Kajiki strengthened into a severe typhoon at around 14:00 Sunday, with strong winds and heavy rains whipping southern China's Hainan island and nearby parts of Guangdong Province as it passed over open waters to the south and headed toward Vietnam's central coast.
As of 04:00 on Monday, the center of the typhoon was located approximately 210 kilometers east of Ha Tinh City, Vietnam, moving northwest at a speed of 15-20 kilometers per hour, with little change in intensity.
As the typhoon gradually gained strength and brought increasingly strong gales and rainstorms to Hainan, many seaside facilities are bearing the impact of the bad weather.
CCTV footage from Lingshui Li Autonomous County in the province's southeast near Sanya City showed offshore fish cages being tossed by the churning waves.
Gales of over 30 meters per second started to hit Sanya on Sunday, bringing down trees and blocking traffic on roads.
The city's emergency services have been placed on high alert, with around 2,900 personnel mobilized to respond to the situation.
Firefighters were also dispatched to handle life-threatening situations, including the successful rescue of a driver trapped for about 40 minutes in a truck overturned by strong gales.
The driver suffered no major injuries and was later taken to a nearby hotel.
Kajiki strengthens into full-blown typhoon, lashes Hainan
Kajiki strengthens into full-blown typhoon, lashes Hainan
A former television host from Taiwan, Zhai Xuan, has made a pivotal decision to leave mainstream broadcasting in order to create content that provides a better understanding of the Chinese mainland and cross-strait relations.
Zhai, a seasoned television host with over a decade of experience in Taiwan's media landscape, recently addressed an audience at an event in Beijing, where she revealed her complete transition into independent online media.
In her remarks, she articulated her aspiration to bridge what she perceives as a significant information gap between audiences on both sides of the Strait, highlighting her commitment to fostering a deeper understanding and connection through her new endeavors.
"I was really surprised by all the fake news. There were stories saying people on the mainland can't afford tea eggs or that they live in mud houses and in Taiwan, this was the main information many people received," said Zhai.
Zhai said she initially began producing online videos to challenge such perceptions while continuing her work as a television host.
In April 2025, she travelled to the mainland with her father to fulfill her late grandfather's wish to return to his hometown. The trip, which reunited family members separated since 1949, was recorded in a video series titled "Journey to Find Our Roots", drawing attention from viewers in both Taiwan and the mainland.
"Many people in Taiwan told me that after watching, they wanted to apply for a mainland travel permit immediately and go looking for their relatives. Some had long forgotten these things, but after seeing my story, they began thinking about their hometowns and family members they had never met and decided to search for their roots," Zhai shared her story at the event.
By mid-2025, Zhai said she began to feel increasing pressure amid rising political tensions and a tightening atmosphere around cross-Strait exchanges in Taiwan.
After more than 12 years in the industry, Zhai resigned from her position, believing it was the right thing to do.
"At that moment, I felt this was a major issue，not just for me, but for Chinese people on both sides of the Strait. If I backed down then, I wouldn’t be standing on the right side," said Zhai.
Since leaving television, Zhai has broadened her online programming to encompass a range of daily-life topics, including practical guidance on applying for a mainland travel permit and using commonly employed mobile applications, in addition to content that delves into historical memory and cultural connections across the Strait.
As the debate over cross-Strait relations continues in Taiwan, Zhai said she remains committed to her current path.
Former Taiwan TV host bridges cross-Strait divide via online media
