Key facts
- Honduras is reviewing 41 Chinese nationals and inspecting Chinese-built facilities.
- Super Typhoon Champi is the strongest storm of 2026 with winds up to 245 km/h.
- Taiwan and eastern China are preparing for Champi's landfall with evacuations and shutdowns.
Honduran migration officials have summoned or placed under review 41 Chinese nationals after inspecting shops in the capital and a hospital being built by a Chinese state builder, as the country's president has yet to fulfill a pledge made when establishing ties with Beijing. Meanwhile, Super Typhoon Champi, the world's strongest storm of the year, is bearing down on Taiwan and eastern China, prompting evacuation preparations, ferry suspensions and coastal shutdowns. Authorities in Zhejiang province have begun preparing to evacuate vulnerable residents, while fishing vessels in Fujian province have been instructed to return to port. The storm, packing winds of up to 245 km/h, was moving towards waters east of Taiwan, threatening widespread disruption across China’s southeastern coastline.