This important proposition concerning the future development of the industry is now facing a breakthrough moment in the textile hub of Keqiao. On November 6th, the 2025 China Textile Innovation Annual Conference · Keqiao Fashion Conference gathered experts from authoritative domestic institutions, scholars from universities, and brand representatives, with the theme of "Innovating to Build a New Ecosystem of Product Value". Focusing on key tracks such as meticulous design, product innovation, supply chain collaboration and brand management, the path of product value-added was explored, anchoring the direction and gathering the strength for building a new value ecosystem based on technology, empowered by design and symbiotic with the ecosystem.
He Yaqiong, Director of the Department of Consumer Goods Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Sun Ruizhe, Party Secretary and President of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, Xu Yingxin, Vice President of the China National Textile and Apparel Council and President of the Textile Industry Branch of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Yan Yan, Vice Chairman of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation and Vice President of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, Yuan Jian, Secretary of the CPC Committee of Keqiao District, Shaoxing City Song Qi, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Keqiao District Committee, deputy District head and Party Secretary of China Textile City, Wu Tong, Deputy Director of the Textile Division of the Department of Consumer Goods Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Zhou Laquan, Deputy Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Commission of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, Director of the Party Committee Office and Discipline Inspection Commission Office of the China National Textile and Apparel Council and Chairperson of the China National Textile and Apparel Council Trade Union Federation, Zhu Xiaohong, President of the China Home Textile Association Li Bo, Director of the Productivity Promotion Department of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, Deputy Director of the China Textile Information Center and Director of the Textile Product Development Center, Jiao Pei, Executive Vice President of the China National Garment Association, Zhang Tong, Deputy Director of the China Textile Information Center, Qi Mei, Deputy Director of the China Textile Information Center, and Song Fujia, Chief Engineer of the Textile Product Development Center, and other leaders attended.
The "compass" of value guides the direction of innovation
To promote the innovative development of the textile industry, He Yaqiong put forward three suggestions: Accelerate with "intelligence" and speed up the cultivation of "new driving forces" for the industry. Promote the penetration of technologies such as 5G, big data and artificial intelligence from production support links to core manufacturing scenarios, and upgrade and reconstruct the competitive advantages of the industrial chain through "intelligent manufacturing". Enhance the ecological "sustainability" with "green". Strengthen the research and application of technologies such as green fibers, energy conservation and carbon reduction, and recycling and reuse, and lead the trend of low-carbon consumption with green innovation. Shape the soul with "integration" to stimulate the brand's "cultural attraction". Deeply explore the contemporary value of China's fine traditional culture, promote the organic integration of historical classics and popular fashion, enhance creative design capabilities, and tell the stories of Chinese brands well.
What is seen and expected should be achieved through innovation. Where one goes, one should achieve depth through synergy. This is not only the core logic for the textile industry to stand at a new starting point and build new quality productivity, but also an important leap for the industry to win the new journey and build a modern industrial system. Sun Ruizhe proposed in his speech that he hopes the textile and garment industry in Keqiao can continue to leverage its advantages, seize opportunities and forge ahead. First, we should define the "compass" by value, guide the direction of innovation, and promote the research and application of technologies such as AI design, biomaterials, and flexible sensing. Second, we should use the "engine" of technological integration to drive the reshaping of industries. Proactively embrace the new technological waves such as "Artificial Intelligence +", and build an agile, transparent and efficient industrial chain and supply chain. Third, we should build a "carrier" through the platform to improve the development ecosystem. Integrate large, medium and small enterprises, promote the connection of industry, academia, research and application, and enhance innovation collaboration and value sharing.
Based on its thousand-year-old textile heritage, Keqiao has promoted the steady development of its fashion and creative industry with an international perspective and diversified layout. It has formed a textile fashion and creative industry development system mainly focusing on the research and development of new textile materials, fabric development, clothing and home textile design, and brand cultivation. Song Qi stated in her speech that the current textile industry is at a critical juncture where opportunities and challenges are intertwined. She hopes that this conference will serve as an opportunity to promote new breakthroughs in core technologies and enhance the fashion value of the textile industry in Keqiao, and contribute innovative wisdom and forward-looking solutions to solving development problems and reshaping the value system of China's textile industry.
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