Floods triggered by torrential rain swept away vehicles in a residential area in Miyun in northern suburb of Beijing, on Monday morning.
Footage captured at the site showed multiple cars submerged in rapidly rising water, with flood levels reaching the roofs of some vehicles.
Since Saturday, heavy rainfall in Miyun has caused mountain floods and mudslides, severely affecting local villages.
The city's meteorological bureau issued an orange rainstorm warning, the second-highest in China's four-tier alert system, at 09:15 on Monday, forecasting widespread heavy rain through 10:00 Tuesday.
Rainfall is expected to exceed 100 mm over six hours across several districts, including Miyun, with some areas potentially receiving more than 250 mm.
Over 3,000 residents were evacuated from Miyun District on Sunday following heavy downpours, local authorities said.
Residents have been advised to avoid mountainous areas due to elevated risks of landslides and to stay clear of low-lying areas at risk of flooding.
Torrential rain triggers floods, sweeping away vehicles in Beijing
China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao outlined the key priorities of the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting, which opened on Friday in Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province.
In an interview with CGTN ahead of the two-day meeting, Wang said free trade, digital cooperation and green economy are high on the agenda of the meeting.
"The key areas include advancing regional economic integration and the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, supporting the World Trade Organization (WTO) in strengthening digital cooperation and developing green economy. At present, the international situation is marked by intertwined turbulence and chaos, with intensified geopolitical instability. The rise of unilateralism and protectionism poses serious challenges to the international economic and trade order, disrupting global and Asia-Pacific development. Against this backdrop, all parties have higher expectations for this trade ministers' meeting, hoping that it can build consensus and deliver outcomes," Wang said.
This year marks China's third time hosting the APEC meetings and the 35th anniversary of its membership.
By 2025, China had become the largest trading partner of 13 APEC economies. Trade between China and APEC economies reached 3.7 trillion U.S. dollars, accounting for 57.8 percent of China's total foreign trade.
China has signed 24 free trade agreements or economic and trade arrangements with 31 countries and regions, including 15 APEC economies. In recent years, China has also completed upgrades of free trade agreements with APEC economies such as Singapore and Peru.
The minister said that China has always been a firm supporter and an important contributor to APEC.
"We have actively shared our vast market and development opportunities with all parties. China's door to the world will only open wider and wider. Facing the common challenges, China will continue to fulfill its responsibilities as a major country, further deepen reform, expand high-standard opening-up, and continue to provide new opportunities for the Asia-Pacific region and the world with its new achievements in Chinese modernization," the minister said.
China's Commerce Minister outlines priorities for 32nd APEC trade ministers' meeting
