As Typhoon Gaemi moves further inland and northward, accompanied by heavy rains, China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters has escalated emergency responses in flood-prone provinces including Liaoning in the northeast.
The typhoon, the third of the year, made its second landfall in Putian City of east China's Fujian Province Thursday evening.
In Shenyang city, the provincial capital, persistent heavy rains have caused waterlogging on several roads, disrupting traffic in parts of the city. Local authorities have swiftly initiated drainage efforts to restore normal traffic flow.
As of Friday afternoon, traffic conditions in Shenyang had significantly improved, though some sections still experienced waterlogging. To expedite drainage efforts, authorities have deployed 25 rubber dams at lower heights and activated 61 pump stations across the city.
In Panjin city, 102 pump stations are currently operational, and personnel have been deployed to patrol and monitor the five underpasses in the city.
"We have implemented comprehensive patrols and intensified monitoring at key locations, including low-lying road junctions, road sections and bridges," said Wang Bingren, deputy leader of the traffic police division of Panjin Public Security Bureau.
Other departments in the province have also activated flood-response efforts. Maritime authorities have issued meteorological warnings and intensified patrols at ports, construction sites near water bodies, and water parks to alert crews about wind prevention measures.
Liaoning escalates emergency response as typhoon Gaemi moves northward
Long-standing challenges in Mexico's automotive industry have been exacerbated with the implementation of the U.S. tariff on imported cars, which took effect Thursday, fueling uncertainty and job losses.
Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on all imported automobiles.
Ciudad Juarez, one of Mexico's largest trade ports and a key manufacturing hub, is now facing even greater challenges as rising trade protectionism deepens existing pressures.
At a medal parts manufacturing factory that has been in operation for over 30 years, the workforce has drastically reduced from 60 workers to just 25 due to uncertainty about the future.
Even before the U.S. tariffs on imported cars took effect, mounting pressure had already begun to ripple through the industry, prompting many companies to suspend investment and procurement plans.
"Some 95 percent of the products exported from Chihuahua, where Ciudad Juarez is located, are industrial manufactured goods. We have held multiple meetings to discuss solutions. In fact, over the past year and a half, more than 55,000 factory workers here in the city have lost their jobs," said the owner of the factory.
The automotive industry is a key pillar of Mexico's economy, generating nearly 100 billion U.S. dollars in output. The auto parts assembly industry alone provides over 900,000 jobs for the country, while automotive assembly companies create 175,000 jobs.
According to statistics from the Mexican Association of Automotive Dealers (AMDA), over 40 percent of the components used by American auto manufacturers are imported from Mexico. Last year, Mexico produced four million cars, approximately three million of which were exported to the U.S.
Industry insiders indicate that due to the high degree of interdependence in the sector between the U.S. and Mexico, along with a shortage of skilled labor, the U.S. goal of bringing automotive manufacturing back to its shores through tariffs is unlikely to be realized in the short term.
Moreover, the established industrial chain in Mexico faces the risk of being disrupted, which will ultimately have repercussions on consumer spending and further exacerbate inflation in the long run.
"Young people from the U.S. are no longer willing to work in the manufacturing sector. I believe there will be no growth in the relocation of automotive parts and vehicles factories in the short term," said Guillermo Rosales Zarate, ADMA's executive president.
"Personally, I hope this avalanche of tariffs doesn't continue; otherwise, it will lead to more significant issues affecting the U.S. economy. If these tariffs remain in place long-term, it will be the American people who suffer the most," said Ricardo Ramos, a professor with the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez.
U.S. automotive tariffs deepen industry pressures, halt investments in Mexico
