COLUMN-Beset by Hong Kong protests, China's Xi showcases missiles: Peter Apps . As Hong Kong recovered from its most violent day of protests so far, Beijing's English-language "Global Times" newspaper led on the celebrations of 70 years of Communist rule. The celebrations, it argued, showed the peaceful intent and unity of Chinese society - illustrating the article with a picture of a new ballistic missile it said could drop nuclear warheads on any place on earth.