On the afternoon of September 16, 2022, the Garment Branch of the China Textile ImportExport Chamber of Commerce held an enlarged chairman’s meeting in Kunshan, Jiangsu. The meeting was co-chaired by Zhang Xian, Vice President of the Textile Chamber of Commerce, and Yin Guoxin, Chairman of the Garment Branch and Senior Advisor of Chenfeng Group. Liu Hongyang, Director of the Textile Division of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Commerce, delivered an online speech. Xu Weimin, Senior Advisor of the Garment Branch and Chairman of Dongdu Group, etc. 25 Representatives of major garment export enterprises attended the meeting. Liu Yan, a first-level researcher from the Textile Division of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce, listened to the company’s speech online.
Director Liu Hongyang analyzed the situation facing my country’s foreign trade and pointed out that the current foreign trade situation is increasingly uncertain, the growth rate of foreign demand has slowed down, the pressure on order transfer has increased significantly, uncertain factors for companies to receive orders and fulfill contracts have increased, and cyclical factors have increased Downward pressure on foreign trade. He focused on recent work in six aspects to stabilize foreign trade. The first is to ensure that policies to stabilize foreign trade are implemented and effective as soon as possible. The second is to support foreign trade companies to ensure production and performance of contracts. The third is to smooth channels for obtaining orders. The fourth is to cultivate new formats, new models and new growth points for foreign trade. , the fifth is to actively guide enterprises to seize the opportunities of free trade agreements such as RCEP, and the sixth is to actively respond to industrial transfer issues.
Vice President Zhang Xian introduced the recent situation of my country’s textile and apparel exports and the key work of the Textile Chamber of Commerce. He said that on the one hand, high global inflation coupled with the chain effects of the Russia-Ukraine crisis and other chain impacts have made weakening external demand almost a foregone conclusion; on the other hand, in the world, As the incremental pie shrinks, the competition between domestic and overseas supply chains for orders will become more intense. my country’s textile and apparel exports will be under pressure on both the supply and demand ends. In particular, coupled with the impact of the “Xinjiang-related Act” of the United States and the European Union, the trend of “de-Sinicization” is becoming more and more intense. How China’s textile and apparel exports will develop in the future is something we must face and urgently need to solve. subject. He said that the Textile Chamber of Commerce will promptly reflect the demands of enterprises to the government, strive for policy support, conduct special research on medium- and long-term strategic issues in industry development, and build various platforms to provide enterprises with precise service docking.
Ma Ying, secretary-general of the Apparel Branch, introduced the latest trends and response suggestions for the “Xinjiang-related Act”, saying that on the one hand, export companies must abide by national laws and regulations, on the other hand, they must try to avoid compliance risks in export business and protect them. own rights and interests and ensure business safety.
At the meeting, entrepreneurs had heated exchanges and discussions on recent business conditions and major problems, market demand, customer feedback, overseas supply chains, order transfers, domestic trade conditions, good experiences and practices, etc., and expressed their opinions on this year’s The export situation in the fourth quarter and next year was analyzed and predicted, and specific opinions and suggestions were put forward on the next steps to stabilize foreign trade. Everyone said that the international trade environment in the future will be unprecedentedly complex and operating pressure will increase significantly. The industry should work together to stay warm, strengthen exchanges and interactions, maintain survival, promote development, and work together to overcome difficulties.
After the meeting, the representatives visited Chenfeng Group’s design and R&D center and sampling factory, and learned and exchanged views on industry transformation and upgrading and brand building.
As night falls, entrepreneurs still have unfinished business and have lively exchanges. Company leaders who have been involved in the industry for many years and up-and-coming industry newcomers share and exchange their insights on industry development, and jointly create positive energy for the sustainable development of the industry.
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