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Textile force to surpass Japan & South Korea by 2010

04 Jan '07
2 min read

Due to the low labor cost, China's textile and garment industries have a strong competitive edge in the world market. Especially after joining WTO, China has attracted more foreign investment which helps China establish a strong competitive position.

However, looking at the long term, the core of international competitiveness in textile and garment industry is technology competition. China will have to achieve a strong competitive position through research of new materials and technology development.

In view of the epidemic trend of wearing Korean clothing in China, Professor analyzed: At present, most of South Korean clothing sold in China are produced in China. The reason why South Korean garment are so popular in China is that Korean garment enterprises did a great deal of market research before entering Chinese market.

In addition, Korean soap operas so-called 'Korean' culture coming into China and the frequent cultural exchanges between China and South Korea have also promoted the landing of Korean clothing on China's market.

Fibre2fashion, News Desk - China

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