Innovation, Green Development, Cooperation And Win-Win Future -- 2017 "One Belt And One Road" Textile And Garment Industry Development Forum Held In Urumqi

In August 25, 2017, 2017 "one belt and one road" textile and garment industry development forum to Urumqi City, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Grand convening, this is the only high level, international and national professional forum to discuss the "one belt and one way" strategy combined with the development of textile and garment industry. In May this year, President Xi Jinping proposed that "one belt and one road" should be built into the road of peace, prosperity, open road, innovation and civilization of all countries in the world. The "one belt and one way" economic belt, especially Xinjiang, which is the core area of the Silk Road economic belt, has ushered in a new round of development opportunities. How to integrate the "one belt and one way" initiative with the development of China's textile and garment industry? How to actively boost the development of Xinjiang's textile and garment industry and create the influence of the new era of Xinjiang's textile and garment industry? 2017 the "one belt and one road" textile and garment Industry Development Forum will give an exclusive thinking with the international perspective and professional wisdom.

Following the first "one belt road" in 2016 Textile and garment industry After the successful development of the forum, the 2017 "one belt and one road" textile and garment industry development forum extended the first splendid event, and further explored the development momentum of the textile and garment industry in Xinjiang. It is committed to becoming a business card for Xinjiang's textile and garment industry to exchange with other countries. It is also an important communication platform for China's textile and garment industry to link the "one belt and one road" initiative and promote the industrial layout of the economic belt along the belt and road. This forum is hosted by the people's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the China Textile Industry Federation, the office of Xinjiang textile and clothing employment leading group and the China Asia Europe Expo Secretariat. Xinjiang International Expo Affairs Bureau, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region textile industry management office, China Textile Magazine, China cotton textile industry Association and China knitwear industry association undertake. Yang Xiuping, Secretary General of the China ASEAN center, Cao Xuejun, deputy director of the Department of consumer products industry of the State Ministry of industry and commerce, Zhang Chuangdi, President of the Malaysia International Business Promotion Association, the World Bank senior economist of China, the chairman of the China Cotton Textile Industry Association, director of the office of the China Textile Industry Federation, Qu Jing, vice chairman of the China Knitting Industry Association, vice chairman of the China Cotton Textile Industry Association, vice president of the China Textile Machinery Association, vice president of China Hi-Tech Group Corporation, general manager and Secretary of the Party committee of the China Textile Machinery (Group) Co., Ltd., chief executive officer of Ruyi holding group, chief executive officer of Ruyi group, vice chairman and chief executive officer of Yida group, and member of the Party group of Xinjiang International Expo Affairs Bureau, vice president of the Azerbaijan group. Gao Yong, secretary and Secretary General of the China Textile Industry Federation, deputy Secretary General of the people's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, director of the office of the leading group of the textile and garment industry in the autonomous region, and Liang Yong, vice president of China Textile Industry Federation, Xia Lingmin. Director Zou Jianjun, deputy director of the Xinjiang textile industry management office, Hu Shungang, publisher Jiang Lei of China Textile and other leading guests, Ambassador to China, representatives of international social organizations and enterprises, nearly 20 people from nearly 400 countries attended the forum, focusing on the key topics of the development of Xinjiang's textile and garment industry, and discussed the development plan of Xinjiang's textile and garment industry. The meeting was presided over by Yang Xiaodong, deputy director of the Xinjiang textile industry management office.

Yang Xiaodong, deputy director of Xinjiang Textile Industry Management Office

The forum is rich in content and will be launched in the main forum plus forum. The main forum invited the leaders of the authoritative department of the textile industry of the "one belt along the way", the relevant leaders of the Chinese government departments, the Federation of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and China textile industry, and the representatives of the famous textile enterprises in China, focusing on the theme of "innovative green development, win-win cooperation and win-win future", to explore the future development of Xinjiang's textile and garment industry from the multiple perspectives.

Liang Yong, Deputy Secretary General of the the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region people's government and director of the office of the leading group of the development of textile and garment industry in the autonomous region, said in his speech that since 2014, Xinjiang has entered a new round of economic development. The growth of fixed assets investment has been increasing rapidly. The number of enterprises has been "blowout" growth, and the pace of industrial spanfer in the eastern coastal areas has been quickened. The textile and garment industry has become the new highlight of Xinjiang's economy and the main channel to solve the employment problem of the minority nationality.

Liang Yong said: from the end of January 2014 to the end of July 2017, the investment in fixed assets of Xinjiang's textile and garment industry reached 120 billion 730 million yuan, of which 1~7 yuan reached 31 billion 350 million yuan this year, an increase of 38.8% over the same period last year. 283 thousand and 800 new jobs were added. Viscose fiber production capacity of 850 thousand tons, Kaisai 100 thousand tons polyamide 56 project will be completed and put into operation. Cotton spinning ring spinning 13 million 140 thousand spindles, rotor spinning spindles, 426 thousand looms, 18 thousand looms, 15 sewing machines, 33 automatic tailoring machines, 7410 knitting socks, 3563 flat knitting machines, 126 carpet looms, 4548 tons of wool spinning, 23000 tons of towels, and 79300 tons of geotextiles. By the end of June 2017, the number of enterprises registered in the autonomous region reached 2525, an increase of 1965 over the end of 2013, and nearly 600 enterprises in China, such as Huafu, Ruyi, YOUNGOR, Jin Sheng, Yi Fa and Hong Dun, have invested in Xinjiang. Xinjiang has become a "hot spot" for investment in China's textile and garment industry, and is also concerned by the global textile industry.

In the speech, Gao Yong, secretary and Secretary General of the China Textile Industry Federation, gave full recognition to the innovation and development of Xinjiang's textile and garment industry in recent years. "Xinjiang, as an important node of" one belt and one road ", has continued the vigorous development trend in recent years in the first half of 2017. The investment in 1-6 months increased by 49.3% compared to the same period last year, and the contribution to the western investment increment has reached 150%. At the same time, Gao Yong also pointed out that in 2017, the employment target of millions of people raised by Xinjiang has 6 years and the task is arduous. It is believed that the Xinjiang textile and garment industry will fulfill its mission and open up a new future in the era of "one belt and one road".

Yang Xiuping, Secretary General of the China ASEAN center, said in his address that ASEAN countries have been the hub of the ancient maritime Silk Road since ancient times, and China ASEAN relations have become the most active and powerful relationship between ASEAN and dialogue partners. China has become ASEAN's largest trading partner for 8 consecutive years, and ASEAN has become China's third largest trading partner for 6 consecutive years. In order to further promote China ASEAN cooperation, she suggests: the competent authorities of both governments should strengthen the publicity of the "one belt and one way" and the China ASEAN Free Trade Area upgrading policy, so that more enterprises can understand and enjoy the relevant preferential policies and enhance the endogenous driving force of cooperation; the two trade associations should strengthen precise docking, clarify each other's needs, give full play to their respective advantages, and promote industrial upgrading and mutual benefit.

Cao Xuejun, deputy director of the Ministry of consumer goods industry of the Ministry of industry and information technology, entitled "seize the opportunity of" one belt and one road "to promote the sustainable development of Xinjiang's textile industry, through the analysis of the current development of the textile economy and the influence of" one belt and one road "on Xinjiang's textile industry, Xinjiang should seize the opportunity to accelerate the sustainable development of the textile industry. She stressed: "the textile industry is shifting at a speed of scale growth, production and export is going downwards, structural adjustment is obvious, but the progress of upgrading is not fast enough; strengthening the core task and advancing the crucial period of building a strong textile country. The "belt and road initiative" has brought new opportunities for the development of the textile and garment industry in Xinjiang, providing a safe and stable environment for the internationalization of enterprises, creating conditions for breaking the trade protection and developing diversified markets, and helping to build a spannational supply chain to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises. To this end, we must give full play to the unique advantages of Xinjiang, give priority to the development of the cotton spinning and knitting home textile industry chain, and develop the textile and garment industry at a high standard and high starting point.

Zhang Chuangdi, President of the Malaysia International Business Promotion Association, introduced the development of Malaysia's textile and garment industry. He said that Malaysia was the first country to establish diplomatic relations with ASEAN in ASEAN countries. The trade cooperation between China and Malaysia maintained close ties, which is inseparable from the efforts of the Malaysia and China's industrial and commercial circles. Under the background of "one belt and one road" development, we hope to introduce Malaysia's textile and garment industry to the world.

Dr. Christian P. Schindler, the director general of the International Federation of textile manufacturers, delivered a speech on the theme of the troubled textile (machinery) industry, explaining the current situation and prospects of the manufacturing industry in the global textile and garment industry, preventing the new disruptive technology and innovation in the manufacturing industry, the investment field of the manufacturing industry, and the impact on the global textile industry in the.

Christian said that the fastest growing area of clothing sales will be Asia. The global textile and apparel market is growing; the share of e-commerce is rising; new technology allows mass customization; textile production is concentrated in Asia (especially China); some textile production is spanferred to other Asian countries; based on Technology (digital, 3D printing, automation), fashion trends (fast fashion), reduction of cost differences, sustainable development (traceability, circular economy) and other factors, other regions, such as Africa, America, Europe and other productive potential are larger.

In addition, global fiber consumption is increasing, and man-made fiber has the greatest benefit, of which polyester filament grows fastest. Wool has become a "luxury" fiber, and slowly, cotton will also become a "luxury" fiber.

Tarech Giyadov, President of Azerbaijan Baku international Xingang, introduced Azerbaijan's position in the history of "one belt and one road" and the construction and preferential policies of modern spanportation and logistics in the context of "Azerbaijan hub strategy under the background of" one belt and one road ". He pointed out that Azerbaijan's labor market is highly efficient and its location advantage is obvious. At present, it has good spanportation conditions linking other countries. Among them, the Baku port located in Arat district is the international distribution center of the region, and will soon become the largest free trade area in the Caspian Sea region as a link between China and European countries. It is the node of the "North South" spanportation corridor and the "one belt and one road" initiative. To this end, Azerbaijan will actively link up the "one belt and one way" initiative to speed up international cooperation and trade exchanges.

Ceng Zhihua, the World Bank senior economist and vice chairman of the US China International Chamber of Commerce, delivered a keynote speech on "the impact of new technologies on the global value chain". Ceng Zhihua pointed out that "automation + IoT + 3D printing = the future of manufacturing". Specifically, it is manifested in the following aspects: design ability is more complex, part of the delivery cycle is shortened, manufacturing efficiency is improved, manufacturing industry may be more decentralized, and it is no longer the efficiency of promoting economies of scale through the past, but rather more focused on producing customized products that are close to the final customers.

Data from the World Bank show that developing countries are facing a peak period of employment in manufacturing, which is accompanied by a lower level of income. Next, Zeng Zhi Hua explained in detail the impact of new technology on the textile and garment industry, and pointed out how to meet the arrival of the new technology era, and to better strengthen China's innovation capability.

Huang Yongfu, an academic member and Research Institute of the international cooperation center of the national development and Reform Commission (NDRC), introduced the origin of Xinjiang and the ancient Silk Road and the new opportunities under the "belt and road" under the theme of "one belt and one road" and Xinjiang's development opportunities. He pointed out that Xinjiang's civilization related area is not only an intermediary of civilization, but also promotes the development of various civilizations. In fact, even in the process of human modern civilization, Xinjiang's civilization intermediary area has done a great job. Today, as an important bridgehead of "one belt and one road" and the hub of the "Silk Road Economic Belt", Xinjiang still possesses all the unique advantages of ancient western regions in east-west traffic in Asia and Europe, and has great potential for cooperation in spanportation, commerce, tourism, education and culture. To this end, Xinjiang should seize the opportunity of "one belt and one road" to give full play to its own advantages, speed up infrastructure construction, promote the development of trade and logistics, speed up industrial restructuring and deepen structural reforms on the supply side.

Wang Qiang, CEO of Ruyi holding group and chief executive officer of Ruyi technology group, entitled "spanformation and upgrading of green development" around the "one belt and one road" international layout, introduced the innovative development and corporate vision of Ruyi in recent years. Currently, Ruyi ranks among the top 500 Chinese companies and the 100 largest multinational companies in China. It has more than 20 holding or shareholding companies in 15 countries, and has established 5000 brand retail networks in 34 countries around the world, and operates more than 30 internationally renowned textile and garment brands. In the past 3 years, we have been striving to speed up the spanformation and upgrading around the "one belt and one road". By building the whole industry chain intelligent manufacturing, we are moving towards "science and technology, high-end, branding and internationalization" and strive to build the world's leading fashion industry group at an early date.

Che Ketao, vice chairman and CEO of Yida group, made a keynote speech on the theme of "Sustainable Textile and garment industry". According to the introduction, Yida is a vertically integrated cotton spinning and garment manufacturer. Its industries involve cotton planting, spinning, needle / woven fabrics, garment manufacturing, accessories and packaging, and retail and brand distribution. In 2016, its turnover amounted to US $1 billion 300 million, with more than 100 million shirts per year. In order to realize the sustainable development of enterprises, the company not only takes the lead in investing and building factories in Xinjiang, but also constantly speeds up technological innovation, lean management, and pays attention to the corporate social responsibility such as environmental protection.

Anina, President of 360Fashion Network, made a speech entitled "exploring the future of intelligent textiles and related environment". It not only shared the trend of global smart textiles, but also showed the relevant smart textiles on site samples, giving participants a more intuitive sense of the intellectualization of textiles.

In the afternoon, the "green engine smart layout" - the national cotton textile and knitting industry cluster innovation conference was held at the forum, hosted by Hu Shungang, deputy director of the Xinjiang textile industry management office. The leaders, experts and business representatives of the industry were invited to discuss the hot topics of the 13th Five-Year plan, Xinjiang textile and garment industry development status and related policies, cluster innovation and development experience, advanced spinning and knitting technology.

Xia Lingmin, vice chairman of the China Federation of textile industry, said in his speech that the main forum of the morning has comprehensively analyzed the future opportunities of the textile and garment industry under the initiative of "one belt and one road". The sub forum in the afternoon will collide with more sparks of wisdom, offer advice and suggestions for the great development of the industry and the prosperity of Xinjiang, seize the opportunity of Xinjiang development, and jointly explore the new growth point of the development of industry and enterprise in the boom of "one belt and one road" high-speed construction.

Liang Yong, Deputy Secretary General of the people's Government of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, introduced the development of Xinjiang in recent years and the specific measures for further adjustment.

Zheng Jiewen, vice president of China Cotton Textile Association, Zhao Hong, vice president of China Knitting Industry Association, vice president Shi Jianping of Jingwei Textile machinery, Limited by Share Ltd, Michael Hubensteiner Hu Benshi, managing director of Lida (China), Shen Yaohua, vice president of Xinjiang Fulun cotton spinning Co., Zhejiang agricultural exchange, Zhengzhou general exchange, agricultural products department, Lv Yongfa, chief engineer of Shanghai Kaisai Biotechnology Co., chairman and chief executive officer, Akesu Xinjiang textile industrial city (Development Zone), deputy director of Party committee, director of the Management Committee of Xinjiang provincial Shihezi economic and Technological Development Zone, vice chairman of the Xinjiang Shihezi economic and Technological Development Zone Management Committee, chairman, and so on.

In the 2014 year of the year, the state put forward the planning outline of "vigorously developing the textile and garment industry to drive millions of people to work" in Xinjiang. Under the guidance of this outline, with the continuous introduction of preferential policies in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, from 2014 to 2016, the fixed assets investment in Xinjiang's textile and garment industry reached 89 billion 400 million yuan, exceeding the total sum of fixed assets investment in the textile and garment industry in thirty-five years after Xinjiang's reform and opening up. The number of new jobs has reached 24.88, 000, 000, of which four people in southern Xinjiang have achieved 132 thousand and 500 new jobs, accounting for 53.3%. As of June 2017, the number of textile and garment enterprises registered in the region has reached 2525, which is 1965 times larger than that of three years ago, 4.5 times that of three years ago, and the number of investment enterprises in the mainland has increased from dozens of three years ago to 682. Xinjiang has become the hottest, lowest cost and fastest growing region of China's textile and garment industry, and has become the most advantageous area of "going out" in the "one belt and one road" initiative.

Through this year's "one belt and one road" textile and garment industry development forum, merging all kinds of textile resources all over the country, it will definitely play a positive role in solving the current development of Xinjiang's textile and garment industry, and find effective solutions to solve the problems faced by the world and regional economies, so as to inject new kinetic energy into the development of Xinjiang's clothing industry. Through the collision of wisdom, Xinjiang textile and garment industry will be promoted in a sustainable, innovative and green way under the policy of "one belt and one road".