# Sichuan
Latest news and articles about Sichuan
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The Invisible Sentinels: Guarding China’s Strategic Secrets in the Digital Desert
This report examines a secretive People’s Armed Police unit in Sichuan dedicated to guarding China’s strategic assets. It highlights the stark contrast between the digital-native 'Gen Z' soldiers and the absolute isolation and secrecy required by their mission to protect the 'Sword of the Nation.'
Sichuan’s ‘Scan-and-Fly’ Expansion: Decentralizing China’s Low-Altitude Skies
Sichuan has expanded its 'Scan-and-Fly' drone pilot program, allowing operators to secure flight approvals instantly via QR codes. The initiative is a key component of China's push to deregulate low-altitude airspace and foster a trillion-yuan 'low-altitude economy.'
China’s Fusion Ambitions: Sichuan Consolidates 1,000 Scientists into New Nuclear Energy Hub
China is concentrating over 1,000 nuclear scientists in a new R&D hub in Sichuan to accelerate the development of fusion energy. The center is currently testing critical components for the ITER project and building an industrial alliance to bridge the gap between experimental science and commercial energy production.
Corridors of Power: Southwest China’s Blueprint for Autonomous and Hydrogen Dominance
Chongqing has released a strategic 2026–2030 action plan to build trillion-yuan industrial clusters in partnership with Sichuan. The plan focuses on establishing 'Hydrogen, Electric, and Smart' corridors to lead in autonomous driving, AI, and green energy logistics.
China’s Drone-Carrier Hybrid: The Sichuan Sets Sail for the South China Sea
The Sichuan, China’s first Type 076 amphibious assault ship, has commenced sea trials in the South China Sea. This vessel, a unique hybrid between a helicopter carrier and a drone carrier, features an electromagnetic catapult that significantly enhances China's expeditionary air power and maritime reach.
The Great Inland Pivot: Chengdu Challenges Beijing for Demographic Dominance
As Beijing intentionally restricts its population growth through 'de-population' policies, Chengdu is poised to become China's third-largest city by 2030. This shift reflects a broader national trend where strong provincial capitals act as demographic reservoirs, concentrating resources and labor to offset regional population declines.
China’s ‘Sichuan’ Assault Ship: A Revolutionary Leap in Naval Force Projection
China's new Sichuan amphibious assault ship introduces world-first electromagnetic catapult technology to its class, significantly enhancing its ability to launch stealth drones and fixed-wing aircraft. Functioning as a 'deputy carrier,' the vessel represents a major evolution in the PLAN's ability to project air and sea power beyond traditional coastal defense.
Fosun’s Bet on Shede Falters as Local Liaison Departs and Sales Slide
Shede Liquor, controlled by Fosun, is under strain: key local liaison Wang Yong has resigned amid slipping sales, swollen inventories and a market that favours ultra-premium and mass-market players. The company’s governance concentration, large capacity expansion and high dividend payouts complicate recovery, leaving Shede at a crossroads between operational rescue, retrenchment or portfolio reallocation.
Operating-Theatre Tutelage: How a Visiting Professor Is Building Micro‑Intervention Capacity in Sichuan’s Military Hospital
A visiting professor from a top military hospital has transformed surgical practice at a provincial military hospital in Sichuan by using hands‑on, bedside mentorship to build local capacity in ultrasound‑guided minimally invasive procedures. The programme has reduced referrals to higher centres and instilled a culture of problem‑solving that favours micro‑invasive options when clinically appropriate.
Beijing Bets on 'Spring–Autumn' School Breaks and Paid Staggered Leave to Rewire China's Consumer Calendar
China’s 2026 government work report endorses local rollouts of spring and autumn school holidays and paid staggered leave for workers to spread and stimulate year‑round domestic consumption. Early pilots in Zhejiang and Sichuan produced sharp rises in travel and bookings, and analysts expect the policy to shift spending toward experiential services while posing implementation and equity challenges.
Chairman of Baijiu Giant Wuliangye Placed Under Disciplinary Probe, Raising Questions About SOE Oversight
Zeng Congqin, chairman and party secretary of Sichuan Yibin Wuliangye Group and its listed unit, is under disciplinary and supervisory investigation by Yibin’s discipline inspection commission. The probe raises questions about governance at one of China’s largest baijiu producers and may have political, market and operational repercussions.
China’s Type 076 Shows Off Wrapped Stealth Drone — A Glimpse of ‘Non‑Contact’ Amphibious Warfare
A photograph of a wrapped stealth unmanned aircraft aboard the Type 076 amphibious ship Sichuan has prompted observers to identify the platform as the carrier‑adapted Attack‑21. If integrated operationally, such unmanned systems and electromagnetic catapult technology could enable China to perform long‑range strike and persistent ISR from large‑deck assault ships, complicating regional defence and amphibious deterrence calculations.