Sincere, Pragmatic, Mutually Beneficial And Win-Win, Weifu Group Of The United States And China Textile Federation Held Discussions And Exchanges

On March 18, the delegation from Weifu Group came to pay a visit. Xu Yingxin, Vice President of China Textile Federation, Yan Yan, Vice President, Zhao Mingxia, Director of the International Trade Office, Zhang Tao, Deputy Director of the Marketing Department, Xie Qing, Executive Vice President of China National Garment Association, and Wang Yao, Vice President of China Cotton Textile Association To attend the talks. The main representatives of Weifu Group are: Sean Cady (Zhuang Qidi), Vice President of Global Sustainable Development, Responsibility, Trade and Government Affairs, Julie Sutton, Senior Director of Government Affairs and Global Impact, Harsha Chenna, Vice President of Global Product Compliance, Zha Zhiye, Senior Manager of Product Compliance in China, Cheng Ting, Deputy General Counsel in Asia Pacific, Zhu Lin, Director of Corporate Affairs in Asia Pacific 。

Vice President Xu Yingxin welcomed Mr. Sean Cady and his delegation and introduced the development of China's textile industry.

China's textile industry has a complete textile manufacturing industry system, and the production and trade scale of the whole industrial chain of large categories of products rank first in the world. It is an integral part of the international textile supply chain and a key link to ensure the efficient and stable operation of the international textile supply chain.

China's textile industry has always taken independent innovation as the core driving force for development, and has continuously promoted the optimization, transformation and upgrading of the industrial structure, which has achieved positive results. First, innovation leads to high-end and intelligent features. Second, cultural empowerment and fashion leadership were strengthened. Third, low-carbon transformation and more concrete industrial responsibilities. Fourth, open development and build an international supply chain system.

At the same time, the expansion of total domestic consumption and structural upgrading have become an important trend. China's annual fiber consumption reached about 38 million tons, accounting for about one third of the world's total; Per capita fiber consumption exceeded 26 kg, close to the level of moderately developed countries. In recent years, Chinese consumers have increased their demand for personalized, functional, intelligent and green products; The national fashion clothing market, rooted in Chinese traditional culture, has been hot for a long time; Hot consumption such as outdoor sports, ice and snow sports and elderly health care continued to promote the development of the mass health market.

In the future, China's textile industry will accelerate the construction of a modern textile industry system characterized by science and technology, fashion, green and health, and strive to build an innovation driven technology industry, a culture led fashion industry, a responsibility oriented green industry, and a people-oriented health industry.

Sean Cady (Zhuang Qidi) first introduced the profile of Weifu Group: founded in 1899, headquartered in Denver, it is a Fortune 500 enterprise in the United States. At present, the Group has 11 outdoor sports brands, including VANS, KIPLING, NORTHFACE, TIMBERLAND, ICEBREAKER and DICKIES. There are about 30000 employees worldwide, with an annual output of about 266 million pieces of clothing, shoes and accessories, which are sold in nearly 100 countries.

Weifu Group advocates a positive and healthy lifestyle, making more people become outdoor sports and snow sports enthusiasts. The Group is consumer oriented, retail oriented and highly digital in operation management. The Group has always attached importance to the Chinese market, set its Asia Pacific headquarters in Shanghai, and invested in the construction of an operation center in Kunshan, Jiangsu.

In response to the introduction of Vice President Xu Yingxin, Sean Cady (Zhuang Qidi) said that the Group always put innovation first, especially the high demand for high-performance fibers in sports fashion. He thanked Chinese partners for providing high-tech products. In addition, the Group's design team continues to focus on traditional culture, and more importantly, it connects the brand and consumers in depth through Chinese traditional festivals. The Group adheres to social responsibility, delivers warmth and love, and enables the industry to move forward. Most importantly, the Group always adheres to the concept of open cooperation and believes that only mutual benefit and win-win results can achieve long-term success.

At the meeting, Xu Yingxin put forward pertinent suggestions on the long-term development and cooperation of Weifu Group in China.

It is hoped that Weifu Group will play an active role in properly resolving Sino US trade conflicts. Recently, the continuous increase of tariffs by the United States has not only damaged the interests of Chinese enterprises, but also the interests of American enterprises and consumers. Mr. Zhuang Qidi said that the Group has repeatedly reflected its interests to the government and appealed to the government to return to rationality. Although no obvious results have been achieved, it will continue to make efforts to communicate with the government.

We hope that Weifu Group will seize the opportunity of China's domestic demand market, grasp the upgrading trend of China's domestic demand, objectively and impartially evaluate the development and feelings in China, respect facts (such as the Xinjiang cotton issue), and respect the national feelings of Chinese consumers.

It is hoped that Weifu Group will make full use of the advantages of China's information infrastructure to create a digital intelligence China upgrade advantage. At the same time, comply with Chinese laws and regulations on data security, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese partners and consumers.

It is hoped that Weifu Group will actively practice the concept of green development and maintain a good image of social responsibility.

Mr. Zhuang Qidi deeply agrees with the above suggestions. In particular, in terms of sustainable development and social responsibility, the Group has always maintained a long-term friendly cooperative relationship with the responsible office of China Textile Federation.

In this regard, Yan Yan, Vice President of China Textile Federation, introduced the sustainable development of China's textile industry, including the development goal of industry social responsibility 2025 CSC9000T management system, industry response to climate change (30 • 60 carbon neutrality acceleration plan, sustainable materials database, carbon footprint traceability and comprehensive assessment), circular economy (future materials, T2T closed-loop recycling), gender equality (family friendly corporate culture), etc. Yan Yan said that China's textile industry will work together with the world's textile and clothing brands, factories, international and non-governmental organizations to make positive contributions to promoting the sustainable development of the whole industry.

Finally, the two sides reached a consensus that they will continue to maintain friendly dialogue and cooperation and work together to promote mutual benefit and win-win results in textile and clothing between China and the United States.

(Source: Foreign Affairs Office of China Textile Federation)