The glory and dream of “a piece of cloth” Entering the 5th World Textile Merchant Conference 2022
In the Chinese discourse system, clothing has an unusually high priority. For example, “food, clothing, housing and transportation”, “food, clothing, parents” and “having enough food and clothing to know honor and disgrace”, clothing comes before food. Another example is “Beautiful clothes and fine food” and “Fair clothes and angry horses”. When Chinese people talk about beauty, clothes always come first.
The significance of cloth and clothing as a symbol of civilization is that not only in China, but also in all mankind, “clothing” comes before “food”. Ever since our ancient ancestors first picked a few leaves to cover their shame, used animal skins to protect themselves from the cold, and raised silkworms to weave cloth, the dividing line between civilizations has become clear.
Cloth is an irreplaceable symbol and logo of human civilization. It contains countless touching Chinese stories and has also made Keqiao’s legend and dream a reality.
Thirty years ago, “Shaoxing Light Textile Market” was renamed “China Textile City“, becoming the first professional light textile market in the country named “China”. Over the past 30 years, this place has been deeply involved in the textile industry and has become an “international textile capital”.
On November 16, the 2022 Fifth World Textile Merchant Conference was held in Keqiao District, Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province. This is an international industry event held in the context of a complex international environment and accelerated industrial changes. People come here with a common wish and strive to continue to write the glory and dream of “One Piece of Cloth”.
“Integration creates global value”
On one side is the 2022 Fifth World Textile Merchant Conference, where enterprises, merchants, associations, experts, etc. gather, and on the other side is the 2022 Autumn Keqiao Fashion Week, which attracts exhibitors and buyers from many countries around the world and many domestic provinces and cities. 2022 Autumn Keqiao Textile Expo.
“Here you can find new suppliers and learn about the new fabrics and trends in the current clothing industry.” Said, a Moroccan businessman and purchasing manager of Shaoxing Said Textile Co., Ltd., came to Keqiao in 2019. As a member of the textile industry ” “Novice”, the World Textile Merchant Conference is a rare platform for him to accelerate his learning.
Baoding Sanyuan Textile Technology Co., Ltd. is mainly engaged in the R&D and manufacturing of industrial textiles and personal protective equipment. This year, the company sent many R&D personnel to the exhibition. Chen Haijiao, a research and development staff member of the company, told reporters that unlike clothing and home textile companies that pursue fashion, the company pays more attention to the advancement of textile technology to improve the protective performance and cost-effectiveness of its products.
In the century-old changes and century-old epidemic, the international trade of the textile industry has encountered severe challenges. Since it was first held in 2018, the World Textile Merchant Conference has been held for five consecutive years, setting up an international stage for exchanges and cooperation in the textile industry, injecting confidence and opportunities into the world’s textile industry, and injecting strong impetus into the smooth international and domestic dual circulation of textile trade.
In terms of promoting transactions, recommending products, guiding investment, and providing consultation, the World Textile Merchant Conference has effectively played a window effect and a linking role. At present, the World Textile Merchant Conference has established cooperative relationships with 39 textile industrial clusters and textile associations in 52 countries at home and abroad. The conference council has 16 member states, including 12 There are China Textile City Chamber of Commerce in several countries.
Jim Altan, Chairman of the International Apparel Alliance, said in a video speech that in line with the vision of the International Apparel Alliance, the World Textile Merchant Conference has always fulfilled its firm commitment to global interconnection and established communication bridges to promote the textile industry on a global scale. Internal interconnection, close and smooth.
Mr. Mario Poselli, Chairman of the Italy-China Foundation, Chairman of the Italy-China Association, and Honorary Chairman of the Italian National Fashion Chamber of Commerce, believes that the theme of the 2022 Fifth World Textile Merchant Conference is “Integration Achieves Global Value”, which is very suitable for the current situation. The context of the times and the direction of industrial development. At present, the world needs to build a more open, inclusive, and secure industrial chain and supply chain, and more joint cooperation based on common interests and common values is needed.
“China’s textile industry has successfully transformed its own development into opportunities for the world.” Sun Ruizhe, Chairman of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation and Chairman of the China Textile Industry Federation, introduced that China The textile industry has become a key support for maintaining the resilience and stability of the global textile and apparel industry chain and supply chain.
According to reports, China’s total fiber processing volume will exceed 60 million tons in 2021, accounting for more than 50% of the world’s share; chemical fiber output will reach more than 67 million tons, accounting for more than 70% of the world’s share. From 2000 to 2021, the proportion of textiles in China’s textile industryexports increased from 30.8% to 46%.
“To understand the contemporary economy, ‘comings and goings’ are crucial.” Zhou Qiren, professor of economics at the National School of Development at Peking University, said that how much goods, people, capital, information, etc. have entered and exited, these data are integrated into the “connectivity index” ” is an important indicator to measure a country’s economic development level.
The cloth industry weaves human civilization
“How much does this carpet cost? We want 200 pieces.” At the exhibition site, an Afghan businessman stroked a carpet and inquired proficiently in Chinese. After agreeing on the price with the seller, the merchant pays via WeChat and adds each other as a friend to facilitate contact, and an order is completed.
Zhejiang Jida Home Furnishing Co., Ltd. mainly engages in carpet trade.Skilled weaving creates “beautiful clothes”
Walking into the DPI SPACE booth, a skirt full of Miao embroidery elements attracted a lot of attention. The patterns and patterns on this skirt are all designed by AI.
Hong Rong, Operations Manager of the Fashion Intelligence Department of the China Textile Information Center, introduced that Miao embroidery and magnolia flowers were used as design inspiration, and through the use of advanced AI technologies such as visual recognition, natural language processing, emotional computing frameworks, and adversarial generative networks, China Learn the specific symbols, shapes, components, and colors of Miao patterns, allowing this intangible cultural heritage to bloom new vitality.
As long as there are people, the demand for beautiful clothes will be there; as long as people yearn for a better life, the cloth industry will always be spring. So, where will the textile industry, which is coexisting with civilization and facing the future, go?
Wang Jiangping, member of the Party Leadership Group and Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that the textile industry is my country’s traditional pillar industry, an important people’s livelihood industry and an industry with advantages in international cooperation. The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China pointed out that it is necessary to promote high-end, intelligent and green development of the manufacturing industry. This provides a fundamental basis for the reform and development of the textile industry.
Sun Ruizhe believes that the common recovery and prosperity of the global textile industry should be promoted through integrated development: first, we must consolidate manufacturing capabilities and promote the upgrading of industry development paradigms and value forms; second, we must improve the industrial ecology and build a stable and smooth supply of textiles and clothing. Chain system, thirdly, we must create a cultural environment and create a diverse and inclusive fashion ecology, and fourthly, we must establish a concept of responsibility and steadily promote the sustainable development of the industry.
Zhu Meifang, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor of Donghua University, said that 350 years ago, scientists proposed the idea of artificial fibers. 150 years ago, the world only had artificial fibers. 80 years ago, chemical fibers appeared. 60 years ago, China began to have its own fiber industry. Today, cloth made of fibers shines in the field of textiles and clothing, and is continuously used in aerospace, energy and environment, electronic information, biomedicine and other fields. Going forward, the industry is already discussing how to recycle so much cloth, regenerate resources, extend the value chain, and whether it can form a closed-loop system to further accelerate the economic cycle.
Participants believed that the strong industrial foundation of China’s textile industry has not changed. With the acceleration of China’s modernization process, the expansion of domestic demand in the new scenario of common prosperity, consumption upgrades, and high-level opening up to the outside world will all contribute to the development of the textile industry. Transformation and upgrading will open up a broader market.
People have seen in Keqiao that textile, the oldest and most traditional industry, is constantly improving in technological content and bursting with innovation vitality, and is beginning to explore the transition to advanced manufacturing with a bright future.
The reporter learned that Keqiao successfully took over and put into operation five major printing and dyeing factories this year. The local area also used digital reform as a guide to innovate scenarios such as the “Printing and Dyeing Industry Brain” and “Zheli Engineers” and released the country’s first copyright AI smart review. Establish Zhejiang Modern Textile Technology Innovation Center to fully promote the high-end textile industry.
According to reports, in the past 10 years, the number of Zhejiang provincial R&D centers located in Keqiao has increased from 3 to 41, invention patents have increased from 33 to 1,174, and the number of textile high-tech enterprises has increased from 8 to 255. The first local green printing and dyeing group standard was formulated. The revenue of textile creative design base enterprises increased from 70 million yuan to 351 million yuan, driving industry sales to jump from 4 billion to 41.5 billion. (Reporters Fang Wenyu, Yin Xiaosheng, Cui Li, Wang Yuhao)
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