Railway and maritime authorities in east China have promptly suspended certain rail and water routes in response to Typhoon Gaemi, the third typhoon of this year, as part of emergency measures.
China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) on Wednesday morning issued an orange alert for Typhoon Gaemi, which is expected to bring strong wind and heavy rain to the country's southern regions.
Typhoon Gaemi, the third typhoon of this year, made landfall in eastern Taiwan's Yilan County at around 00:00 Thursday.
As of 18:00 Wednesday, all 70 water transport routes in Zhoushan City of east China's Zhejiang Province were suspended due to Typhoon Gaemi, with the disruption expected to last two to three days.
The Zhoushan Maritime Safety Administration has issued an alert for strong winds and tightened vessel controls.
Because of the typhoon, the China Railway Shanghai Bureau Group has temporarily suspended some train services, including those on the Hangzhou-Shenzhen line, linking Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province with Shenzhen in south China's Guangdong Province, from Thursday to Friday to ensure safety. Authorities have pledged to monitor the typhoon's progress and adjust train schedules accordingly.
The China Railway Nanchang Bureau Group has activated emergency response in east China's Fujian Province, to manage flood and typhoon risks on certain routes.
They have set up additional manual ticket windows at major stations to offer free ticket changes and refunds, while providing updates through station broadcasts, announcements and official online platforms.
In south China's Guangdong Province, the Guangzhou Railway Group has suspended some high-speed trains on Thursday due to the typhoon.
They have also introduced 80 extra services between the four cities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Chaoshan to meet short-distance travel demands within the province during the summer season.
Typhoon Gaemi prompts suspension of water, railway transportation in east China
The China-Africa Industrial Cooperation Conference was held in Beijing on Saturday, drawing over 500 attendees, including Chinese and African business leaders and diplomats.
Themed "Sharing Development Opportunities of Modernization", the event sought to foster collaboration between China and Africa across various sectors following the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, the largest diplomatic event hosted by China in recent years, which concluded on Friday.
"Certainly, we expect a lot more cooperation, particularly in the areas of energy. We have a serious challenge in terms of energy in my country Zambia following the effects of climate change and the droughts. The electricity generation capacity has been wiped out, so we need to diversify our energy sources with the expansion in solar and wind," said Ivan Zyuulu, Zambian Ambassador to China.
Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, assistant minister at Kenya’s Ministry of Trade, Investments and Industry, emphasized the importance of China's vast market to Kenyan producers who would benefit from strengthening trade ties between China and Kenya.
"Of course, we are expecting more cooperation because, as I had said, China is the largest trading partner in Kenya and now, we want to position ourselves for Kenya to be the largest investment partner. We want them to invest in and produce either agricultural or industrial products and serve the rest of the world, but also serve China itself because you can see that President Xi Jinping is opening up this market, and we want to take advantage of that market," he said.
The Alliance of Chinese Business in Africa for Social Responsibilities (ACBASR) published a new Blue Book at the conference about the "One Hundred Enterprises and One Thousand Villages" initiative, estimated to have benefited 10,000 people in Africa by supporting work to protect the rights and interests of women and children and promote environmental sustainability and community development.
China-Africa Industrial Cooperation Conference held in Beijing
