7 questions to guide you through the 2016 International Textile Federation Annual Conference

1. What is the lineup of the Chinese fabric delegation?

At this annual meeting, Wang Tiankai, Chairman of the International Textile Federation and Secretary of the Party Committee of China Fabric Industry Federation, and Sun Ruizherui, President of China Fabric Industry Federation, led the Chinese fabric delegation to attend the meeting. Xia Lingmin, Xu Yingxin, Duan Xiaoping and Yang Zhaohua, vice presidents of China Fabric Industry Federation, Yuan Hongping, deputy secretary-general and director of the Foreign Affairs Office of China Fabric Industry Federation, Zhu Beina, president of China Cotton Textile and Weaving Industry Association, Chen Zhihua, president of China Printing and Dyeing Industry Association About 60 people attended the meeting, including Xu Jixiang, former president of the China Linen Fabrics Industry Association, and representatives of Chinese fabric companies (please ask the editor-in-chief to fully understand the list of companies and take photos if you want to come. If not, just pick a few to mention). .

　2. Why is the theme of the annual meeting locked in “New Normal”?

Wang Tiankai, Chairman of the International Textile Federation, pointed out in his opening speech that the “new normal” in China is closely related to the new stage of economic transformation and upgrading. At this stage, China’s economy showed important characteristics such as speed changes, structural optimization, and power conversion. In developed economies, the “new normal” is usually described by economists as the economic state characterized by low growth after the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008. For the fabric industry, the new normal is an objective state and an objective regular change in the new stage of industry economic development. Under the new normal, the fabric industry of various countries (regions) has entered a new period of development, with unprecedented opportunities and unprecedented challenges. The current economy is recovering from deep adjustments and is in a critical period of transition between old and new growth drivers. As a traditional manufacturing industry, can the fabric industry seize the historical opportunities of technological progress and the new industrial revolution and move towards a new round of growth? In the history of human development, Writing a new chapter is our common expectation.

Wang Tiankai pointed out that the healthy and sustainable development of the fabric industry under the new normal should pay more attention to the following points: Putting talents first and releasing the innovation capabilities of the fabric industry. Second, focus on ecology and promote green development of the fabric industry. Third, put demand first to improve the overall efficiency of the fabric industry.

　3. As the “host” of the conference, what is the current situation of the Indian fabric industry?

Parikh, Chairman of the Federation of Indian Fabric Industry, and Rashmi, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Fabrics of India, spoke respectively, welcoming the representatives of various countries at the peace conference, and introduced the progress that India has made in the fabric industry in recent years. Achievements and existing problems, it is hoped that the fabric industry will strengthen exchanges and cooperation and promote the healthy development of the fabric industry.

Smiti, Minister of Textiles of India, made a special trip to the meeting to communicate with fabric representatives from various countries. She said that as an important industry in India, the fabric industry has always received great attention from the government. When it comes to developing the fabric industry, India has resource advantages and labor advantages. The good progress of the Indian economy in recent years has also made the domestic market with a population of nearly 1.3 billion more dynamic. India has maintained an average annual economic growth of around 8% in recent years, and has great potential for future progress.

Smitty said that despite facing many challenges, the Indian fabric industry has the potential to achieve better progress. The Indian government will pay more attention to the development of the fabric industry in the future and will adopt a series of incentive measures in terms of technological progress, sustainable development, improved design and innovation, cost control, brand building, and supply chain optimization to guide enterprises to continue to progress and improve The competitiveness of the fabric industry.

4. At the meeting, what issues did the colleagues of the International Textile Federation mainly focus on?

In the three-day meeting, the topics focused on “Fabric Industry in India”, “Fabric Supply Chain”, “Retail/E-Commerce”, and “Industrial Fabrics”.�� topics, and the representatives conducted various exchanges.

In the “Fabric Supply Chain” topic, Sun Ruizhe, President of the China Fabric Industry Federation, gave a special report on “Analysis and Prospects of China’s Fabric Industry”. In the report, Sun Ruizhe analyzed the current pattern of fabric workwear trade and focused on the current status, advantages and development strategies of China’s fabric industry, which aroused strong resonance among the participants.

Sun Ruizhe pointed out that the fabric industry has not been immune to the impact of economic recession in recent years, and China is no exception. However, it has now emerged from the difficult situation and has gradually begun to achieve all-round progress. The reason why China’s fabric industry can develop is because companies have invested a lot of energy in technology and innovation, capital and culture, green and intelligence, etc., which has promoted the continued improvement of the fabric industry. The bridging of the gap between urban and rural areas, the progress of the Belt and Road Initiative, the rise of the middle class, and the integration of information technology have provided new momentum for the continued development of the industry in the future.

Sun Ruizhe emphasized that in the future, China’s fabric industry will strengthen cooperation and exchanges with its peers, accelerate transformation and upgrading, and strive to achieve innovative progress as soon as possible based on technology research and development, achieve linkage progress with system construction as the core, and intelligent manufacturing as the core. The direction is to achieve lean development, achieve inclusive development with a focus on social responsibility, and make greater contributions to the development of the fabric industry.

5. Regarding “China’s fabric workwear occupies too much market share,

” It’s a robbery of other countries’ opportunities”, what do Chinese fabric people say?

During the question and answer session, Sun Ruizhe pointed out that China only started to develop its industry after reform and opening up when answering the question of “China’s fabric workwear occupies too much market share and robs other countries of opportunities.” and economy. In the early stage, it was mainly to solve the problem of food and clothing. In the later stage, when it progressed to a certain level, it began to provide products and services. At present, China is implementing the “One Belt, One Road” strategy. Its purpose is not only to consider from its own perspective, but to pursue common progress of all countries and create a more harmonious environment.

In addition, Sun Ruizhe also responded to issues such as how to resolve the pressure on the industry from the national policy level and how to deal with the current situation of the younger generation being reluctant to engage in fabric work.

　6. The International Textile Federation’s Board of Directors is elected every two years.

As the first Chairman of the International Textile Federation from China,

What are the three main things Wang Tiankai has done during his term of office in the past two years?

In his speech at the conference, regarding the work of the International Textile Federation, Wang Tiankai shared his experience and understanding of serving as the chairman of the International Textile Federation for two years: first, enriching information resources and improving industry service levels; second, improving communication mechanisms , to expand organizational influence; third, to improve service efficiency and promote sustainable development of the industry.

The meeting decided to award Wang Tiankai as an “Honorary Lifetime Member of the International Textile Federation”. We are grateful for his leadership and support for the work of the International Textile Federation during his tenure as chairman. We hope that he will continue to pay attention to and support the work of the International Textile Federation in the future and continue to Contribute your time and wisdom to the progress of the fabric industry.

7. What is the situation of the new board of directors and related professional committees of the International Textile Federation?

During the annual meeting, the International Textile Federation Governance Committee meeting was held at the same time. The meeting reviewed and approved the work reports of various professional committees; and elected a new board of directors of the International Textile Federation.

The new board of directors of the International Textile Federation is composed of 13 members, and the term is from 2016 to 2018. Among them, Jas Bedi, chairman of the African Cotton and Fabric Industry Federation, was elected chairman, Cheng Qihe, president of the Korea Fiber Industry Federation, and Sun Ruizhe, president of the China Fabric Industry Federation, were elected vice presidents, and Kentucky, a member of the European Fabric Machinery Association, served as treasurer. Officer, Christine Schindler serves as Secretary-General.

During the meeting, the Cotton, Spinning, Fiber and Fiber Application, and Home Textile Manufacturers Committees of the International Textile Federation held professional committee meetings respectively. Li Lingshen, vice president of the China Fabric Industry Federation and president of the China Industrial Fabrics Industry Association, was elected vice chairman of the International Textile Federation’s Fiber and Fiber Application Committee. Yang Zhaohua, chairman of the Home Textile Manufacturers Committee of the International Textile Federation, vice president of the China Fabric Industry Federation, and president of the China Home Textile Products Industry Association, chaired the meeting of the Home Textile Manufacturers Committee and delivered a speech. Zhu Beina, president of the China Cotton Textile and Weaving Industry Association, attended the spinning and cotton committee meeting and spoke on related issues and answered questions.

The conference also issued an invitation. The 2017 International Textile Federation Annual Conference will be held in Bali, Indonesia, from September 14 to 16, 2017.

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AAAZhu Beina, President of the Textile Industry Association, attended the Spinning and Cotton Committee meeting and spoke on related issues and answered questions.

The conference also issued an invitation. The 2017 International Textile Federation Annual Conference will be held in Bali, Indonesia, from September 14 to 16, 2017.

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