Open Collaboration,Technology Driven,Fashion Transformation

With the aim of “Win-Win Cooperation and Responsible Development”， and themed on “Open Collaboration， Technology Driven， Fashion Transformation”， the three-day 2nd World Textile Merchandising Conference ended successfully on September 29th. The conference linked the global industrial think tanks to explore the industrys common prosperity and sustainable development.

A series of activities highlighted the conference， including the 2nd World Textile Merchandising Conference Theme Conference， Global Fashion Industry Development Forum， Global Textile Digital Printing Summit， China Textile Fabrics Copyright Forum， The 15th Asian Textile Conference， International Coopera- tion Forum for Global Textile Industry， Belt and Road Forum for Textile Cooperation， International Collaborative Innovation Management Forum for Textile and Garment Industry， Awarding Ceremony of “China Textile City Cup” 2019 Global Fashion Design Elite Challenge and EcoCosy？ BV China Fashion Fabrics Design Competition， On-site Exchange Meeting of Labor Competition of Private Enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta & Vocational Skills Competition for Workers in the Textile Industry， as well as a Visit to Beautiful Village in Keqiao District Shaoxing.

2019 marks the sixth anniversary of the “Belt and Road Initiative”. The joint construction of the “Belt and Road” has portrayed the era of Chinas cooperation with the world for a win-win situation. The Conference this year aims to implement the spirit of the important speech delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping in the second “Belt and Road” International Cooperation Summit， and showcase Shaoxing Keqiaos responsibility of the worlds textile industry cluster. It is committed to building a platform for global textile communication to achieve the optimal allocation of factors for the development of the global textile economy， open up more space for the growth of the world textile economy， and find the optimal development path.

The 2nd World Textile Merchandising Conference focused on the international textile industry exchange and the global textile industrys coordinated development and strategic opportunities， the global technologydriven innovation cooperation around academics and technology， and the creative design market value and aesthetic value in the context of industrial fashion transformation， the high-quality development trend of Chinas textile industry in promoting global industrial collaboration in the new era， Keqiaos textile discourse rights in the world， and the new image of the international textile capital in the new era.

The theme conference looked into the global textile industry from the perspective of the world economic structure， exploring the road to winwin cooperation for the Chinese textile industry in the new era， interpreting the fashion development advancing with the times and the secrets of the worlds top luxury brands， and comprehensively introducing the development and future planning of Keqiao economy in Shaoxing. Global Fashion Industry Development Forum explored the new trends in Chinas textile fashion industry， focusing on green production and green industry chain technology innovation as well as market changes and consumption changes in the digital age. The 15th Asian Textile Conference and the 9th China Textile Academic Conference brought together the latest scientific research results from the global textile elites to discuss the future development of textile technology. Belt and Road Forum for Textile Cooperation jointly explored the new direction of international textile industry cooperation and the new trend of global textile economy development under the background of Belt and Road Initiative.

International Cooperation Forum for Global Textile Industry attracted leaders from textile fashion associations in 26 countries on five continents and foreign representatives from 12 countries， focusing on such hot topics as “the impact of todays unilateralism on global integration” and “sustainable trends of textile industry”. Global Textile Digital Printing Summit discussed the development status and trends of domestic and international textile digital inkjet printing， digital printing technology and key technology product development and market development. International Collaborative Innovation Management Forum for Textile and Garment Industry shared and exchanged views on the all-round coordination of the supply chain of the textile and garment industry， the collaboration between technology and aesthetics， and the collaboration between new retail and consumer value. China Textile Fabrics Copyright Forum talked about the new dynamics and trends of global pattern copyright protection， discussed the ways to protect copyright through the “dialogue”between experts and entrepreneurs. During the On-site Exchange Meeting of Labor Competition of Private Enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta & Vocational Skills Competition for Workers in the Textile Industry， 107 teams from 9 teams in Shanghai， Jiangsu， Anhui and Zhejiang participated in such competitions related to fabric design （computer graphic design）， clothing production， as well as dyeing and printing proofing.

The 2nd World Textile Merchandising Conference has established a more orderly innovation coordination and a more open pattern for the world textile industry， established a foundation for further cooperation of the global textile industry chain， and brought more cooperation and development opportunities for keqiao and even Chinas textile industry.

In the new stage of the textile industry entering globalization， innovation and responsible development， Keqiaos participation in the construction of“Belt and Road” has the inherent advantages. The latest data shows that from January to August this year， Keqiao District saw an export volume of 56.7 billion yuan， an increase of 18% year-on-year， 12 percentage points higher than the national average. Most of the export products came from the textile industry. As Chinas 100 billion-level textile industry cluster， Keqiao not only built a trading platform for nearly a quarter of the worlds textile products， but also built a communication platform for the global textile economy.