Haibo Promotes Cross Strait Textile Industry To Enhance Competitiveness

"The signing of the framework agreement on Cross Straits economic cooperation" (ECFA) has effectively promoted the two sides of the Strait. Spin The interaction of garment industry. 17, led the Taiwan Textile Group to participate in the fourteenth session. Haibo meeting Huang Weiji, Secretary General of Taiwan Textile Development Association, said that this year Haibo will promote Taiwan and Shishi. Spin The new climax of garment industry interaction.

It is learnt that the Cross Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) was signed in June 29th last year and came into effect in September 12th last year. Over the past six months, the effectiveness of ECFA has been emerging. "Since January 1st this year, 136 textiles and 21 mainland textiles in Taiwan have begun to enjoy the preferential tariff reductions offered by the other side." Huang Weiji said that according to the statistics of import and export trade of Taiwan customs, the amount of textiles exported to the mainland in the first two months of this year amounted to US $414 million (of which 57% of cloth and 30% of yarn) accounted for 22% of the total value of textiles exports in Taiwan, accounting for 22% US dollars, compared with the same period last year by 45%. While the amount of textiles imported from the mainland in Taiwan was 147 million dollars, accounting for 27% of the total value of Taiwan textile imports, an increase of 21% over the same period last year.

"Cross straits textile and garment exposition has ranked the ten most influential textile and clothing exhibition in the country." Huang Weiji said that Shishi is a key place for production and marketing of textile and clothing, with sportswear as its main feature, while Taiwan's fabrics have strong advantages in functions, environmental protection and other fields. Therefore, the industrial chain of the two places fits well, and the communication and interaction between the textile and garment industry is also very close. He said that with the help of ECFA, the advantages of Shishi and Taiwan will be complementary and win-win through Haibo, and will enhance their competitiveness. "We attach great importance to this activity and are full of confidence," he said. Huang Weiji said that Taiwan textile and garment industry group participated in the enthusiasm of Haibo and hoped to make Haibo the best platform for trade and cooperation between the two sides of the Strait. It is reported that the Taiwan Textile Development Association organized 29 exhibitors and 54 exhibitors. More than 110 people from Taiwan textile industry visited Shishi.