking, searching, asking, begging all over the world to start taking care of our steel mill.

Because we were losing 12 million US dollars monthly. Everything was unsuccessful.

President Xi accepted to go not only to Belgrade but to that smaller place, Smederevo — an hour and a half away.

He addressed the workers and promised them China will solve this problem.

In politics there is nothing that lasts less than gratitude. But that is not the case with us.

I will never forget it. He saved us at that particular moment.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

"Some people have said criticising Israel is antisemitic. I think that's absurd."

Ben & Jerry's co-founder Ben Cohen, who's Jewish, calls the UK government's decision to ban left-wing commentator Hasan Piker from entering the country "crazy at face value".

＠BarbaraGSerra | https://t.co/rB90NphURH

[Ethan Levins 🇺🇸 @EthanLevins2]

In 1982, Israel bombed the Beirut airport.

The Lebanese were trapped as the IDF marched into Beirut, massacring thousands of civilians.

Hezbollah didn’t exist.