The Third World Cloth Merchants' Congress 2020 Promotes The Textile Industry To Integrate Into The New Pattern Of "Double Circulation" And Opens The Curtain Grandly

The continuous spread of the new epidemic in 2020 will undoubtedly cause a heavy blow to the world economy. At the new juncture of the unprecedented great changes in a century, the new challenges of global industrial restructuring and the new opportunities of industrial chain reconstruction come together. "If you walk alone, you will go far." The global textile industry "development community" is in urgent need of coordination, deepening exchanges, strengthening consensus and close cooperation, so as to achieve stable development.

On October 26, Keqiao, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province ushered in the grand opening of the third world cloth merchants conference. People from the global textile industry gathered online and offline to discuss the industrial transformation, innovation and future cooperation prospect. With the gathering of the grand gathering in October, Keqiao, Shaoxing, once again shows the charm of "an important window" as an international textile city. With the theme of "new value of industry, new contribution of textile industry - responsibility of textile industry in the world economic restart", and based on the purpose of "win-win cooperation and responsible development", the conference explored the development strategies and solutions of world textile innovation coordination, wisdom coordination and resource coordination in the post epidemic era.

Zheng Wantong, President of China Association for the promotion of international transnational corporations and vice chairman of the 11th CPPCC National Committee, Xingfu, vice governor of Zhejiang Provincial People's government, sun Ruizhe, chairman of International Textile Manufacturers Federation and President of China Textile Industry Federation, and Ma Weiguang, Secretary of Shaoxing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, are related to leading elites in international business, academic and industrial circles as well as national ministries, commissions, provinces and cities The leaders of the Department attended the theme meeting. On the basis of strict prevention and control of the epidemic situation, the conference implemented the "Online + offline" dual venue mode, which was broadcast online to nearly 50 countries and regions around the world. Nearly 500 people participated in the meeting offline.

The theme conference discussed the global textile industry chain remodeling, scientific and technological innovation, digital transformation, sustainable development and other hot topics in an all-round and multi-dimensional way. At the same time, it comprehensively introduced the economic recovery situation and future planning of Keqiao, Shaoxing during the epidemic period. At the meeting, activities such as "the Establishment Ceremony of Shaoxing Keqiao Textile City overseas joint chamber of Commerce in 2020 and the global release ceremony of Textile City Overseas kindling plan", "China Keqiao climate action declaration", "Unveiling Ceremony of China printing and dyeing Museum" and "board member appointment ceremony of world cloth merchants Conference" were also held.

Create a world class industrial cluster in crisis

The vice governor of Zhejiang Province delivered a speech at the provincial capital. He said that the textile industry is an important pillar industry of China's national economy and people's livelihood industry. Since this year, in the face of rising costs of raw materials, labor and environmental protection, economic and trade frictions between China and the United States, and the global spread of the epidemic situation, Zhejiang Province has continuously cultivated the strength and depth of development, and textile enterprises have cultivated new machines in the crisis, maintaining a position and advantage for industrial innovation and development. As of September this year, there are 8107 textile enterprises in Zhejiang Province, with an annual industrial output value of 587.9 billion, accounting for 11.2% of the total industrial output value of the whole province, ranking the second in China.

Photo: Gao Xingfu, vice governor of Zhejiang Provincial People's Government

He said that in the future, Zhejiang Province will accelerate the high-quality development of modern textile industry with the goal of building a world-class industrial cluster, and strive to achieve an annual total output value of more than 1 trillion yuan by 2022. Zhejiang Province has strong competitiveness in the fields of printing and dyeing, weaving and clothing, with three industrial clusters above 50 billion level and more than 20 industrial clusters with 10 billion level. On this basis, Zhejiang Province will take Shaoxing and its surrounding areas as the leader, take Hangzhou Bay, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Jiaxing and other places for overall development, and strengthen the modern textile industry chain integrating industrial textiles and high-end textile equipment. He also pointed out that Shaoxing Keqiao will take the opportunity of organizing the world cloth merchants conference to accelerate the building of a manufacturing hub with smooth global textile industry chain, supply chain and sales chain, and a commercial transformation hub for cultivating new models and new formats, and contribute more "Keqiao power" and more "Keqiao model" in the construction of modern world-class advanced textile manufacturing cluster.

Photo: Ma Weiguang, Secretary of the CPC Shaoxing Municipal Committee

Ma Weiguang, Secretary of the Shaoxing Municipal Party committee, said in his speech that Shaoxing Keqiao has seized the opportunity of the cloth merchants' conference to deepen international cooperation, and has now become an important bridge connecting China and the world, connecting intelligent creativity and intelligent manufacturing, and linking industrial production with a better life. He pointed out that Keqiao conscientiously implemented the spirit of the important speech made by General Secretary Xi Jinping when he visited Zhejiang this year, shouldered the responsibility and mission of building the world fashion textile city in the new era, and comprehensively promoted the innovation and development of the textile industry with the promotion of value chain, optimization of ecological chain and improvement of service chain. In the face of the epidemic situation, Shaoxing City and Keqiao District adhere to the "two hands, two hands hard", and comprehensively promote the epidemic prevention and control, resumption of work and production, and economic and social development. The textile industry has withstood the test in this baptism and become more healthy and tough. He also said that Shaoxing will unswervingly promote deeper reform, implement a higher level of opening up, actively assume the historical and world responsibilities entrusted to Shaoxing textile industry by the times, and "use cloth as a medium" to promote domestic and international dual circulation. At the same time, taking the cloth merchants' conference as an opportunity, it is proposed that global textile workers work together to create a new situation of mutual benefit and win-win, and make contributions to Shaoxing Keqiao for the promotion and development of the textile industry, the faithful implementation of the "August 8 strategy", and striving to create an "important window".

Photo: Shen Zhijiang, Secretary of the CPC Shaoxing Keqiao District Committee

Shen Zhijiang, Secretary of the CPC Shaoxing Keqiao District Committee, presided over the opening ceremony of the conference. He pointed out that in 2020, under the severe challenges of the epidemic situation and the complex external environment, Shaoxing Keqiao will comprehensively promote the normalization of epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, and the regional development will show a trend of "load recovery and positive improvement". In particular, the textile industry has withstood the test and tempered its muscles and bones, launched the "step fish plan" for high-quality development of the manufacturing industry, successfully established the provincial printing and dyeing innovation center, and three major textile enterprises were listed on the market; China Light and textile city took the lead in resuming the market in the whole country, and opened the "intelligent" international fabric purchasing center, and the transaction volume of the fabric market and "online market" of the light textile city increased respectively in the first three quarters 4% and 11. 6%, and 4480 new market entities were added. "The construction of the" International Textile City "in the new era has brought new opportunities in the crisis and created a new situation in the changing situation." He said.

Figure: Han Bekke

Figure: Christian P. Schindler

Han bekke, chairman of the international garment Federation (IFA), and Christian P. Schindler, Secretary General of the International Federation of textile manufacturers (ITMF), respectively sent congratulatory letters via video to the third world cloth merchants' Congress. Han bekke said that the supply chain of the textile and garment industry needs to be rebalanced to carry out supply chain cooperation in order to create a multi market, pursue orderly development mode, optimize supply strategy and formulate Omni channel distribution plan. Christian P. Schindler said that the global textile industry has a responsibility to play its role in addressing climate change and improving the living standards of thousands of textile people, and to explore feasible paths to this end.

Work together to promote the steady development of the world textile industry

At the meeting, President sun Ruizhe delivered a keynote speech entitled "new industrial value, new contribution of textile industry: responsibility of textile industry in the restart of world economy". He pointed out that in the world economic restart, China's textile industry, which was the first to recover from the epidemic situation, showed strong development toughness and vitality. Under the severe challenges such as the increasing risk of economic recession, the in-depth adjustment of industrial chain, the acceleration of digital process and the acceleration of responsible development, the textile industry needs to speed up the adjustment to adapt to the changing world situation. As an important force to maintain the smooth operation of the global industrial chain supply chain, China's textile industry has made an important contribution to the prevention and control of the world epidemic situation, fully demonstrating its responsibility and responsibility.

Photo: Sun Ruizhe, President of the International Federation of textile manufacturers and President of China Textile Industry Federation

Sun Ruizhe also pointed out that China's textile industry should respond to the new changes with new practices, that is, to create a more flexible new supply with "data + manufacturing", create a more viscous new consumption with "content + products", create a new ecology of collaborative innovation with "industrial cluster + new economy", and create a new cycle of mutual promotion with "domestic market + international market". He said that China is about to enter the "14th five year plan" period. Under the prospect of global cooperation, the establishment and practice of China's textile new positioning is not only an upgrade of its own development, but also a value opportunity for global industrial development. It is an important path to promote the steady development of the world textile industry to work together to build a more open economy, a more innovative economy, a more responsible economy and a more valuable economy.

The international cooperation Union of world cloth merchants was held

Photo: video release ceremony of international cooperation of world cloth merchants

"I hope to cooperate with China and exchange excellent new designs of the two countries." "We plan to set up branches in Keqiao to support its members, so as to promote the harmonious development of textile trade between the two countries." "The trade and investment relationship between our two big countries needs to be strengthened, and we need to guard against globalization and international trade together." With the purpose of "advancing hand in hand and common development", the international cooperation alliance of world cloth merchants held a video release at the meeting. Industry representatives from more than 50 countries and regions, including China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, South Korea, Brazil and Vietnam, made suggestions and suggestions on further deepening industrial collaboration, market development and other industries in the future, and conveyed the direction and direction of cooperation with China's textile industry Demand.

Figure: Textile City Overseas fire project launched

Figure: Textile City Overseas fire project launched

Figure: Shaoxing Keqiao Textile City Overseas Union Chamber of Commerce in 2020

In order to respond to the national belt and road initiative and help Keqiao Textile enterprises develop in groups and expand their market in the sea. The conference also held the "2020 Shaoxing Keqiao Textile City overseas joint chamber of Commerce and Textile City Overseas fire plan global release ceremony". President Cai Shaoxiong and President Han Chong of Myanmar branch and Fu Jinbiao, President of Brazil branch, and other presidents of 11 overseas branches of Shaoxing Keqiao Textile City took the stage to open the important moment of this grand event recorded in Keqiao history and pushed the event to a climax. At the same time, Mr. Fang Liqun, deputy director of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Commerce, Mr. Shao quanmao, vice mayor of Shaoxing Municipal People's government, and Ms. long Meili, Deputy District of Keqiao District People's Government of Shaoxing City, came to power to confer cards on 12 overseas sub chambers of Commerce in the United States, Brazil, Malaysia, Indonesia, Turkey, Philippines, Ethiopia, Italy, Britain, Myanmar, Vietnam and UAE. Shaoxing Keqiao Textile City Overseas United Chamber of commerce is a local non-profit organization. In the future, it will gradually cover the global mainstream textile market and set up overseas branches in many overseas countries and regions to help Keqiao Textile industry deeply integrate into the development opportunities of "the belt and road".

Figure: Declaration of action

In the link of "China Keqiao climate action declaration", representatives of 12 Keqiao Textile enterprises responding to Keqiao climate action have issued sonorous and powerful solemn commitments. The action, jointly initiated by China Textile Industry Federation and Keqiao District, aims to respond to the national low-carbon development goal proposed by President Xi Jinping at the 75th UN General Assembly, promote Keqiao to be the first demonstration of China's carbon neutral process, promote the best practice of China's industrial climate governance, help China realize the goal of independent low-carbon contribution, and highlight the industrial economic atmosphere of Keqiao The international pioneer image of waiting for action.

Figure: Unveiling ceremony of Museum

In order to show and record the process of agglomeration and upgrading of Keqiao printing and dyeing industry and highlight the "Shaoxing model" of traditional industry transformation and upgrading, Keqiao district will jointly build "China printing and dyeing Museum" with China printing and dyeing industry association, China Textile Photography Association and national textile product development center in 2020. The opening ceremony was held at the meeting.

The board of directors of the world cloth merchants' Congress accepted new products and expanded its capacity

At the "appointment ceremony of council members of the world cloth merchants conference", outstanding entrepreneurs from 12 leading enterprises of Shenzhou International, Shandong Ruyi, Weiqiao textile, Zhejiang Rongsheng, Zhejiang Hengyi, taipingniao, Tianhong Group, Zhejiang Tiansheng, China Textile Research Institute, Hengli Group, China Hengtian and Huafu fashion became new members of the Council. Since its establishment in 2018, the Council has gradually integrated the high-end and high-quality resources of its members in policy recommendations, industrial upgrading, expert think tanks, academic research, talent cultivation and other aspects through the working network gradually established by the world cloth merchants conference, providing economic cooperation services and intellectual support for the industry, and coordinating and improving the links between member enterprises 。 With the continuous improvement of the global influence of the cloth merchants conference and the increasingly rich high-end industrial resources, the lineup of the Council has been expanded year by year.

Figure: Appointment ceremony

Exploring the road of sustainable development of industry

In the "great reconstruction" of the global industrial pattern driven by the crisis, "the situation is pressing, the challenge is pressing, and the mission is pressing". It can be said that it is a true portrayal of the current environment of China's textile and garment industry. Under the "post epidemic" new normal, facing the realistic pressure of economic restart, the industry urgently needs to find a lighthouse in the fog and find a way out in the maze.

At the theme forum, Xiao Lihua, vice president of Alibaba group and President of the new retail business unit of Alibaba cloud intelligent business group, Chen Wenxing, academician of Chinese Academy of engineering and President of Zhejiang University of technology, and Ma Jianrong, chairman of the board of directors of Shenzhou International Group Holding Co., Ltd., carried out prospective analysis and professional sharing from the aspects of digital upgrading, scientific and technological trends, and anti epidemic measures.

Photo: Xiao Lihua, vice president of Alibaba group and President of new retail business unit of Alibaba cloud intelligent business group

President Xiao Lihua elaborated the future trend and realization path of digital transformation of textile and garment industry with the title of "full speed reconstruction - Digital Intelligence driven new growth". He said that the epidemic has accelerated the development of digital intelligence in the whole society. How to deal with the rise of consumer sovereignty, whether the risk of lack of digital strategy can be tolerated, and how to seize the opportunity of global digital business infrastructure reconstruction will be the three major business propositions each company needs to consider in the next decade. This paper analyzes the digital transformation and upgrading of Ali's clothing industry, and provides solutions for the transformation and upgrading of digital apparel industry. For example, ABOS enables businesses to transform and upgrade their full link digital intelligence with "one cloud, multi terminal, five medium and Taiwan n-industry applications, construction according to drawings", data driven + computational power driven + algorithm driven to make all kinds of data integrated closed-loop return, and achieve value maximization through repeated circulation and utilization; and "five clothing departments" with cloud infrastructure, full contact digitization, online core business, operation data and intelligent decision-making "Qu" creates a one-stop strategic map of digital and intelligent transformation and upgrading of the whole link.

Photo: Chen Wenxing, academician of Chinese Academy of engineering and President of Zhejiang University of Technology

"Technology is the future. The quality of scientific and technological development determines the quality of industrial development, the depth of scientific and technological application determines the breadth of industrial extension, and the discourse power of science and technology determines the discourse power of industry Academician Chen Wenxing interpreted the cutting-edge technology of textile industry development from the aspects of world science and technology development trend, China's textile industry science and technology innovation key direction in his speech "Textile Science and Technology Outlook". He said that the new technological revolution based on information technology is booming. From micro to macro, from entity to virtual, world technology is showing the characteristics of integration, intelligence and green, and China is playing an increasingly important role in promoting global scientific and technological innovation. He pointed out that in recent years, the industry has continued to improve in terms of equipment, technology and materials; the industry's scientific and technological innovation has entered a stage from tracking oriented to following, running and leading; China has become an important influential Textile Science and technology country. "In the future, the industry should focus on new textile materials, advanced textile products, green textile manufacturing, and intelligent textile manufacturing."

Chart: Ma Jianrong, chairman of the board of directors of Shenzhou International Group Holding Co., Ltd

Under the epidemic situation, how to deal with the challenge of international industrial chain? Build a solid foundation of "building a long-term goal" and "building a long-term foundation of Ma Rong". He believes that market demand determines the growth space of enterprises, and the scale of enterprises should be based on competitiveness. The key to the competitiveness of enterprises lies in being new, fast and stable. New means product innovation, process innovation and management innovation; fast means fast product delivery, quick decision-making response and quick problem-solving; stability means stable supply chain, stable human resources and stable financial situation. He also pointed out that the current consumer demand tends to be more personalized, functional, environmentally friendly, small batch, short delivery time and electronic. While creating greater value for customers, enterprises should also bring premium for themselves, and constantly improve hard power and soft power to cope with external challenges.

The third world cloth merchants conference focused on the new value and contribution of the industry in discussing the innovation and value development of the industry and discussing the industrial cooperation and cooperation plan. It not only smoothed the bridge of cooperation and close international cooperation, but also cooperated with the global industrial forces to build a new pattern of "double cycle" development, continuously broaden the open channel of "Silk Road and bridge", and polish the "important window" of textile capital Business cards.