China News » Sichuan News China » Sichuan » Social: China Launches ‘40,000 Ton’ Catapult-Equipped Amphibious Assault Ship Sichuan in a Bid to Rival the U.S.
The Chinese naval build up continues with the launch of Sichuan amphibious assault ship, the lead ship of the Type 076 class, displacing 40,000 tons and equipped with an electromagnetic catapult for ...
News China » Sichuan » Social: China’s Type 076 ‘Sichuan’ heads to South China Sea for sea trials
When the Type 076 amphibious assault ship Sichuan slipped away from its berth at Shanghai’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard in November 2025 and headed toward the South China Sea, it marked more than a ...
News China » Sichuan » Social: See aboard China's new massive assault ship that can launch fighter jets or drones
China unveiled the new amphibious assault ship it has been secretly building this past year at a launching ceremony at a shipyard in Shanghai. The Sichuan, the first Yulan-class landing helicopter ...
News China » Sichuan » Social: China’s Type 076 Amphibious Carrier: What It Does and Why It Matters
The launch of China’s Type 076 amphibious assault carrier, the Sichuan, on December 29, 2024, at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard is a pivotal moment in Chinese naval history. It signals China’s intent to ...
News China » Sichuan » Social: China’s Type 076 LHD Sichuan Believed to Have Tested EMALS Catapult for the First Time
The Sichuan is the only amphibious assault Landing Helicopter Dock in the world to feature an Electromagnetic Launch System. The catapult aboard China’s massive Type 076 LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock) ...
News China » Sichuan » Social: China's Sichuan province to offer extended marriage and maternity leave
HONG KONG, June 5 (Reuters) - Health authorities in China's southwestern Sichuan province are proposing to extend marriage leave up to 25 days and maternity leave up to 150 days, to help create a ...