East China's Shanghai Municipality and Zhejiang Province activated Level I, or the top-level emergency response, to Typhoon Bebinca at 14:00 Sunday.
Typhoon Bebinca, expected to land in Zhejiang Province or Jiangsu Province from Sunday evening to Monday morning, has brought wind and rain to the easternmost part of Shanghai, where waves in the East China Sea rose to two meters high around 16:00 Sunday.
Local meteorological department said Typhoon Bebinca may trigger 6-meter-high waves in the East China Sea.
Shanghai said that it would close all tourist attractions in Pudong area and major bridges while implementing controls on expressway sections by Sunday evening to ensure safety of the people.
Firefighters in Shanghai have been reinforcing facilities and structures at high locations of residential buildings to ensure residents' safety.
Implementing the top-level emergency response to Typhoon Bebinca, Zhejiang has suspended operations of all its coastal ports and passenger routes as well as all water-related projects.
As Typhoon Bebinca approached, Zhejiang's Taizhou City saw increasing wind and rain Saturday evening.
Local government officials have evacuated 63 aquaculture farmers to safe locations from the Kuotangshan Island.
East China activates top-level emergency response as Typhoon Bebinca nears
East China activates top-level emergency response as Typhoon Bebinca nears
East China activates top-level emergency response as Typhoon Bebinca nears
China's top legislator Zhao Leji conducted an inspection and research tour in central China's Hubei Province from Thursday to Saturday, emphasizing the imperativeness to adhere to the guiding role of President Xi Jinping's Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, closely focus on the central tasks of the Communist Party and the country to plan and advance the work of People's Congresses, and provide legal guarantee for achieving a good start in implementing the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030).
In conducting inspection in Yichang and Wuhan cities during the tour, Zhao, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee and also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, visited grassroots-level liaison offices for contact with People's Congress deputies, enterprises, villages and farmers' homes, having face-to-face exchanges with local People's Congress deputies and members of the public, and extensively hearing their opinions and suggestions on the draft work report of the NPC Standing Committee and high-quality development of the work of People's Congresses.
He emphasized that People's Congresses should perform their duties in accordance with law and better serve the country's major policy decisions. As the Fourth Session of the 14th NPC will be held in Beijing in March, it is imperative to conduct such activities as organizing People's Congress deputies to study draft laws and conduct inspection and research, and ensure that People's Congress deputies will fulfill their legal duties well.
He also highlighted the need to improve the quality of legislation, enhance the effectiveness of supervision, and carry out law popularization and education at the grassroots level.
Top legislator makes investigation, research tour in central China's Hubei
