China Red Alert as Typhoon Dolphin Heads for East Coast
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- China issued a red alert and airports canceled flights as Typhoon Dolphin neared, with the storm set to hit the country's east coast and trigger flood warnings (Bloomberg, Reuters)
- Okinawa closed an airport as Typhoon Dolphin hit parts of southern Japan, while heavy rains already drenched Beijing ahead of the storm's mainland arrival (AP, Reuters)
Why it matters: Typhoon Dolphin is simultaneously disrupting travel across two major economies — grounding flights in China and closing an airport in Okinawa — while drenching Beijing ahead of its east coast landfall, where flood warnings are already in effect.
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