# Sichuan
Latest news and articles about Sichuan
Total: 7 articles found
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.
Chengdu–Chongqing Reunited: China’s Western Twin-Cities Top 10 Trillion Yuan and Redraw Regional Balance
Sichuan and Chongqing together have surpassed 10 trillion yuan in GDP, underscoring the re-emergence of the Chengdu–Chongqing twin-city economic corridor as China’s largest western growth pole. The milestone reflects not just fiscal transfers and infrastructure spending but the maturation of industrial clusters in electronics, advanced manufacturing and new energy.
When a ‘Turnkey’ Road Becomes a Debt Marathon: How a Sichuan Highway Project Exposed Re‑survey Risks and Platform‑Company Debt Tactics
A decade‑old turnkey highway link in Ziyang has produced a cascade of unpaid bills, about 52 lawsuits and an at‑risk private contractor after competing geotechnical reports, subsequent criminal convictions, and a controversial re‑survey that was later rebranded as a "consultation". The dispute highlights systemic risks in how local platform companies manage legacy debts and could set a dangerous precedent for overturning long‑standing technical findings.