Typhoon Soulik to pass waters near China's Taiwan before landing on mainland

Officers persuade visitors who swim in the sea to go ashore at a bathing beach in Changle, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 12, 2013. Typhoon Soulik is expected to hit or pass waters near southeast China's Taiwan late Friday or early Saturday morning before landing on the mainland on Saturday, according to the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center. (Xinhua/Zhang Guojun)