Sun Ruizhe: Working together to seek development, striving to forge ahead and start a new journey

The east wind is mighty, the spring tide is surging, thousands of sails are racing, and hundreds of boats are vying for the current. In this beautiful season full of hope, I am very happy to gather with representatives of the national “Two Sessions” in the textile industry to discuss good strategies and development.

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China drew up a grand blueprint for comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation through Chinese-style modernization. “Highquality development is the primary task of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way.” “Building a modern industrial system, insisting on focusing economic development on the real economy, and promoting new Industrialization.” It points out the direction and provides guidance for our industry work. In order to implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Party, the ChinaTextile IndustryFederation has launched the research and preparation of the “Action Program for Building a Modern Textile Industrial System (2022-2035)”. At the starting point of the new era and new journey, it is the responsibility of Chinese textile people to build confidence, get out of the impact of the pandemic as soon as possible, and achieve better development; in the process of Chinese-style modernization, it is the responsibility of Chinese textile people to find their position and open up a new game bravely. mission.

1. Current Development Status of Textile Industry

The year 2022 that has just passed has been extremely difficult and extraordinary. The external environment is turbulent, the COVID-19 epidemic has experienced ups and downs, the industry has experienced severe tests, and development has been under tremendous pressure. In 2022, the industrial added value of enterprises above designated size in the industry will decrease by 1.9% year-on-year, and profits will exceed 200 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 24.8%. The operating income profit margin will be 3.9%, 1.3 percentage points lower than the same period last year. In the face of adversity, China’s textile industry persisted in making progress while maintaining stability, faced difficulties, and achieved stable and healthy development as a whole. In 2022, the industry’s 36,000 enterprises above designated size will achieve operating income of more than 5.2 trillion yuan, and the total fiber processing volume and export scale will rank first in the world. The industry has a solid manufacturing foundation, obvious scale advantages and system advantages, and is a key force in ensuring the safety and stability of the global textile industry chain.

(1) The textile industry plays an important role in China’s economic and social development

The industry plays an important role in stabilizing economic development, balancing the international balance of payments, creating employment space, promoting the improvement of people’s livelihood, and promoting coordinated regional development.

　1. Industry is an important force in stabilizing foreign trade and foreign exchange

In 2022, my country’s textile and apparel exports will reach a new high, reaching US$340.95 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2.5%. Among them, exports of textiles were US$156.84 billion, a year-on-year increase of 1.4%; exports of clothing were US$184.11 billion, a year-on-year increase of 3.4%. The increase in product prices plays an important role in this. Textile fabrics, yarns, etc. have strong international competitiveness. The steady growth of exports to countries and regions with rapidly developing garment industries such as Southeast Asia, South Asia, and America has become an important growth point. The export market is more diversified and the trade structure is more reasonable. In 2022, my country’s textile and apparel exports to ASEAN were US$58.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 14.8%. ASEAN became the industry’s largest export market for the first time. The ASEAN market contributes more than 50% to the industry’s export growth, driving RCEP’s export growth contribution to more than 60%. New foreign trade formats such as cross-border e-commerce and overseas warehouses have become important driving forces. SHEIN’s revenue in Brazil in 2022 will account for 50% of the local fashion e-commerce share; Lazada teamed up with Cainiao to launch a dedicated overseas line for the apparel industry to improve the efficiency of cross-border e-commerce in the industry.

　2. The industry is an important force in ensuring people’s livelihood and consumption

In 2022, the national retail sales of clothing, shoes, hats, and knitted textiles by units above designated size will reach 1.3003 billion yuan; the national online retail sales of clothing products will increase by 3.5% year-on-year. The adaptability of the industry’s high-quality and diversified supply to meet people’s needs for a better life continues to improve. Domestic product consumption and green consumption are rising, and new products and new brands are emerging. Online and offline integration promotes business format innovation and scene innovation. In 2022, the cumulative number of live e-commerce live broadcasts across the country, the number of viewers, the number of products, and the number of active anchors will all double compared to 2021, and the clothing category will firmly rank in the first echelon of platforms such as Douyin. The diverse ecology and low entry barriers give the industry huge employment capacity and space for innovation and entrepreneurship, stably driving the employment of more than 20 million people in the whole society. The industry plays a key role in stabilizing employment and protecting people’s livelihood.

　3. Industry is an important force in enhancing development resilience

With the direction of independence, controllability, safety and reliability, the industry is promoting foundation-building projects, consolidating manufacturing capabilities, and accelerating the formation of high-end, intelligent, and green industrial systems. High-performance fiber materials, bio-based fibers, etc. continue to develop. Focusing on lightweighting and new energy, the ecology of the “carbon fiber+” industry continues to improve. Intelligent manufacturing and service-oriented manufacturing are being applied more deeply, and metaverse and virtual humans are beginning to be explored in the industry. Specialized and new enterprises are developing rapidly, and leading enterprises are becoming more intensive and internationalized. In the 2022 Fortune Global 500 and Forbes China’s Top 50 Innovative Companies, 6 and 2 textile companies were selected respectively. The pace of capitalgoing out is accelerating, and the Dongfang Shenghong project has become a key project in 2022.Despite the wind and rain, we strive to write a beautiful chapter of Chinese modernization with high-quality development of industry technology, fashion, and green.

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