this is d.w. news live from berlin for the 1st time police use lethal force against a protest in hong kong tens of thousands of protesters defy a ban on demonstrations on china's national site while the protest is hospitalized after being shot at close range by police. this while beijing shows off its military mind has china mocked 17 years of communist rule president xi jinping telling his countrymen that no power on china is that. once u.s.

democratic subpoena top trump i see including the secretary of state is like building a case to impeach the president of the ukraine whistleblower allegations. i'm anthony howard thanks for joining us in hong kong dozens of pro-democracy demonstrators have been injured in clashes with security forces the demonstrators were defying an official ban on protests for china's national day activists set fire to subway stations and 3 petrol bombs one protester. shot at close range in the chest by police is reported to be in a critical condition the events in hong kong of a shadow carefully choreographed ceremonies marking 70 years of communist rule in mainland china. and nonviolent by. provocative message to

beijing. while some 2000 kilometers away the chinese president xi jinping watched national day parades. protesters in the territory spent the day on the street calling for more democratic rights for the 17th week in a row for the 1st time the police fired live bullets at demonstrators one student is in hospital in critical condition. but the authorities used tear gas and water cannons to push back the anti-government protesters the police chief called it the most violent and chaotic day for hong kong. want to go you see how why we strongly condemn these actions. we have learned that 25 police officers were injured. and we have arrested more than 180 people who were suspected of being involved in rioting illegal gatherings persisting

weapons and attacking police nearly 2000 people have been arrested since june. that's when the pro-democracy activists demanded the government withdraw a controversial extradition bell eventually the hong kong authorities did cancel the bill but the protests continued and activists want an investigation into police violence free from government influence guys are very dark and people from all walks of life want an independent inquiry i watch with jewel of the bill is not enough hard it's hard to settle the matter of finding hard to hold our physical and i got lucky with chong tongues people are ready to sacrifice everything to fight for democracy and freedom i hope hong kong has will persist and carry on so as to get the freedom promised under one country 2 systems. hong kong has had its own legal system since the british handed the colony back to china in 1907 the activists want more electoral reforms and to keep the freedoms of that compact

treats on the mainland have never had. well correspondent shallots else until sent us this report from hong kong these protesters a gathered outside a police station just up that heading abuse at the offices inside that's after one young man was shot in the chest by a live round he is apparently currently in a critical condition police said that they were trying to protect themselves by firing that live rounds but people here oh exteriorly angry police have fired warning shots into the ad before but this really is a major escalation in these months long protests. tell the children bill they're in hong kong well as china turns 70 amid protests in hong kong waging is said to be orchestrating an online offensive to spread this information online this is according to a new report which also says mainland china has dramatically expanded its digital

arsenal will they double use all the soccer has more on that story although what can you tell us well this reports from the oxford internet institute says that beijing is a major player when it comes to spreading disinformation online what we've seen before the protests in hong kong started this summer that has been focused mainly on domestic platforms like way bo and we chance but now they have changed their tactics and they're targeting international platforms like facebook twitter and you tube now those platforms are blocked for citizens in mainland china and behind the great chinese fire wall but they are available for hong kong now these attacks these accounts that we're seeing they are originating in mainland china. and we seeing coordinated effort to spread a message that the protestors in hong kong violent radicals with no popular support

now of course we have seen violent episodes in hong kong but we've also seen millions of peaceful protesters so the concern now is that the sheer scale of this campaign can actually end up influencing audiences outside of hong kong in the world in the western world it's very powerful what can actually be done to stop this if anything yeah unfortunately not much facebook have said that they have eliminated some of these pages some of the groups try to say they have taken down 90 s or a 900 accounts but the sheer volume makes this difficult twitter also recently put out a statesman banning. adverts from state backed media and that was after beijing placed ads suggesting that the protests in hong kong were in some way sponsored by western interests so there's a move to these international platforms that are not available in china and the

sophistication with which they are spreading this information is really shows that china is ramping up its efforts in what is really a global information war and interesting time all asika thanks for your time. well as we mentioned china has been staging huge celebrations tomorrow 70 years of communist rule the people's republic of china has undergone massive change since its founding in 1949 as part of the anniversary celebration president xi jinping told crowds that china's development will continue to be peaceful bot that its military is there to ensure sovereignty and security. on tuesday the world's longest surviving communist nation celebrated its achievements on a grand scale. standing where chairman mao proclaimed the people's republic in 1949 president xi jinping struck

a combative note. today a socialist china is standing proudly in the world's east. and no force can change the position of our great motherland and no force can stop the chinese people and the chinese nation from stepping forward. the spectacle that followed was designed to highlight china's rise from a nation in despair to a global superpower. at the forefront of that new found confidence and display of military might on a massive scale advanced weaponry including nuclear capable missiles rumbling through beijing. the event comes at a crucial time growth is slowing as the trade war with the u.s. takes its toll on the economy and calls for more democracy grow louder both in hong kong and among the middle classes in mainland china. but that wasn't the

point of the fireworks that ended today along with an elaborate gala show on tiananmen square thousands of musicians and dancers performed a massive display for the nation and the world. now to some of the other stories making news around the world. north korea launched 2 projectiles from its east coast according to japanese and south korean officials tokyo says they appeared to be ballistic missiles one of which landed in japanese waters of launch launches come a day pyongyang announced fresh talks with the u.s. on its nuclear weapons program. at least 2 people were killed and hundreds injured in clashes between protesters and police in the iraqi capital baghdad protesters were angry about public services and high unemployment as they as well as what i see as arraignment on the government. well in washington the administration is defying congressional demands that officials testify in the

impeachment inquiry against president trump congressional committees have issued subpoenas against trump's lawyer rudy giuliani and secretary of state mike pompei i have also asked 5 state department officials to testify and pio has lashed out at the requests accusing the democrats of bully and trying to intimidate his stuff is in italy at the start of a european trip and has said it was not now feasible for the officials to testify mr giuliani has also suggested he would not comply. well at the end of another incredible day in washington correspondent for the l.d.s. is there and can tell us more public welcome what do you make of mike pompei as response to the subpoena. hi anthony well in many respects it doesn't actually come as a surprise we're seeing this from. the trumpet ministration it's not the 1st time

that they best stonewalled a congressional investigation and it was very clear from my pompei i was words that they're angry and angry at this impeachment inquiry and i was out how quickly it's moving and in fact if you just listen to the words my pompei have said he said that it was the speed of the investigation raises significant legal and procedural concerns and that he will use all the means at his disposal to prevent and expose any attempts to intimidate dedicated professionals now the democrats didn't take too long in responding and in fact what they said they said that it's illegal and will constitute evidence of obstruction of the impeachment inquiry now 4 of the 5. people who were working at the state department and in fact can actually be stopped from pairing but one of those people who is in fact kurt volker he's a former special envoy to ukraine he has said or on ukraine he said that he does want to testify in front of this you know as part of this impeachment inquiry but

of course anthony we can't forget about president trump he's been tweeting and he's been focusing very much on the whistleblower in fact he's even going to have to say that he would like to interview the whistleblower which has caused a lot of concern amongst democrats and even concern among some republicans but is actually going at coming behind closed doors and while all that goes on republican senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has said that he had no choice but to take up the articles of impeachment if the house approves them do you see that as likely that that happens. it's going to be very difficult and of course mitch mcconnell has to you know find the right balance because he's got a reelection battle next year and he has to basically minimize the political you know effect on the republicans but also at the same time told this investigation and allow it to proceed it's going to be very difficult they would need a 2 thirds majority of the democrats if it does get you know into the senate and of

course the senate is republican majority held so to pass through the senate would be very difficult at the moment but both sides are saying let's wait and see how this inquiry pans out and then we can comment further the public polling elliot's in washington thank you. the sport on day 5 of the world athletics championships finished with a gold rush for american athletes free world titles just about double team u.s.a.'s tally in qatar that means the united states now leads the medal table with 7 gold medals. the most unlikely world title came courtesy of donovan bridger in the 800 metres a 1st ever u.s. win in this event as braziers set a new championship record but possibly also a controversial one as braziers coaches alberto salazar who was banned for doping offenses earlier on tuesday. the most anticipated title came in the 200 meters from

the lyle it's the 22 year old is widely tipped to become you saying bolts natural successor posting faster personal bests than the jamaican great had at the same age . the most thrilling title came in the pole vault with sam hendricks defending his crown but only just both kendrick's and swedish teenager armand to plantaris cleared 5 metres 97 the best tight at a world championship since 2001. kendricks only took the title because he had fewer failed attempts becoming the 1st man to win 2 world titles since the great surge a book. before go passengers waiting to board their flight of chicago's o'hare airport on monday witnessed an unusual spectacle in an unmanned catering cost quite literally spun out of control stuff when loading beverages onto an airplane when a case of water fell on to the gas pedal sending the vehicle spinning wildly into

reverse the cut was stopped from causing damage to the plane by rap instructor crashed into the spinning front. you're watching data news stay with us on anthony how thanks for watching. welcome to the but is the game here or do you. have plenty to talk about some. coverage. asshole we have. let's have a look at some of the most lethal so you don't want to. come. to w's.