people must know that if they come here illegally it will result in their detention and swift removal. translation: the united states claims to be competing to win against china, rather than seeking conflict. but the united states so—called competition is total containment and suppression, a zero—sum game in which you died and i live. the united states perception and views of china are seriously distorted. they regard china as the primary rival and the most consequential international challenge. ican i can only speak for president biden, and speaking for him i can tell you that there's been no change in our posture. yes there are tensions in this relationship. the president believes there is tensions, obviously have to be recognised but can be worked through. and we again see

competition and not conflict. so i can only speak for us. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. monica miller. the headlines.. the un refugee agency condemns uk plans to prevent almost anyone but strikingly, the home secretary has written to mps saying there is a more than 50% chance the plans are incompatible with international law. today marks the start of this planned new policy. there is plenty more argument to come. chinese president xijinping has accused the united states of trying to encircle, suppress, and contain china, leading to many challenges for the country. the chinese leadership is gathered in beijing for the national people's congress. mr xi's comments were made to business leaders behind closed doors, but on the sidelines of the meeting, his foreign minister ching gang voiced similar criticisms. he said the us knew china's balloon posed no threat, but overreacted and created a diplomatic crisis.

washington has claimed the balloon was part of a sprawling chinese intelligence programme. here's china's new foreign minister, ching gung, speaking on the sidelines of the annual meeting of china's parliament in beijing. translation: the united states claims to be competing to win against china, rather than seeking conflict. but, the united states so—called competition is total containment and suppression, a zero—sum game in which you die and i live. the united states perception and views of china are seriously distorted. they regard china as the primary rival, and the most consequential international challenge. now, the white house national security spokesman had this response. i can only speak for president biden, and speaking for him, i can tell you that there's

been no change in our posture. yes, there are tensions in this relationship. the president believes those tensions, obviously have to be recognised but can be worked through. and we again see competition and not conflict. so i can only speakfor us. senators from both republican and democratic parties in the united states have presented a bill that would give more power to the administration to ban chinese apps if they pose security threats, including the popular video—sharing platform tiktok. this bill comes after the us government officials were barred from installing tiktok on their devices injanuary. i'm joined now byjake werner, east asia research fellow at the quincy institute, a us think tank. thank you forjoining us on the programme. we've been hearing

analysis over here about what some of his leaders have been saying on the sidelines. this is rather sharp language that we normally don't hear from them. what is your take on their comments's from them. what is your take on their comments'_ from them. what is your take on their comments's yes, even though china has felt _ their comments's yes, even though china has felt quite _ their comments's yes, even though china has felt quite threatened - their comments's yes, even though china has felt quite threatened by l china has felt quite threatened by the biden administrations actions, including trying to form up allies against china and to restrict the ability of the chinese economy to grow technologically, nonetheless up to this point china has been pretty restrained in its reactions to that. this could signal that the chinese government is trying to increase the pressure, trying to send a clear warning signal to the united states that if these what it regards as containment measurements continue that it will be impossible to avoid conflict the administration says that it wants to.— conflict the administration says that it wants to. now there was discussion _ that it wants to. now there was discussion yesterday _ that it wants to. now there was discussion yesterday that - that it wants to. now there was| discussion yesterday that house representative kevin mccarthy may may be meeting with the leader of

taiwan and we may be seeing that this is one of the reasons why they are ratcheting up their language's it's possible. the agreement between taiwan and kevin mccarthy was to meet in california rather than in taiwan, as the previous house speaker nancy pelosi had done last year. this could be seen in beijing as a somewhat less provocative move. still quite provocative, because china regards any sort of trappings of sovereignty that are accorded to the leader of taiwan as completely unacceptable. but nonetheless, it could be seen as a somewhat less provocative action than what mccarthy could have done. so we'll have to see. we don't really have any clear indications one where the other how china is going to respond to this coming visit in april. j. to this coming visit in april. j, quickly before we go i wanted to talk about tiktok, a lot of

officials have been told not to download this on their phones. we do see this going from here? the white house seems intent on signing this legislation if it reaches president bidens desk.— legislation if it reaches president bidens desk. . �* , , ., bidens desk. yeah, there's been a whole range _ bidens desk. yeah, there's been a whole range of— bidens desk. yeah, there's been a whole range of proposals - bidens desk. yeah, there's been a| whole range of proposals targeting tiktok. tiktok this sort of being taken as a symbol of chinese presence in america, increasingly with the politics in washington is that any sort of presence of china in the united states needs to be pushed out. we've seen not in the discussion of the house china select committee last week. the idea that the united states and china could coexist in the world, that seems increasingly remote in the discussions in washington. and tiktok is the latest target in that movement. the range of proposals have been wide in congress. this one has gained to the administrations endorsement. so this one seems to be the most likely to move forward. thank you forjoining us on the

programme. thank you forjoining us on the programme. intense fighting continues in ukraine for control of the eastern city of bakhmut. an official with the proxy russian authorities there is claiming russian forces now hold nearly half of the town, but that hasn't been independently verified. russia, at enormous cost to its forces, has been trying to encircle bakhmut for months. ukraine's president, volydmyr zelensky, says he's told commanders to find reinforcements to help defend bakhmut. well, we often report the statistics about casualties from the war in ukraine, but rarely do we hear about what happens to those who've been injured in the conflict. the bbc has been given access to one hospitial in lviiv, where the wounded are given specialist rehabilitation treatment. a warning, you may find some parts of this report from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse upsetting. this is when illya pylypenko's war ended.

his tank had just gone over a mine in the southern kherson region last september. he holds on as his comrades take him to safety. illya suffered burns across a third of his body and seriously injured his leg. the journey for wounded soldiers is a long one. in lviv, western ukraine, thousands end up at this rehabilitation centre. in this war of old, injuries from explosions or shells are the most common. while illya is one of many, it's been an isolating six months. translation: i had many surgeries, a skin graft and three _ operations on my leg.

there was a search for doctors, hope for a specialist who may be able to save my leg. then there was disappointment and then some hope, because losing a limb is not the end. illya is learning to look ahead. but his next chapter is unlikely to be from the front line. thousands of injured soldiers find themselves in hospitals like this across ukraine, and that is putting a real strain on the country's health system. the fighting, or the brutality of it that they've come from, is unimaginable. but a return to a fuller life is possible. on a cold kyiv morning is a perfect case in point. we last saw hlib stryzhko in may, when he was being treated for a broken pelvis and jaw after he returned from captivity. he's also lost vision

in one eye and has been told his military days are over. instead, he helps other veterans. translation: my country, | my troops, the marines need the best of the best. deep inside, i still feel guilty i'm not in the forces. but i can be effective even when i'm not in military uniform. every ukrainian bears some of this invasion's weight. where there is hurt, there is some healing — despite everything. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme.. the bbc speaks to former romance scammers from gangs across southeast asia. the numbers of dead and

wounded to find belief. it is the worst terrorist atrocity in european soil in modern times. in less than 24 soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours, the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. they started firing. we were all petrified. james or ray, age iii, is sentenced to 99 years, due for parole when he is 90, travels in a car convoy to prison. paul, what is if you like to be married at last�*s it paul, what is if you like to be married at last's_ paul, what is if you like to be married at last's it feels fine, thank yon — married at last's it feels fine, thank you. what _ married at last's it feels fine, thank you. what you - married at last's it feels fine, thank you. what you think i married at last's it feels fine, i thank you. what you think your married at last's it feels fine, - thank you. what you think your life is auoin to thank you. what you think your life is going to be _ thank you. what you think your life is going to be like's _ thank you. what you think your life is going to be like's i _ thank you. what you think your life is going to be like's i don't - thank you. what you think your life is going to be like's i don't know, l is going to be like's i don't know, we never— is going to be like's i don't know, i've never been _ is going to be like's i don't know, i've never been married - is going to be like's i don't know, i've never been married before. i

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm monica miller. in singapore. in recent years, people around the world have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to online romance scams. one of the most lucrative of these, being run by criminal gangs across south east asia, is called the "pig butchering romance scam". as the name suggests, the scammers refer to their victims as pigs, whom they fatten up to be butchered or conned, out of as much money as possible. a bbc world service investigation has spoken to former scammers. a warning that this report from zhaoy—een fung contains scenes some viewers may find disturbing. whisper a plea for help. i'm a chinese man trapped in a scam compound in cambodia. didi, not his real name, left china for the promise of a well—paid job.

instead, he was trafficked to cambodia, locked up in a compound and forced by criminal gangs to carry out an online romance scam known as pig butchering. i'm recording this video secretly from inside the bathroom. in the scam, victims are known as pigs. scammers use fake online profiles to groom them before tricking them to invest in fake financial exchanges. td worked 12 hour days targeting people in america and europe under the constant threat of violence. someone in my team made a mistake today. he was beaten up in front of everyone, then dragged out of the office. videos shared with the bbc by activist networks show the type of violence td witnessed is common in scam compounds. this is sha tsui, not his real name. he's a former scam boss. he's wearing a mask to avoid

reprisals from criminal gangs. he says he make hundreds of thousands of dollars running a scam operation, even writing a guide for other scammers to follow, but that he now regrets his actions. the pig butchering scam is all about using emotions. that's how you win their trust. the profiles we make up are always very handsome, rich, responsible and caring. it was a profile just like this that cindy fell for. the scammers stole the identity of an innocent social media influencer from south korea to target her with. jimmy came at a time - when i was the most vulnerable in my entire life. cindy ty is a successful businesswoman based in boston in the us. at the time, she was going through a divorce and had just found out she had terminal cancer. jimmy would message me every day.

if i was sad in my— interactions with my husband, he was always there. when my husband and i had decided that we were going to divorce, - that's when it switched to much more of a romantic relationship. _ after seducing cindy, jimmy tricked her into investing more than $2 million on a fake cryptocurrency platform, despite the large - amount that i'd lost, i actually believe that i've been luckier than most. l i've given the scammers enough of my time. - i've given enough of my money, - and i absolutely refuse to give them who i actually am. after four months in captivity, td managed to escape and make it back home to china. we approached the owner of the compound where didi was being held for common,

but he did not respond. hundreds of gangs continue to carry out the pig butchering scam from compounds across southeast asia, targeting people all over the world. chao fong, bbc news. and viewers in the uk can watch the full film �*the pig butchering romance scam' on bbc iplayer now. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.... residents in coastal villages in the philippines have reported feeling sick after a ship carrying 800,000 litres of industrial fuel oil sank last week. that oil has since reached the shores of several nearby fishing villages, coating beaches in black sludge. mexican officials have confirmed that two of the 4

americans kidnapped at gunpoint last week in mexico were found dead. the two other are alive and back in the united states. this wednesday we mark international women's day, an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women and also reflect on the global challenge of gender equality. in the most recent gender gap index report released by the world economic forum, japan ranked 116th overall out of 146 countries. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil sat down with the first female mayor of one of the tokyo's biggest districts. she says challenging japan's male dominated politics is a difficult but necessaryjob.

this is not your average japanese politician. satoko kishimoto is an outsider challenging the status quo. after living in belgium for the last decade, ms kishimoto has become one of only three female mayors in tokyo's 23 main districts and the first in the history of the tsunami area. in june, the former environmental activist and democracy advocate beat the conservative incumbent by a narrow margin. she tells me the first few months on thejob have been a rough ride. as a woman and especially fairly, fairly young, i am not from bureaucracy bureaucrats. i'm not a politician. so automatically, you know,it�*s difficult. it has been challenged by the kind of old politics or like, you know, the boys club. in her own district, most of the senior political posts below that of mayor are occupied by men, with women making upjust over 2%

of japan's local leaders. being a female mayor is a lonelyjob. the women's representation have stayed almost the same from 75 years. this is quite insane injapan. what is the most difficult for women to challenge the political life is because they have to do a lot of care work. we have to recognise as a national crisis, you know, like this under—representation of women in politics. japan is the world's third largest economy, yet it has an abysmal record when it comes to women in politics ranking at the bottom ten of 146 countries. and yes, the traditional social norms here make it very difficult for women to pursue a political career. but those who do have to deal with misogyny and harassment. this group of researchers and female politicians is trying to change that. they're hoping that their confidential online consultations will encourage more women to brave the world of politics.

translation: period translation: because i've been public about my experience with harassment. other women have told me about what they went through. i think almost everyone has experienced it being showered with insults by older men or being touched inappropriately, for example. it was a wake up call for me. the government has been regularly criticised for not doing enough to encourage more women to get into politics, with some arguing that the male dominated cabinet and ruling party are part of the problem. there are some rare success stories, but it will take generations for women to get equal seats atjapan's top decision making table. shaima khalil, bbc news, tokyo. the 0scars will be handed out on sunday, and this year's line—up includes a record number of nominees of asian heritage. in the lead up to the awards, my colleague karishma vaswami has interviewed three 0scar nominees. for this edition of newsday, she spoke to domee shi, director of turning red, which is nominated for best animated movie.

we had an all female leadership team for this movie. the studio took a chance on this very culturally specific, almost gender specific story but they knew that this specific story was a universal experience. everyone has gone through the trials and tribulation of puberty, of waking up and not recognising your body, fighting with your mum every single day. and to have this movie recognised, hopefully it shows two studios in the future that if you invest in voices and if you invest in unique stories that they will be commercially and critically successful.— commercially and critically successful. . ., ., �*, ., successful. what are you doing's are ou 0k? successful. what are you doing's are you 0k? 0ne — successful. what are you doing's are you 0k? one of— successful. what are you doing's are you 0k? one of the _ successful. what are you doing's are you ok? one of the other _ successful. what are you doing's are you ok? one of the other things - successful. what are you doing's are you ok? one of the other things i i you ok? one of the other things i think the film — you ok? one of the other things i think the film really _ you ok? one of the other things i think the film really showed, - you ok? one of the other things i i think the film really showed, beside this quantity of women that you have spoken so eloquently about, is also

the diversity in north american canadian life. and i wonder how much and how important that is for you as and how important that is for you as a storyteller, to talk about those kinds of things and to reflect that on screen in the way that you have. diversity is so important for me. and the types of stories that i want to tell, i am inspired and the types of stories that i want to tell, iam inspired by and the types of stories that i want to tell, i am inspired by my own life and my own cultural background with being chinese canadian, because i think for such a long time as a kid you want to fit in and you want to assimilate into the west and you kind of pushed aside all those things that make you different or stand out. but now as an adult, as an adult creative, that is kind of where i go back and revisit and pull a lot of inspiration from. hot where i go back and revisit and pull a lot of inspiration from.— a lot of inspiration from. not to bran , a lot of inspiration from. not to brag. but being _ a lot of inspiration from. not to brag, but being 13 _ a lot of inspiration from. not to brag, but being 13 means - brag, but being 13 means i'm officially— brag, but being 13 means i'm officially a grown—up excavation point _ officially a grown-up excavation hoin ., ., ., officially a grown-up excavation hoin ., ,., officially a grown-up excavation poin_ what's - officially a grown-up excavation poin_ what's the l point good for you. what's the advice that _

point good for you. what's the advice that you _ point good for you. what's the advice that you would - point good for you. what's the advice that you would care - point good for you. what's the advice that you would care for| advice that you would care for people who are of asian descent who are trying to tell the story, trying to make it big. and look at you is the inspiration of how to get it right? i the inspiration of how to get it riuht? ., ., . , , right? i would say authenticity is more important _ right? i would say authenticity is more important than _ right? i would say authenticity is more important than for - right? i would say authenticity is i more important than for perfection. which i think is very, it's hard, especially for immigrant kids who are raised for impossibly high standards and they are put under a lot of pressure to take this one chance that their family has pulled all of their resources and make something of themselves. i spent my entire college years trying to draw perfectly, but then i realised when i started sharing my stories and sharing what embarrassed me the most or maybe laugh the most, when i started sharing those stories and connecting with people, stopped when i put my storytelling to another level. it grew from just being a craft to being a way to connect with audiences and bring people together.

and knocked it for now. stay with bbc world news. i monica miller. hello there. up to now, most of the snow that's been falling has been across more northern parts of the uk, especially northern scotland we got some snow and ice are the moment. the cold arctic air is across all areas now and coming into the corridor this with front is sliding in from the atlantic and it's been some wet weather in the mix of sleet and snow, snow towards the m4 corridor, and there could be a couple of centimetres in place in time to the early morning rush hour. icy conditions here, clear skies and very cold and frosty temptress to be —13 in the glens of scotland. that wetter weather across parts of england and wales moves away fairly quickly, more wet weather coming in from the southwest

and ulster to turn to snow as well. more cloud across wales, southern england and the mittens for the north, some sunshine, fewer showers and wherever you are, it's going to record day and temperatures of three to 5 degrees. focusing on the wetter weather in the southwest, it's moving more quickly and moving a bit further as well. so, we will see the rain turning to sleet and snow more widely during the evening rush hour and more significant snow in the southwest, it's moving more quickly and moving a bit further as well. so, we will see the rain turning to sleet and snow more widely during the evening rush hour and more significant snow and and this sun is slowing down a bit on the snowy weather is moving more slowly. some wet weather coming in from the southwest on thursday we do see some wet weather coming in from the southwest on thursday but parts of england and wales may have rain in south wales may have rain in southwest and south mittens, turning to snow across north wales, northern england during the afternoon. snow begins to arrive here and still dry through much of the day across scotland and northern ireland. this area, the met office issued

the heavy snow warning and snow may not go as far north in scotland, but still potential for some heavy folds of snow over the pannines, in particular with the snow developing a bit more widely in these areas after dark. low—pressure not moving as far north, and will be left with snow falling on friday across central and eastern parts of england. and still more cold air across the country and in the far south, around four or five is more typical.

good evening. i'm tt and this is your sports news where we start with football and chelsea are through to the last eight of the champions league after beating borussa dortmund 2—0 at stamford bridge this evening. chelsea trailed 1—0 from the first leg, so they had to take the game to dortmund and got level in the tie late in the first half when raheem sterling smashed this in. var then spotted a potential handball and chelsea got a penalty. it seemed as though kai havertz had blown the chance. but dortmund players had encroached into the penalty area so the kick was retaken. and this time havertz put it the right side of the post. that was the goal which took chelsea into the quarter