Typhoon Champi nears Taiwan, causing 200 flight cancellations and disrupting US-Japan drills

VNExpress - Oct 22, 2026

Taiwan issued a land warning on Thursday as powerful Typhoon Champi approached, prompting more than 200 flight cancellations in the region ​and forcing changes to a major U.S.-Japan military exercise.

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