Ships are seen at the port in Kaohsiung, southeast China's Taiwan, Sept. 14, 2016. Typhoon Meranti triggered waves 17 meters high on Wednesday as it swept across seas off the southern coast of Taiwan, according to the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC). Meranti is expected to make landfall in Fujian and Guangdong on Thursday, and the State Oceanic Administration has initiated a class-II emergency response, the second highest level. (Xinhua)