Over 270,000 people have been relocated across south China's Guangdong Province as Typhoon Wipha, the sixth typhoon of the year, approaches.
More than 500 fishing boats have returned to port for shelter, and 52 coastal scenic areas have been closed.
As of 08:00 Sunday, the Guangdong Provincial Flood Control, Drought Relief and Wind Prevention Command Headquarters maintained a Level II emergency response for Typhoon Wipha, which is expected to make landfall along the coast Sunday afternoon or evening.
China has a four-tier emergency response system, with Level I being the most severe response.
At Xitou Fishing Port in Yangxi County, Yangjiang City, fishermen are checking ropes and reinforcing moorings. Currently, the South China Sea is in the seasonal fishing ban period, and most fishing boats in the port are already docked. To mitigate the potential impact of the typhoon's winds and waves, fishermen are adjusting the boats to the best sheltered positions and securing the ropes.
In Jiangmen City, nearly 200 residents from hazardous areas have been relocated to an gym-converted emergency shelter. Staff members are distributing bottled water, instant porridge and noodles, and other essential supplies to those affected.
"The ground has already been marked, so after we arrive, we can quickly find our area. There are also volunteers who actively contact us and guide us to register one by one," said Mr. Liu, a relocated resident.
"The government has provided us with beds, blankets, and other supplies, and it makes us feel very secure," said Mr. Ning, another relocated resident.
Over 270,000 people relocated across Guangdong for Typhoon Wipha
The United States cannot legitimize an operation that attacked Venezuela and captured its president, a Chinese scholar said Sunday.
On Saturday, the United States launched a large-scale strike on Venezuela, during which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were 'captured and flown out of Venezuela' according to a post by U.S. President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account.
Teng Jianqun, director of the Center for Diplomatic Studies at Hunan Normal University, said in an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) that the aim of this operation is to take full control of Venezuela’s natural resources.
"I don't think the United States can legitimize this operation to take custody of the president of Venezuela. And also I don't think the United States can legitimize its any action in taking the oil reserves of that country. This is actually a very dangerous game played by the Trump administration. And of course, the United States would like to take full control of that country and to take full control of the natural resources, especially the large reserve of oil in Venezuela," said Teng.
Teng said Venezuela is not an isolated case but a common practice by the United States. The United States launched an invasion of Panama on Dec. 20, 1989, which continued until January 1990, with the stated objective of capturing Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega on charges of drug trafficking and organized crime.
"We still remember the so-called sentence of the former president of Panama in the late 1980s. And this time, the president of Venezuela will be under some judicial condition (judicial proceedings) for the so-called drug trafficking and some other crimes. So I think this is not a single case for the Venezuela country, but also this is actually a practice by the United States -- to use force, to use so-called justice under law against any leaders in Latin America and the Caribbean waters," he said.
US cannot legitimize operation against Venezuela: Chinese scholar
