China issues Level IV emergency response as Typhoon Champi approaches

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 21, 2026 shows an unmanned surface vehicle patrolling at a fishing harbor in Daishan County, Zhoushan City of east China's Zhejiang Province. China Meteorological Administration (CMA) issued the typhoon emergency response of Level IV to prepare for the upcoming Typhoon Champi, which is approaching the east sea areas of southeast China's Taiwan and expected to cause wind and rain impacts on the southeastern sea areas and the eastern part of China. (Photo by Xing Shoumiao/Xinhua)

Fishing boats berth at a harbor in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 21, 2026. China Meteorological Administration (CMA) issued the typhoon emergency response of Level IV to prepare for the upcoming Typhoon Champi, which is approaching the east sea areas of southeast China's Taiwan and expected to cause wind and rain impacts on the southeastern sea areas and the eastern part of China. (Photo by Zeng Demeng/Xinhua)

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 21, 2026 shows fishing boats berthing at a harbor in Shitang Town of Wenling City, east China's Zhejiang Province. China Meteorological Administration (CMA) issued the typhoon emergency response of Level IV to prepare for the upcoming Typhoon Champi, which is approaching the east sea areas of southeast China's Taiwan and expected to cause wind and rain impacts on the southeastern sea areas and the eastern part of China. (Photo by Zhou Xuejun/Xinhua)

A fishing boat pulls into a harbor in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 21, 2026. China Meteorological Administration (CMA) issued the typhoon emergency response of Level IV to prepare for the upcoming Typhoon Champi, which is approaching the east sea areas of southeast China's Taiwan and expected to cause wind and rain impacts on the southeastern sea areas and the eastern part of China. (Photo by Zeng Demeng/Xinhua)

A fisher fixes the mooring ropes of a fishing boat at a fishing harbor in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 21, 2026. China Meteorological Administration (CMA) issued the typhoon emergency response of Level IV to prepare for the upcoming Typhoon Champi, which is approaching the east sea areas of southeast China's Taiwan and expected to cause wind and rain impacts on the southeastern sea areas and the eastern part of China. (Photo by Zeng Demeng/Xinhua)

Fishing boats berth at a fishing harbor in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 21, 2026. China Meteorological Administration (CMA) issued the typhoon emergency response of Level IV to prepare for the upcoming Typhoon Champi, which is approaching the east sea areas of southeast China's Taiwan and expected to cause wind and rain impacts on the southeastern sea areas and the eastern part of China. (Photo by Zeng Demeng/Xinhua)