but you know. starting march thirteenth t w. this is deja vu news live from berlin and historic vote in china the country's parliament passes a constitutional amendment that scraps presidential term limits and hands present is huge and pain free reign to rule indefinitely will this mean a return to dictatorship for the asian superpower we'll go live to our correspondent in beijing also coming up seven years since the fukushima nuclear

disaster as people across japan marked the anniversary we'll speak to those who still come to terms with the trauma. and we've got old school or in the bundesliga as pirates munich hosted their favorite whipping boys hamburg the reigning champions were in no mood to slow down on their way to a record six league title in a row. with. a michelle henery welcome to the program. there are concerns china could be returning to one man rule today the country's lawmakers have just passed a series of constitutional amendments that scrapped the presidential term limits and pave the way for president xi jinping to remain in office indefinitely the presidency had been previously limited to two five year terms the changes also permit jews personal political philosophy to be engraved in the constitution the

amendments passed with no votes and three abstentions among almost three thousand delegates. d.w. correspondent mathias boehner is following the congress and joins us from beijing for us this is an historic amendment along president xi jinping to remain in office forever is he on his way to becoming the new now zad on. a lot of service have drawn some have see are seeing a lot of similarities between the two leaders what we can say is that. is the most powerful chinese president chinese leader since mouths that don't there's also a cult of personality evolving around him he has been given names by the by the propaganda that are very similar to the titles malo had at his time so there is

a clear reference that she didn't ping is using to the great hams man as mao was called there is however a very big difference in style and personality between these two leaders mao was. chaotic leader who was very impulsive who used the masses called the masses to spontaneous protest against his adverse or is within the party where is she is it is a party leader he relies heavily on the party security apparent his he is a very cautious leader building a power center around himself eliminating his adverse series by using the organization the party itself and his anti graft body. and why did the communist party decide to do this and why now. well see him selfe it seems launched this idea in september that was before the

last party congress before he consolidated his power it has it's no secret that he wanted to stay in office longer that he sees himself as a leader who should be who should keep the country's fate in his hands it's it is however a surprise that this comes now and nobody was expecting it at the time and during the six months. the party. commissions have prepared this no rumors were out there it seems that he has just decided to seize the opportunity he is at the hague of his power nobody knows what would have been within three years or five years to his the end of his second term whether he would still be in the position so he saw the opportunity and he seized it and that's why it's happening now so they said that he wanted this that it took many people by surprise but what about the chinese people are they worried about this development.

a lot of people are worried however you don't hear a lot what you hear is the party propaganda organ is saying that the people and to the ass stickley support this is the reason why you don't hear a lot is that any dissent is carefully monitored and uncensored in the internet there have been a few people who have spoken out against this a few prominent people they are under huge pressure now as i know of one person who has voiced discontent who has now is entrance blocked by plainclothes the security offices. there is i think considerable discontent in parts of society but it's dangerous to voice it it's dangerous to speak out against these impede. correspondent mathias bollinger and beijing thank you.

now to some of the other stories making news around the world a meeting in brussels top trade officials in the european union and japan have pressed the u.s. to exempt them from upcoming steel and aluminum tariffs the e.u. has said if it can't secure an exemption it will consider tariffs of its own japan called for calm headed behavior as the dispute threatens to spiral. the german cardinal carl lehmann has died aged eighty one lehmann chair the german bishops conference for more than two decades until two thousand and eight he was considered a relatively liberal pre reformed voice within the catholic church as well as a strong supporter of interfaith dialogue the president of the german parliament called women a dedicated pastoral minister and a major scholar. former donald trump advisor steve bannon has told the french far right front ness no party they are part of a global movement bannon who crafted trump's america first campaign address the

parties and who conference in leo this year's gathering is aimed at rebranding the party after a series of bruising literal defeats. seven years ago today a magnitude nine earthquake struck off the coast of japan it triggered a tsunami that led to the worst nuclear disaster since or noble within an hour of the quake water came rushing in land along japan's northeastern coastline the tsunami overwhelmed entire towns and took the lives of more than eighteen thousand people at a commemoration ceremony in tokyo prime minister shinzo abi such a pen was dedicated to continued reconstruction the government is still working to contain radioactive materials released by the damaged nuclear reactors in fukushima . alongside commemoration ceremonies in japan protests have been taking place earlier i spoke with journalist sophie jackman from kyoto news in tokyo and asked her what they're about well people are opposed to the government's plan to try to

bring back nuclear power plants as a big part of japan's energy mix there are about forty five i react is around the country but only three are online at the moment and they were brought back online after meeting new strict to safety rules imposed after this disaster but protesters say these rules don't go far enough and many of them say japan should never go back to nuclear power again they don't trust the nuclear industry to get it right they don't trust the government to get it right and they point out that if we where in japan at any time is vulnerable to natural disasters like the one that happens it is ago. can you tell us what is the situation in fukushima like today have decontamination efforts been successful. well the government has put a great deal of money and time into decontaminating people's houses the area around their houses and roadways but these areas are still surrounded by a thick forest which can't really be contaminated decontaminated effectively and

then there's the issue of the plant itself the inside of the plant is still so radioactive it's hard to get in there and know what is happening to the radioactive debris inside there have been if it's to stop radioactive water from seeping out underneath the plant but those effects have had struck difficulties recently as well and the local governments it should take about forty years to fully decommission the plant so this is so many complex issues going on at the plant and the radiation in the surrounding areas has only been contaminated to a certain degree. and the people of japan feel that they've had enough support from the government. many do not the governments if it's in recent years have been focused on getting people to move back to the areas from which the you back you waited but many people feel that they that it's still not safe even though these areas a meeting the government's targets for radiation. although evacuation orders have

been lifted in many areas around the plant there are still about fifty thousand people who choose to stay outside the fiction because they don't feel safe so they jackman journalism news in tokyo thank you. time for a. one by one host hamburg it's normally a very one sided affair hendrik of not one there for years and they usually lose by a big margin now they're fighting to escape relegation for the first time in their history but byron we're about to show them any mercy. hamburg had been tossed by byron for nearly a decade last year in munich they can see the eight goals this match started off looking bad for the visitors frank rebury hurdle in finish at the eight minute mark showing he still got the goods considering his torn ligament earlier this season the freshman still hasn't spring minutes later robert levin dusty put his head to work. in the assist coming from yahshua kimmage hamburg were completely caught

off guard here to see it. not even ten minutes later another defensive blunder for hamburg eleven dusty another goal the wonderful pass came from jerome bulleting catching the hamburg defense on their heels. they gave already looked over at the break it's the first time this season biron scored three in the first forty five iron ramming picked up this corner after the break. byron made hamburg's defense look like swiss cheese and they still weren't done. river rees contract instead season but it looks like he's not ready to hang them up the three to make it five neil his first brace since december twenty thirty. live in dusty from the penalty spot

missing his first shot at a hatchery. but not the next with the twenty third goal of the season for the pole giving him five more didn't the entire hamburg team. as the phone said that we're very sorry for the fans who came here to see hamburg get defeated like that and yet i guess. a few thought hamburg's impossible mission ends as expected a landslide defeat. also on saturday may have a cousin locked horns with the original rivals. both sides hope to qualify for european competition next season but leverkusen odds of making that are looking much better than god box. local rivalries are all about pride but for gladbach it was about much more losing here in laverick would make it tough to achieve their aim of a ticket to europe next season. and lay on bailey always makes things tough

for the jamaican too hasty with his shot here. minutes later band play no grabbed the ball and threw it out fast bailey dangerous again but he didn't spot the young coming charles out on geese and took an ill advised shot himself. then it was bailey down the right side this time attempting to turn provider but kevin wasting the huge chance. one minute later though bailey down the right again. this time not it back to look at cell audio in the argentinian made it one nil in the thirty ninth minute bailey was crucial in setting up the goal but full on gets the credit for the assist i'm in the second half bailey remained a threat on the right side right up until he was replaced by browns with twenty minutes to go. bucs finally made some noise late in the

game when they threw everything forward yes it germinates getting close here. but it was a laborer who is in play or who came close is just going for blood buck when dale testing his own keeper in the eighty ninth minute. then in added time you liam browns rounded out the two nil victory laver ghosn earned some local bragging rights while glad buck stumble in the race for a year or. so let's take a look at all of saturday's results there are the leverkusen and byron wins hossa. bulletin for brooke and it's corliss and alex ripping can over on sunday take on like take and dortmund face frankfurt with brandon bettman cologne on monday and friday night's game shocked at the minds. and just a reminder of the top story we're following for you china's parliament has approved an historic constitutional amendment that removes presidential term limits the

change paves the way for president xi jinping to stay in office indefinitely previously the president and he had been limited to two five year terms. you're watching the news from berlin and more coming up at the top of the hour thanks for watching. the people of the world over information. opinions being want to express g.w. on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch follow us home.