which legalised abortion across the us. attempts to evacuate more civilians from the devastated city of mariupol have stalled. ukrainian officials say russia has ended a ceasefire and it s now blocking humanitarian corridors. the war in ukraine is forcing countries across europe to reconsider doing business with russia. it comes at a time when moscow s most powerful ally, china, continues to expand its economic interests across european countries. but there are allegations of worker exploitation, environmental damage and so called debt traps where beijing has stepped in to lend billions of dollars. china denies the accusations and insists it s a reliable partner and offers investment where others are unwilling. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake has visited key chinese project across the balkans and southern europe and has this special report. it s an unmistakably chinese scene. ..from the workers to the offices. beijing is pouring money into this copper mine,
attempts to evacuate more civilians from the devastated city of mariupol have stalled. ukrainian officials say russia has ended a ceasefire, and it s now blocking humanitarian corridors. the war in ukraine is forcing countries across europe to reconsider doing business with russia. it comes at a time when moscow s most powerful ally, china, continues to expand its economic interests across european countries. but there are allegations of worker exploitation, environmental damage and so called debt traps where beijing has stepped in to lend billions of dollars. china denies the accusations and insists it s a reliable partner and offers investment where others are unwilling. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake has visited key chinese project across the balkans and southern europe and has this special report. it s an unmistakably chinese scene. ..from the workers to the offices. beijing is pouring money
environmental damage and so called debt traps where beijing has stepped in to lend billions of dollars. china denies the accusations and insists it s a reliable partner and offers investment where others are unwilling. 0ur europe correspondent nick beake has visited key chinese project across the balkans and southern europe and has this special report. it s an unmistakably chinese scene. ..from the workers to the offices. beijing is pouring money into this copper mine, hoping it s a golden gateway to further economic expansion. but this is not china it s serbia, on the edge of the eu, where the red of the communist party is leaving its mark. translation: the chinese company treats us terribly. | we tracked down this vietnamese man, who said he d paid the equivalent of £1,200 to come here
the conservatives, under ruth davidson then, displaced labour as the second largest party. it ll be interesting to watch what happens to that conservative vote this time round. now, in wales, all 22 local authorities are being contested. in 2017, labour suffered losses, but still won the most seats and the most councils. the tories made gains, but were still behind plaid cymru. also, these will be the first local elections in wales in which 16 and 17 year olds can vote. so that s where it s all happening. there s plenty more information about elections in your local area bbc.co.uk/news is, as ever, the address you need. the war in ukraine is forcing countries across europe to reconsider doing business with russia. it comes at a time when moscow s most powerful ally, china, continues to expand its economic interests across european countries. but there are allegations of worker exploitation,
continues to expand its economic interests in european countries. but there are allegations of worker exploitation, environmental damage and so called debt traps where beijing has stepped in to lend billions of dollars. china denies the accusations and insists it s a reliable partner and often offers investment where others are not willing. in the first of two special reports, our europe correspondent nick beake has been investigating key chinese projects in the balkans. it s projects in the balkans. an unmistakably chinese s from it s an unmistakably chinese scene. from the workers to the officers will stop beijing is pouring money into this coppermine hoping it s a golden gateway to further economic expansion. but this is not china, it s serbia on the edge of the eu where the red of the communist party is leaving its mark.