During the main flood season (June to August) this year, the precipitation in the country will be two rainy belts in the north and south. Phased summer droughts may occur in the eastern and middle reaches of the Yangtze River and Xinjiang.
The number of typhoons making landfall in China is expected to be close to perennial, and the activity path will be dominated by westbound and northwestern routes, mainly affecting the coastal areas of South China and East China. The State Council's new office held a press conference on "implementing the major policy decisions and arrangements of the 8th CPC National Congress"