China’s military launches new amphibious assault ship
China has launched the first of its next generation of amphibious assault ships, the Type 076, featuring an electromagnetic catapult. The independently-developed Sichuan, bearing the hull number 51, entered the water at a launch and naming ceremony in Shanghai at the Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The Sichuan will be “a key asset”,…