Typhoon Wipha is forecast to land on the coastal areas between Wenchang at eastern Hainan Island and Zhanjiang of Guangdong province during Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, according to the Hainan Meteorological Bureau.
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related events being held in Bangkok, Thailand, provide a chance for the 10-nation regional block to discuss with its major dialogue partners including China and the United States how to seek greater cooperation and tackle key concerns such as regional security and the disputes in the South China Sea.
China and the Philippines agreed to maintain peace in the South China Sea and carry on friendly ties in the latest talks between their senior diplomats, Beijing said on Friday.
Antithetical to a letter published by The Washington Post on July 3 titled "China is not an enemy", an open letter released last week urged the president of the United States to stay the course on countering China.
China's proposal to build a 21st Century Maritime Silk Road immediately received worldwide attention in 2013. It followed the country's proposal a month before to develop a Silk Road Economic Belt stretching from China through Central Asia to Europe. The two development plans came to be known as the Belt and Road Initiative.
A No 116 South China Sea rescue ship was sent to pick up the 32 people who were onboard a sunken fishing boat hit by waves in Nansha waters.
Heavy rainfall will continue to hit southern China for the first half of July after about 50 floods and geographic disasters were reported last month, while heat waves will remain in northern China, according to the meteorological official.
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