China: Heaven hammers China with one disaster after another

Three Typhoons Hit Northeast China Where Persecution of Falun Gong Still Runs Rampant


Three typhoons hit northeast China in September 2020, including the provinces of Heilongjiang, Liaoning, and Jilin, within two weeks. The first, Typhoon Bavi, swept through Jixi City in Heilongjiang Province, reaching the Beaufort scale of 12 (highest level, above 70 miles per hour), knocking down trees and ripping off roofs.

Known as mature tropical cyclones, typhoons often strike Southern China and Taiwan. There were no typhoons this year that directly targeted Taiwan, reported Radio France Internationale in early September. Typhoon Bavi, the first major typhoon to strike Northeast China since 1949, was formed near the Philippines, bypassed South Korea and Japan, and caused major damage in North Korea.

“Does a typhoon have eyes and know where it intends to hit?” asked one netizen on social media.

Major Blow to Agriculture
From videos shared by locals on Twitter (banned in China, but accessible through firewall cracking software), it was seen that bridges were destroyed, roads were blocked, and houses were submerged by flooding.

More importantly, since the storm struck at a critical time for agriculture, the wind and heavy flooding leveled crops, which will greatly reduce the harvest of grain, fruits, and vegetables this year.

Typhoon Haishen, the third after Bavi and Maysak, was the first super typhoon this year, with wind speeds reaching 155 miles per hour.

With three typhoons in a row, even successful early crops—such as corn—are hard to harvest, since the harvester cannot enter the soaked land. With the corn crop spoiling in the field, crops to be harvested in autumn are also facing serious uncertainties.

This disaster will likely affect all of China. According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, China's Northeast is the country's most important source of soybeans (41% of nationwide production), corn (34%), and japonica rice (30-50%).

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