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Sun Ruizhe: Seeking Development With One Heart And One Morality, Striving For A New Way

2023/3/6 12:48:00 0

Sun Ruizhe


The east wind is surging, the spring tide is surging, thousands of sails are racing, and hundreds of barges are competing for the current. In this promising and beautiful season, I am very happy to get together with the representatives of the National "Two Sessions" of the textile industry to seek good strategies and discuss development.

The 20th CPC National Congress has drawn a grand blueprint for comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese style modernization. "High quality development is the primary task of comprehensively building a modern socialist country.". In order to implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the China Textile Industry Federation has started the research and preparation of the Outline of Action for Building a Modern Textile Industry System (2022-2035). At the starting point of the new era and new journey, it is the responsibility of Chinese textile workers to build confidence, get out of the influence of the pandemic as soon as possible, and achieve better development; In the process of Chinese modernization, it is the mission of Chinese textile workers to find a position and start a new situation bravely.

1、 Development status of textile industry

The year 2022 just passed is extremely difficult and extraordinary. The external environment is characterized by high winds and high waves, and the COVID-19 epidemic has gone through ups and downs. The industry has experienced severe tests, and its development is under great pressure. In 2022, the industrial added value of enterprises above the industrial scale will decrease by 1.9% year on year, realizing profits of more than 200 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 24.8%, and the profit margin of operating income will be 3.9%, 1.3 percentage points lower than that of the same period last year. Under adverse circumstances, China's textile industry insists on making progress while maintaining stability, facing difficulties and achieving steady and healthy development as a whole. In 2022, 36000 enterprises above designated size in the industry will achieve an operating income of more than 5200 billion yuan, and the total fiber processing volume and export scale will rank first in the world. The foundation of industry manufacturing is stable, and the scale advantage and system advantage are obvious. It is the key force to ensure the safety and stability of the global textile industry chain.

(1) 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 balance of payments, creating employment space, promoting the improvement of people's livelihood, and promoting coordinated regional development.

1. Industry is an important force to stabilize foreign trade and foreign exchange

In 2022, China's textile and clothing exports reached a new high of 340.95 billion US dollars, up 2.5% year on year. Among them, the export of textiles reached US $156.84 billion, up 1.4% year on year; The export of clothing reached US $184.11 billion, up 3.4% year on year. The increase of product prices plays an important role in this process. Textile fabrics and yarns have strong international competitiveness, and the steady growth of exports to countries and regions with rapidly developing clothing industries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Americas and other countries and regions has become an important growth point. The export market is more diversified and the trade structure is more reasonable. In 2022, China's export of textiles and clothing to ASEAN will reach 58.2 billion US dollars, up 14.8% year on year, and ASEAN will become the largest export market in the industry for the first time. The ASEAN market contributed more than 50% to the export growth of the industry, driving the contribution rate of RCEP export growth to more than 60%. New forms of foreign trade such as cross-border e-commerce and overseas warehouses have become important drivers. SHEIN's revenue in Brazil will account for 50% of the local fashion e-commerce in 2022; Lazada joined hands with newcomers to launch a special line for clothing industry to take the industry out of the sea, improving the efficiency of cross-border e-commerce in the industry.

2. Industry is an important force to ensure people's livelihood consumption

In 2022, the retail sales of clothing, shoes and hats, knitwear and textiles of units above the designated size will reach 1300.3 billion yuan; The retail sales of online clothing products nationwide increased by 3.5% year on year. The adaptability of high-quality and diversified supply of the industry to meet people's needs for a better life has been constantly improved. Domestic goods consumption, green consumption and new products and brands have emerged. Online and offline integration promotes business type innovation and scene innovation. In 2022, the cumulative number of live broadcast e-commerce shows, people watching, number of goods, and number of active anchors will all grow exponentially compared with 2021, and the clothing category will remain the first echelon of platforms such as Diaoyin. The diversified ecology and low entry threshold endow the industry with huge employment capacity and space for innovation and entrepreneurship, and steadily drive the employment of more than 20 million people in the whole society. The industry has played a key role in stabilizing employment and ensuring people's livelihood.

3. Industry is an important force to enhance development resilience

In the direction of self control, safety and reliability, the industry has promoted foundation strengthening projects, strengthened manufacturing capacity, and accelerated the formation of high-end, intelligent, and green industrial systems. High performance fiber materials, bio based fibers and other sustainable development. Focusing on lightweight and new energy, the ecology of the "carbon fiber+" industry has been constantly improved. The application of intelligent manufacturing and service-oriented manufacturing is more in-depth, and the meta universe and virtual human begin to explore in the industry. The specialized, special and new enterprises are developing rapidly, and the leading enterprises are becoming more intensive and internationalized. In the 2022 Fortune Global 500 and Forbes China's Top 50 Innovative Enterprises, 6 and 2 textile related enterprises were selected respectively. The pace of capital going global was accelerated, and the Dongfang Shenghong project became the largest IPO project of domestic enterprises issuing GDR financing in Swiss Exchange in 2022. The innovation ability and development toughness of the industry have been steadily improved.

4. Industry is an important force for prospering local economy

The poor industrial development in the east, middle and west regions and the multi-level industrial ecology make the textile industry an important engine to promote regional development. The list of 39 "three product" strategic demonstration cities for consumer goods industry in 2022 released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology includes 17 cities with textile characteristic industries. In 2022, the investment growth rate of China's textile industry, clothing industry and chemical fiber industry will be 4.7%, 25.3% and 21.4% respectively, and the main investment direction will be industrial upgrading and industrial transfer. The operating income of textile enterprises above designated size in Zhejiang Province exceeded trillion yuan in 2021 and 2022 for two consecutive years. In 2022, Xinjiang's export of textiles and clothing will reach 11.88 billion US dollars, up 76.6% year on year. Henan has become a major textile and clothing manufacturing province in China and an important textile and clothing industry transfer destination in central China. The development of textile industrial clusters consolidates and expands the effective connection between the achievements of poverty alleviation and the overall revitalization of rural areas.

(2) Several problems faced by the industry

As of February 8, China's express business volume in 2023 has exceeded 10 billion pieces, 40 days ahead of the 10 billion pieces in 2019. The data reflects the current trend of rising confidence and accelerating start. From Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the Central Plains, and from southern Guangdong to eight Anhui provinces, the textile industry is full of enthusiasm and courage. To maintain this situation and achieve better development, we need to strengthen our confidence, face practical problems and find solutions.

1. Weak demand and insufficient orders

The United Nations predicts that the global economy will decline to 1.9% in 2023, becoming one of the lowest growth years in decades, and the world economy will enter a "shallow recession". In the context of economic downturn, global consumption capacity and confidence have been suppressed, and unemployment has deepened the pessimism of the consumer market. The International Labour Organization predicts that global employment will grow by only 1% in 2023, less than half the level in 2022. Some internationally renowned companies, such as Ericsson, McKinsey, Ford Motor, eBay, Gap, H&M, have announced large-scale layoff plans. The increase in unemployment will further affect the recovery of consumption. The sluggish international demand is the reality that the industry has to face. Domestically, the ratio of per capita disposable income to the median disposable income of Chinese residents in 2022 is 1.176, higher than 1.172 in 2021 and 1.169 in 2020, indicating that the income distribution gap may be widened. In January this year, RMB deposits increased by 6.87 trillion yuan, a record high in the same period. The impact of the epidemic has restrained residents' consumption and made investment decisions more pragmatic and prudent. How to activate demand is an important subject.

2. Increased geopolitical risks

Geopolitical changes and big country games are having a profound impact on global industries through raw materials, trade, finance and other channels, becoming an important source of uncertainty in the future. The United States insists on the Cold War mentality and hegemonism to contain and suppress China, which has destroyed the order and stability of the global industrial chain and posed a real threat to the healthy development of China's textile industry. In 2022, China's textile and clothing exports to the United States will reach 58.542 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 5.44%; Exports to the EU reached 48.969 billion US dollars, down 1.1% year on year; The export to Japan was 21.397 billion US dollars, down 0.17% year on year. According to the 2022 annual report released by the American Fashion Industry Association, 80% of American brands plan to continue to reduce their purchases from China in the next two years. From financing, mergers and acquisitions to innovation and cooperation, they are being interfered with and hindered.

3. The problem of enterprise cost pressure

During the epidemic, affected by multiple factors such as insufficient demand, rising costs, and poor circulation, the balance sheet of enterprises was generally under pressure, and many enterprises did not recover, especially small and medium-sized enterprises. From the perspective of raw material cost, since 2022, the price of crude oil, cotton and other raw materials has fluctuated, which continues to increase the cost and management pressure of enterprises, and the profit space has been significantly squeezed. From the perspective of labor costs, under the situation of rapid recovery, the difficulty of recruitment is even more prominent. Some garment factories in Guangzhou still cannot recruit workers even though their monthly salary exceeds 10000 yuan. From the perspective of financing costs, the phenomenon that financing is difficult and expensive has not been fundamentally improved, and the development pressure of small, medium-sized and micro enterprises is high. To restore the development of the industry, it is necessary to unblock the blocking points, optimize the factor supply system, and help enterprises solve problems.

2、 Focus of the industry in the process of Chinese style modernization

Chinese style modernization breaks the myth of "modernization=westernization", shows a new prospect of human modernization, is a great practice of building a socialist modern power in an all-round way, and is a grand way to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The textile industry should clearly position itself in this great practice and system engineering, and find the combination and focus of development.

(1) Activate human resources advantages and integrate into modernization with a large population

The demographic characteristics affect the realization path and promotion mode of modernization. China's population of more than 1.4 billion exceeds the total population of the existing developed countries, which determines that we cannot copy the Western modernization model. To ensure the modernization process of such a population size, it is unrealistic to rely solely on external supply from the perspective of fiber consumption. The textile industry must have a matching size and supply system. We should not take the road of "de industrialization" or disorderly industrial transfer. It is an inevitable choice for the development of the industry to improve its embeddedness and adapt to the changes in China's population.

1. To transform population into market advantage

The middle-income group with more than 1.4 billion people and more than 400 million people means a super large consumer market. In 2022, the total retail sales of consumer goods will reach 44 trillion yuan. According to the estimation of HSBC, China will account for about 25% of the global high-end consumer goods market in 2022. In the steady progress of common prosperity, the income and consumption levels of residents are constantly improving, the new industrialization and urbanization continue to advance, and the advantages and potential of the super large market are strengthening. The scale and scope of the market determine the breadth and depth of the division of labor. The super large domestic market builds the development depth and strategic basis of China's textile industry. The industry should take the realization of people's yearning for a better life as the starting point and foothold, and use the domestic demand of scale expansion and structural upgrading to lead and promote high-quality supply.

The adaptability between product structure and consumption structure should be strengthened. It is predicted that the consumption ratio of the elderly population in China's GDP will increase to 8.3% - 10.8% in 2030. It is an important direction to develop aging products and innovate consumption scenarios.

We should balance the contradiction between demand expansion and limited resources. The huge population size determines that the consumption demand should be more mature and rational, and that the supply should not be extensive. The industry should unswervingly follow the path of intensive development, and form the ability to continuously meet market demand.

Attention should be paid to the correlation between consumption capacity and consumption potential. Consumption is a function of income, and employment is the basic way of income. The textile industry is an important force to stabilize employment. To form a larger consumer market, the industry needs to create greater employment capacity.

2. To transform population into real productive forces

In 2022, China's population over 60 years old will be 280 million, the total fertility rate will fall below 1.1, the number of births will be less than 10 million, and the total population will grow negatively for the first time in 61 years; The working age population decreased by 6.66 million on a year-on-year basis, more than 65 million fewer than 10 years ago. The aging population and the lack of children have a realistic impact on the economy and society. How to respond to the structural changes in the population and fully transform human resources into industrial development advantages is a major issue facing the industry.

First, resolve the problem of structural mismatch. Many of the new generation labor force have a tendency of "liking the new and hating the old" in employment, and there are phenomena of slow employment, short work, and preference for employment patterns with simple technical requirements. In January 2023, China's urban youth unemployment rate (16-24 years old) will reach 17.3%, more than three times the overall unemployment rate. On the other hand, manufacturing enterprises have been under great pressure to recruit workers. The recent case in the United States is a wake-up call. The Biden government's 10 trillion yuan infrastructure construction plan is facing shelving due to "labor shortage". Even though the average hourly wage of construction workers reaches $36, no one is doing it. We should take precautions against this in advance. In order to stabilize the industry, we must first have a stable industrial workforce.

The second is to solve the problem of structural capacity shortage. Compared with the development demand, the problem of weak human resources in China is still prominent. Skilled workers in China only account for 26% of the employed population, while manufacturing powers such as Japan and Germany account for 70% - 80%. Entering the stage of high-quality development, the industry needs more innovative, technologically skilled and versatile talents. Deloitte expects to add more than 300 million "green collar" jobs globally by 2050; The development of generative AI and other technologies has put forward higher requirements for the professionalism of talent skills. Only a strong talent can make the industry strong. The industry needs to strengthen professional skills training, improve the leading role of discipline construction, timely reflect the innovative development direction of the industry, and promote the release of labor potential.

(2) Promote regional coordination and integrate into the modernization of common prosperity of all people

Common prosperity is the essential requirement of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Bridging the gap between urban and rural areas and letting the first rich regions drive the later rich regions is the way to achieve common prosperity. As an important wealth creating industry, the textile industry has a long industrial chain, high relevance, easy access and great potential, and is an important force to promote regional development, solve local employment, and improve people's livelihood. The textile industry is located in the most developed and least developed regions in China, which is an important industrial link between regions. To achieve the goal of common prosperity, the layout of the textile industry needs to resonate with regional development at the same frequency.

The eastern region is the region with the highest economic vitality, consumption capacity and internationalization level in China. The industry should play a leading role. In 2022, among the seven provinces and cities with an economic aggregate of more than 2 trillion yuan, the eastern part will occupy 5 seats. From the perspective of the scale and quality of the industry, the east is also the focus of the textile industry. The industry's outstanding brands and advanced productivity are mainly concentrated in this area. By 2022, among the pilot industrial clusters of China Textile Industry Federation, the number of clusters in the five eastern coastal provinces accounts for 70% of the whole industry. With urban agglomeration economy as the carrier and integrated development as the direction, the eastern region is accelerating high-quality development. The textile industry is promising. On the one hand, by introducing high-quality resources such as fashion, brand and design, the textile industry can improve the energy level and charm of the city, and promote the central city to become an international consumption center, innovation center and fashion center. For example, Shenzhen is building a world-famous modern fashion industry highland, and Xiamen is also accelerating the development of headquarters economy with sports fashion as the focus. On the other hand, in the process of urban renewal and functional orientation change, some high-quality manufacturing resources began to migrate from the central city to the surrounding areas, becoming an important driver to promote the coordinated development of regional economy and common prosperity. For example, Qingyuan undertakes the industrial transfer from Guangzhou, and Haining Xucun undertakes the industrial transfer from Hangzhou.

The central and western regions are rich in resource elements, huge market potential and profound cultural heritage, so the industry should play a supporting role. Bridging the regional gap between the east, the west, and the east is of great significance for making substantial progress in promoting common prosperity for all people. From the experience of the eastern region, as the mother industry of industrialization, the textile industry plays an important role in building a diversified industrial ecology, linking domestic and foreign markets, and promoting economic development. Industrial regional linkage can also promote the transfer of resources from east to west and from coastal areas to inland areas. The industrial development potential of central and western provinces is huge. In 2022, enterprises above designated size in Henan Province will produce 3.5 billion pieces of clothing annually. In the process of building a new development pattern, Xinjiang, Guangxi, Yunnan and other border ethnic areas, adjacent to ASEAN, Central Asia and other industries, have entered the fast lane of development. For example, Pingnan County in Guangxi has precisely undertaken industrial resources such as Dongguan and Foshan in Guangdong within three years, radiating and driving the employment of more than 200000 people around. The industry should balance internal and external things, focus on regional advantages and resource endowments, promote orderly industrial transfer, cultivate characteristic clusters, and release regional potential with industrial development.

To build a modern socialist country in an all-round way, the most arduous and arduous task is in the countryside, and the industry should play a leading role. The county seat is the link between the city and the countryside, and the key point to realize the integrated development of urban and rural areas. Textile industry clusters are also concentrated in counties and townships. Of the 202 textile industry clusters that have established pilot relations with China Textile Federation, 104 are in counties, cities and 98 are in towns and streets. The textile industry runs through the primary, secondary and tertiary industries, which has a strong economic driving effect and plays a special role in promoting rural revitalization and new urbanization. More than 60 of the top 100 counties in the national economy announced recently take textile and clothing as the pillar industry or characteristic industry. As the composition of life and the carrier of culture, the development of the industry can fully activate the natural scenery, customs and other elements of resources, and realize the unity of people's livelihood value, economic value and cultural value. Among the first batch of typical cases of national "one county, one product" featured culture and art publicized by the National Bureau of Rural Development, 13 are in the category of textile and clothing. This year, the No. 1 Document of the Central Committee clearly pointed out that it is necessary to "cultivate and strengthen the industry of enriching the people in the county" and "broaden the channels for farmers to increase their income". The industry should be integrated into the overall trend of the integrated development of urban and rural areas in the county, and the cultivation, construction and upgrading of industrial clusters should drive the development of county economy and township economy.

(3) Innovation drives development and integrates modernization with material civilization and spiritual civilization

At present, the process of material creation and cultural creation tends to merge, and knowledge economy has become the main economic form in the world. From production to consumption, from products to services, the proportion and value of knowledge elements are increasing. The coordination of material civilization and spiritual civilization is the realistic need of the people's good life, and is the distinctive characteristics of the times of Chinese modernization in the context of the knowledge-based economy. The manufacturing industry has the most active innovation activities, the richest innovation scenarios, the most extensive innovation impact, and significant knowledge economy characteristics. The textile industry integrates scientific and technological innovation and cultural creativity, which is an important carrier for the coordinated development of material civilization and spiritual civilization.

Industry is an important position for scientific and technological innovation and creation. In the long river of human development, textile and clothing is an important material carrier to meet the needs of survival and life. With the deepening of scientific and technological innovation, textile products continue to develop and enrich, playing a more prominent role in the national economy and the people's livelihood. Equipment innovation represented by intelligent manufacturing and additive manufacturing, material innovation represented by high-performance fibers and biomaterials, and product innovation represented by intelligent textiles and functional textiles continue to promote product quality improvement and application boundary extension. The textile and clothing industry continues to create material civilization.

Industry is an important force to prosper spiritual culture. Textile clothing contains cultural traditions and highlights the value of the times. From color, pattern, material to structural form, textile and clothing promote the creative transformation and innovative development of Chinese excellent traditional culture in the application and refinement. As an important carrier of contemporary lifestyle, textile and clothing are emerging design innovation and product innovation in rich cultural creation and modern scenes. Literature, film and television, animation, games and other cultural elements are constantly integrated into the development, and the experience economy, the metauniverse and so on continue to expand the industrial space. The textile and clothing industry is an important way to build cultural self-confidence.

The key to the creation of material technology and spiritual culture lies in innovation. The industry should drive development with innovation and strengthen value creativity and influence.

1. To improve the quality and efficiency of innovation

The low quality of innovation is an important reason to block the high-end of industry. In 2021, the average value of each patent applied by Chinese enterprises is only 130000 yuan, which is 1/25 of that of the United States. As far as the textile industry is concerned, there is still a gap in the fields of high-performance fiber materials, major theories, key processes and technologies in China. In 2021, the intensity of R&D investment in the textile industry will be 0.99%, lower than 1.46% of the average R&D investment in the manufacturing industry. The industry urgently needs to increase investment in innovation of basic frontier and key technologies to get through the difficulties and pain points of high-quality development. The low efficiency of innovation transformation restricts the improvement of productivity. Only 10% - 30% of China's cutting-edge scientific and technological achievements are applied to actual production, and only 20% of them can really form an industry. For the application and transformation of traditional cultural resources, there are also fragmentation, symbolization, and homogenization. Simple replication and insufficient thickness make many innovative products short-lived. The industry should promote the integration of innovation chain and industry chain, and systematically promote the transformation of advanced technology and excellent culture into industrial value.

2. Pay attention to innovative methods and tools

The artificial intelligence technology represented by ChatGPT has profoundly changed the production mode and efficiency of knowledge elements and is bringing new innovative paradigms. Gartner predicts that by 2025, more than 30% of new drugs and new materials will be discovered using generative AI. Kasai Biology has launched investment layout, cooperated with Molecular Center, introduced AI technology into the biological manufacturing R&D system, and promoted the upgrading of synthetic biology production lines and new product R&D.

Facing the updating and iteration of methods and tools brought about by the digital economy, the industry should keep pace with the times, actively explore and apply, and build new comparative advantages under the knowledge economy.

We should improve the depth of knowledge around professional attributes. The value of knowledge elements comes from the scale and quality of element input, which determines that there are shortcomings in the application of general platforms in professional fields. Microsoft, Amazon and JPMorgan Chase have restricted employees from using ChatGPT to avoid sensitive data leakage. The industry needs to make greater efforts in professional depth, and establish its own knowledge platform to realize the value and safety of knowledge elements.

It should be oriented to application scenarios and expand the breadth of knowledge. From the perspective of the former top 20 technology companies, China mainly focuses on consumer Internet, while most of the United States has turned to industrial Internet. The value of knowledge elements comes from the deep cultivation of scenarios. The industry should accelerate the extension of application scenarios from the consumption field to the design, research and development, production and operation, management and decision-making fields.

(4) Steady green transformation and integration into the modernization of harmonious coexistence between man and nature

Man and nature are a community of life, and green development has become a global consensus. Compared with countries that have achieved modernization in history, China's modernization process faces greater constraints on resources and environment. As a highly globalized industry and an industry closely related to people's life, the green development of China's textile industry has always attracted global attention. Green transformation is the realistic choice and the only way for the industry. In 2021, the import and export volume of commodities listed in the List of Evaluation Standards and Certification Catalogue of Green Products in China will be 757.81 billion US dollars, with textile products ranking first. The industry's promotion of green development reflects two dimensions. At the manufacturing level, the industry should focus on developing green fiber and cleaner production, deepen green life cycle management, and build a green manufacturing system. At the product level, on the one hand, develop more green and environmentally friendly textile products with better recycling; on the other hand, use products to serve green development, such as promoting the application of carbon fiber in structural lightweight and new energy fields.

On the whole, the paradigm transformation from industrial civilization to ecological civilization is still in the exploration period.

One is the change of green rules. Globally, the issue of sustainable development is not only an important area for close cooperation among economies, but also a game of interests for all parties. For example, the EU's "Green Agreement Industry Plan" is a check and balance on the new energy policy of the US Inflation Reduction Act. The European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) agreement, which will come into effect on October 1 this year, will change the competitive advantage of products entering the EU, and will also bring about competition and cooperation of rules. Domestically, policies and standards related to green industrial development have been introduced intensively. Recently, Zhejiang began to implement the first national local standard for air pollutant emission from chemical fiber industry; The Overall Land and Space Planning of the Ecological and Green Integrated Development Demonstration Zone in the Yangtze River Delta (2021-2035) has also been officially approved by the State Council. The policy has effectively promoted the green development of the whole economy, which still needs to be improved and refined, such as the regulations on indirect emission limits for the printing and dyeing industry, and the environmental assessment requirements for technological transformation of enterprises. The industry needs to pay attention to the change of rules, promote the rules to be more scientific and reasonable, and form the first mover advantage through forward-looking layout.

The second is the adjustment of capital requirements. The capital market is paying more attention to green development, and the process of green value is accelerating. The 2023 ESG and Climate Trend Outlook Report shows that as of October 2022, 36% of the MSCI global investable market index's more than 9000 constituent stocks have set climate targets. Regulators such as Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange have successively issued documents to guide enterprises to carry out ESG information disclosure. In 2022, the number of ESG reports issued by A-share listed companies exceeded 1400, and the proportion of ESG reports issued exceeded 30% for the first time. Trust is related to the activity and vitality of the market. How to judge and measure green development is the key. At present, some enterprises use ESG information disclosure and compliance practices as "green washing" tools, which affects the assessment of the capital market on the industry's sustainable practices and is not conducive to long-term development. The industry should pay attention to the changes of capital rules, promote the formation of ESG system with Chinese characteristics, and make green practices recognized and supported in the capital market.

The third is the evolution of green technology. From 2016 to 2021, China's green and low-carbon patent authorization grew by 6.5% annually, and China has become an important force driving global green and low-carbon technological innovation. Globally, green technology is still in the development stage, and generally faces problems such as long R&D cycle, high input costs, high application costs, and poor product stability. According to the assessment of the International Energy Agency (IEA), 60% of the more than 400 zero carbon/low-carbon technologies selected by IEA for global carbon neutrality are not yet commercialized, and 35% are still in the early application period. The introduction of the Implementation Plan for Further Improving the Market oriented Green Technology Innovation System (2023-2025) has provided guidance for the development of green technology. The industry should pay attention to the latest progress of green technology at home and abroad, fully consider the adaptability of green technology to the development stage, identify the hype concept, and continue to strengthen the ability of green technology innovation to support green and low-carbon development.

Green development is a long-term systematic project and will not be achieved overnight. We should take the initiative and make practical progress, but we should not follow the trend of "green innocence". On the one hand, improve the supply capacity of green products, improve the definition of sustainable products, accelerate the promotion of green fiber and product certification, and explore the establishment of a product life cycle carbon footprint standard and carbon label certification system; On the other hand, it is necessary to strengthen consumer education, reduce the "green premium", and integrate actual actions with consumer willingness. Promote the formation of a benign interaction between the effective supply of green products and the upgrading of consumption concepts, and foster a new ecology of green development market mechanism.

(5) Adhere to openness and inclusiveness, and integrate modernization along the path of peaceful development

The path of peaceful development is a distinctive feature of Chinese style modernization and the common aspiration of the people of the world. As a highly globalized industry, the textile industry has achieved its own development in a peaceful global environment, and has promoted global prosperity and stability with its own development. The scale of the industry's foreign trade exceeded 300 billion US dollars; Since 2003, the global investment stock has exceeded 13 billion US dollars, effectively driving the development of Southeast Asia, Africa and other regions. The internationalization of Chinese textile and clothing enterprises is constantly improving, and many high-quality Chinese manufacturers have become core suppliers of international brands. Taking Shenzhou International as an example, Nike and Adidas will account for 30% and 21% of its revenue respectively in 2021. These enterprises play an important role in stabilizing the global supply chain. Global industry and global development are our successful experience and future.

Under the circumstances of a century of change, uncertainties and destabilizing factors in the international situation have increased significantly, and the entire external environment is unprecedentedly complex. The textile industry needs to integrate into and serve the world with a more open and inclusive attitude.

First, we should pay attention to the security of development. At present, the influence of the great power game is more profound, and some accidental events may be over interpreted and exploited. What we are facing is a systematic and camp style suppression from the United States in politics, economy, science and technology and other fields. All these have a realistic impact on the stable operation of the industry. Taking the Xinjiang issue as an example, the United States allies ignored the facts and blocked the entry of Xinjiang related products into the international market on the grounds of so-called human rights and forced labor. Affected by this, China's export of cotton textiles and clothing to the world in 2022 will reach US $102.72 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 3.6%, and the export volume will further decline on the basis of a 14.6% decrease in 2021. China's share of the U.S. textile and clothing import market declined from 30.5% in 2021 to 27.2% in 2022. In 2022, China's export of cotton textiles and clothing to the United States reached US $16.64 billion, continuing to decline by 7.4% on the basis of a year-on-year decline of 27.8% in 2021. In the past two years, China's exports of cotton textiles and clothing to the United States and Europe have decreased by more than 20 billion dollars. The risk of uncertainty in the external environment is increasing. China recently released the Concept Document of the Global Security Initiative, which is realistic, responsive, shows values, and provides methodology to inject positive energy into ensuring global security. The industry should coordinate safety and development, enhance sensitivity and foresight, and promote the stability of the global industrial chain with its own stable development.

The second is to adapt to the diversification of layout. Regionalization has become an important feature of economic globalization. From ASEAN to Latin America, from Africa to the Middle East and Central Asia, the process of integration has made the importance of regions in the world economy increasingly prominent. The international market of China's textile industry has accelerated its evolution towards diversification. According to incomplete statistics, overseas investment in China's textile industry now exceeds 100 countries and regions, covering key regions such as Southeast Asia, Africa and Australia. Tianhong Textile, Huali Group and other enterprises have invested in Vietnam and other places, with overseas production capacity accounting for nearly or more than half. As more and more enterprises have the awareness and ability to go global, they are generally facing the challenge of how to adapt to the diversified market. Taking religious culture as an example, India, Indonesia and Bangladesh mainly believe in Hinduism and Islam, while Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Myanmar mainly believe in Buddhism. This great difference between cultural background and social customs has significantly increased the difficulty of enterprise integration. This requires the industry to deepen the research on culture, politics and society in different regions.

Third, we should grasp the new characteristics of going global. As China's modernization process has won the respect and recognition of more and more countries, international consumers' willingness to accept Chinese brands has increased significantly. The report shows that the trust index of global consumers in Chinese brands in 2021 will increase by 6 percentage points compared with 2019, making it the country with the highest increase in the world. China's textile industry has ushered in the best opportunity to establish an image and brand.

Seizing the opportunity, the industry should strengthen the strength of enterprises. Work hard on scientific and technological innovation, product innovation, brand operation and marketing promotion; We should make good use of the opportunities of China's platform economic development to better and faster go global; We should adhere to the concept of leading, and strengthen the capacity building of social responsibility and ESG.

3、 Build a modern textile industry system with cohesive force

2023 is the first year to comprehensively implement the spirit of the 20th CPC National Congress. We should focus our industry's understanding and action on the tasks set by the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and on the deployment and requirements of the Central Economic Work Conference. With firm confidence and progress in stability, we will guide the textile industry to build a modern industrial system and achieve higher quality development with the world outlook and methodology of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

(1) Adhere to people first, create values for people's livelihood, and promote common prosperity

Taking the bottom line of people's livelihood and improving people's well-being as the starting point and end result of industrial development.

The industry should play a greater role in stabilizing growth, employment and prices. Continuously improve supply capacity, strengthen product innovation, enrich varieties and categories, improve quality and brand, and meet people's needs for a better life. We will strengthen the priority orientation of employment, fully release the industry's employment capacity, and put more emphasis on promoting the employment of young people, especially college graduates. Carry out multi-level vocational skills training and promote the formation of a large team of high-quality industrial workers. Strengthen the role of public welfare units for talents in the textile industry in the national skilled personnel training and construction system. Improve the construction of industry innovation and entrepreneurship platform. Further promote the construction of corporate social responsibility, protect labor rights and interests, improve the working environment, improve employee treatment, and make the sense of gain, happiness, and security of the masses more substantial, secure, and sustainable.

Strengthen the strategic linkage between industry and regional development, and promote the construction of regional economic layout and modern industrial system with complementary advantages and high-quality development. Strengthen the demonstration and accelerate the cultivation of leading world-class textile industry clusters in Beijing Tianjin Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, Haixi Region, Shandong Peninsula and other textile industry developed regions; In Liaoning, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Xinjiang and other regions that undertake industrial transfer or have obvious advantages in industrial characteristics, modern industrial clusters have been found. Effectively link cluster development with rural revitalization and new urbanization. Promote the creation of a number of national textile industry transfer pilot parks. We will guide the central and western regions and the northeast regions to undertake the eastern industries from a high starting point, guide the orderly transfer of industries from central cities to the surrounding urban agglomeration, and promote the formation of a cross regional cooperation mechanism and a benefit sharing mechanism.

(2) Adhere to self-confidence and self-reliance, strengthen science and technology drive, and achieve cultural leadership

Focusing on originality and leadership, the industry needs to build a more independent and self strengthening industrial system based on a more confident and self reliant knowledge system.

Strengthen the role of scientific and technological innovation as the strategic support and power engine in the construction of modern industrial system and high-quality development. Promote the forward-looking, strategic and systematic layout of basic research, focus on "from 0 to 1" innovation, accelerate the development of major theories, key technologies and comprehensive platforms in the industry, and solve key technical problems from the source and bottom. Focus on new fiber materials, advanced textile products, green manufacturing, intelligent manufacturing and other fields to make up for shortcomings and forge ahead. The whole industry chain promotes the upgrading and industrialization of basic materials technology. We will focus on the application technology and production equipment of carbon fiber, para aramid fiber, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber, polyimide fiber and other high-performance fibers. Promote the establishment of a national innovation center for advanced technology textiles, guide the gathering of innovation elements, and break through the raw materials and equipment technology, molding processing technology, and functional finishing technology that restrict the high-quality development of the industry. Grasping the development trend of science and technology and the national strategic needs, the Association should provide more practical and professional services in the establishment, implementation and achievement transformation of key projects in the industry.

With clothing as the carrier of morality, we will enhance the fashionable expression of China's excellent traditional culture and transform cultural confidence into soft power and productivity of the industry. Focus on "masters, big brands and big events" to enhance the voice of Chinese fashion. Promote the development of China International Fashion Week and other platforms, strengthen the training of design masters and artisans, and make the brand bigger, better and stronger. Promote the construction of industrial design platform and improve the ecology of innovative design. Systematically carry out lifestyle and whole industry chain trend research. Deeply explore the textile intangible cultural heritage, regional culture, and national cultural values, and promote the formation of fashion styles and product systems with Chinese characteristics and world influence. Develop the national fashion industry, deepen research, refine connotation, integrate resources and cultivate brands. Create an ecological environment of harmonious development of fashion industry, content industry and cultural tourism industry. Promote the setting, living and contemporary development of excellent traditional culture, and let the former Wang Xie Tang fly into the homes of ordinary people. Continue to hold the "China National Style Fashion Festival" to create a new landmark of national style fashion.

Improve the overall ability of industrial knowledge creation, application, protection, management and service. Promote the patentability, standardization and platformization of knowledge and technology. Guide enterprises to carry out more systematic innovation layout and protection, and form development advantages and control capabilities. Explore a more efficient way to protect design, and promote the establishment of an "integrated" comprehensive service center for intellectual property protection of fashion. Further strengthen the construction of industry standardization in industrial textiles and other fields. Pay attention to the possible innovation paradigm changes of generative AI represented by ChatGPT, explore new methods and meet new challenges. In the more sufficient emergence, protection and application of knowledge, a lively situation of a hundred schools of thought contending and a hundred flowers blooming has been formed.

(3) Adhere to integrity and innovation, consolidate the manufacturing foundation, and layout future industries

Improve total factor productivity and promote the effective improvement of industrial quality and reasonable growth of quantity. With the direction of high-end, intelligent and green, we will build an industrial system with high efficiency, high quality, high responsibility and low cost. Improve the quality of industrial development and layout future industries.

Put the focus of development on the real economy, make it better, more specialized, more practical and stronger in manufacturing, and consolidate the advantages of scale and system. Firmly promote the development of fiber material manufacturing, textile dyeing and finishing, and terminal product manufacturing. Expand the application fields of industrial textiles. Deeply implement the industrial foundation reconstruction project, constantly promote the high-end development of manufacturing capacity, and constantly improve the modernization level of the industrial chain. Strengthen the construction of quality brand, enhance the supply capacity of high-end products and high-quality products, and improve the adaptability of the supply system to domestic demand.

Systematically promote the "three digital products" and accelerate the digital transformation of the whole industrial chain. Develop new manufacturing modes such as intelligent manufacturing and service-oriented manufacturing. Deepen the industrial scene, and promote the data productization and service of the whole process, whole scene, full contact, and full life cycle of the industry. Accelerate the innovative application of AI technology. Focusing on industrial clusters, we will accelerate the construction of new infrastructure such as industrial Internet platforms and big data centers in the textile industry. Promote the construction of digital transformation promotion center, and support small and medium-sized enterprises in "smart transformation and digital transformation". Build digital transformation demonstration industrial clusters.

Centering on the goal of "double carbon", we will steadily promote the green, circular and low-carbon development of the textile industry. Support for green development should be strengthened in key areas such as printing and dyeing and high-performance fibers. Strengthen the development and promotion of green common key technologies and equipment for energy conservation, pollution reduction and carbon reduction. Promote the construction and improvement of green and low-carbon textile industry standards and certification system. Carry out certification of green fiber and products. Explore the establishment of product life-cycle carbon footprint standards and carbon label certification system. Strengthen public services in green and low-carbon industries. Promote the construction of a credible platform for green textiles.

Look ahead to layout the future industry, follow the development frontier and market frontier, open up new fields and new tracks, and create new values and new scenes. Focus on developing new materials such as high-performance fibers, biodegradable materials, carbon fiber composites and new generation 3D printing materials; Extend the application of textiles in industries such as mass health, flexible electronics, aerospace, new energy, and marine economy, create integrated application scenarios, and promote the weaving of everything. Combine with bioeconomy, explore the application of synthetic biology and modern breeding in the industry, develop biological manufacturing, and change the performance and production mode of fiber materials. Explore the application of meta universe and generative AI in the fashion field, and develop the digital fashion industry. Promote cross-border cooperation, integration and innovation.

(4) Adhere to problem orientation, stimulate market vitality and ensure industrial safety

Inadequate aggregate demand is a prominent contradiction facing industrial development. We should give priority to restoring and expanding domestic consumption, and organically combine the implementation of the strategy of expanding domestic demand with deepening supply side structural reform. Follow the trend of consumption upgrading, optimize the product structure, and increase the development of functional, intelligent, environmental friendly and health products. Promote the import substitution of high-performance fiber materials, industrial textiles and traditional materials. Widen the application of textiles in medical and health care, marine engineering, new energy, infrastructure, safety protection, transportation, aerospace, civil military integration and other fields. Develop the "carbon fiber+" industry with clean energy characteristics. Innovate consumption scenarios and tap market potential. Promote online and offline multi-channel integration, new models and standardized development of new business types. Deepen the sinking markets in counties and rural areas. Highlight the key points, and spare no effort to restart and upgrade important industry exhibitions such as Shanghai Spring and Autumn Joint Exhibition and Great Bay Area Joint Exhibition. Encourage enterprises to increase effective investment in digital economy, technological transformation and industrial transfer, and give play to the key role of investment in laying the foundation, benefiting the long-term, reinforcing weak points and adjusting the structure.

The safety of industrial chain is a realistic problem faced by industrial development. The economic downturn and geopolitical conflicts have impacted the global supply chain. The path of hegemony of some countries is seriously endangering the healthy development of global industries. The industry should do a good job in risk monitoring and early warning, enhance the safety concept, improve the resilience, and achieve the health and stability of the industrial chain supply chain. We should actively respond to the attempts of some western countries to prevent Xinjiang products from entering the international market, thereby weakening the position of Chinese textiles in the global supply chain. We will expand the domestic consumption of cotton and its products in Xinjiang, and encourage cotton textile enterprises to participate more deeply in the international division of labor and distribution. We should coordinate the changes in the international situation and the requirements of resources and environment, enhance the ability to guarantee raw materials, and optimize the allocation and layout of global resources. Develop coal based chemical fiber and bio based chemical fiber, and expand the source of raw materials. Establish the bottom line thinking, consolidate the manufacturing foundation, and prevent the industry from becoming hollow. Strengthen key areas and weak links of the industrial chain. Scientifically evaluate the printing and dyeing industry, benchmark the international leadership, do not make simple horizontal comparison between industries, promote the construction of printing and dyeing parks and technological innovation, and better play the important role of printing and dyeing in improving quality and efficiency, creating value, and ensuring industrial safety.

(5) Adhere to the concept of system, improve the innovation ecology and strengthen the market subject

We should systematically promote industrial development, focus on value integration, synergy and efficiency, improve the overall efficiency of industrial innovation, and form a more resilient industrial ecology.

We should create a virtuous circle of "science and technology industry finance", and promote the formation of joint forces of innovation driven, market driven and capital supported development. We will strengthen cooperation in innovation in industry, education, research, use, and capital, and systematically promote strategic oriented systematic innovation, frontier oriented exploratory innovation, and market-oriented applied innovation in the direction of industrialization. Education development, scientific and technological innovation and talent cultivation are promoted in an integrated way, and the innovation chain, industry chain and talent chain are deeply integrated. Support enterprises to take the lead in establishing innovation consortia, innovation alliances and innovation platforms with scientific research institutes and colleges and universities, and improve innovation capability, resource allocation and achievement transformation efficiency. Strengthen the cultivation of consumer market, especially for the emerging future industry and green economy, we should use rich application scenarios and broad market space to drive innovation, and form hematopoietic capacity as soon as possible. Give play to the role of capital in allocating resources across time and space, and resolve structural contradictions, imbalances and inadequacies in industrial development. Combine the general laws of the capital market with the reality of industrial development, focus on efficiency, guide market-oriented capital to promote applied innovation, focus on quality, and guide long-term capital to promote the formation of a model of basic innovation driven industrial development. To strengthen the synergy between the industrial innovation system and the market system, and the coupling with the financing system, the Association should play a better role as a bridge, so that technology, industry and finance can find each other and understand each other better.

It is necessary to create an industrial ecology of "grass, shrub and arbor" symbiosis, large, small and medium-sized integration, and upstream and downstream coordination. Promote the intensive development of industries, support the merger and reorganization of enterprises and make them bigger and stronger, and accelerate the cultivation of leading "chain owner" enterprises, leading enterprises and world-class enterprises. We will improve the enterprise gradient cultivation system, and promote "individual to enterprise, small scale upgrading, scale to equity conversion, and stock listing". We will continue to improve the innovation capacity, development vitality and operating efficiency of enterprises, and give full play to the role of large enterprises as the main force and small and medium-sized enterprises as the fresh force. Deepen industrial and financial cooperation, expand enterprise financing channels, do a good job in industry recommendation, and actively guide high-quality factor resources to gather in advantageous enterprises. Accelerate the selection of industry single champion and "specialized, special and new" enterprises. With industrial clusters and public platforms as carriers, it gathers technology, capital, talents, data and other element resources to help the modernization and high-quality development of SMEs in the industry. Promote the construction of industry digital transformation promotion centers in key textile regions (especially the central and western regions that undertake industrial transfer) and provide services.

(6) Insist on thinking about the world, unblock the internal and external circulation, and shape the opening pattern

Focusing on building a new development pattern, we will enhance the endogenous power and reliability of the domestic big cycle and improve the quality and level of the international cycle.

We should open up to the outside world at a higher level. While consolidating the advantages of traditional markets, we should explore emerging markets and promote the formation of a diversified and efficient layout of productive forces and trade markets. Better integrate into the "Belt and Road" initiative, the Forum on China Africa Cooperation, the Lancang Mekong Cooperation and other institutional frameworks, and deepen industrial cooperation with countries and regions with greater cooperation potential. We will support joint ventures, greenfield investment, equity mergers and acquisitions, and asset acquisitions to integrate global resources and achieve global development. Promote textile and clothing projects to play a greater role in national foreign aid. Increase foreign aid training programs for textile talents. Strengthen the social responsibility construction of overseas enterprises, strengthen the international cooperation between industry organizations and enterprises, and create a good atmosphere for industrial development.

Improve the quality and level of trade and investment cooperation in the industry. We will promote the industry's foreign trade to stabilize its scale and optimize its structure, and play a greater role in ensuring exports and foreign exchange. Make good use of international exhibitions and other platforms to organize enterprises to go global. We will support the standardized development of cross-border e-commerce and other new forms and models of foreign trade, and foster new growth points of foreign trade. Take the initiative to promote the innovative development of enterprises through international economic and trade rules, regulations, management and standards for elevation standards. Relying on the advantages of China's super large market and complete industrial system, we will attract global resource elements with domestic circulation, and expand the import of key raw materials, key equipment, core technologies, high-quality products and services. We should not only retain high-quality stock of foreign capital, but also attract more high-quality foreign capital.

We will promote border provinces and regions with the basis and conditions for textile industry development, such as Guangxi, Yunnan and Xinjiang, to actively undertake industrial transfer, adapt measures to local conditions, and develop distinctive industries. We will foster and expand the textile and clothing industry clusters that radiate the surrounding markets, give full play to the role of these regional Silk Road Economic Belt as bridgeheads and frontiers of opening up, and promote the formation of an open pattern of interaction at home and abroad, and mutual aid between east and west. Guide textile and clothing enterprises to settle in border (cross-border) economic cooperation zones, and deepen industrial chain supply chain cooperation with surrounding countries and regions.

One plough of spring rain, ten thousand hectares of autumn wind. While the spring is just around the corner, let's seize the day, work hard, and work hard to write the splendid chapter of Chinese modernization with the high-quality development of industry technology, fashion, and green.


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