Challenges facing China

Why is China’s share of world clothing manufacture increasing when stories abound of its rising inflation, factories going out of business, and worker shortages? Part of this growth is due to burgeoning sales to the EU, but Mike Flanagan believes the country is also keen to propagate an aura of gloom.

China's competitive edge: separating fact from fiction

16 September 2008

US: Textile groups call for China apparel monitoring

16 September 2008

Trade groups from 17 countries are calling on Congressional leaders and the Bush Administration to introduce a system to monitor textile and apparel imports from China once safeguards on its shipments to the US expire at the end of this year.

EU: Mulls anti-dumping duties on Chinese shoes

16 September 2008

The European Commission is meeting with EU Member States tomorrow (17 September) to discuss whether or not to extend anti-dumping duties on leather footwear imported from China and Vietnam.

VIETNAM: Chinese garments flood supermarkets

29 August 2008

Vietnam’s retail market has seen a flood of garment products sourced from China despite recently becoming a top ten global textile and garment exporter itself.

COMMENT: Betting against China is a mug's game

26 August 2008

Reports that China may be losing its competitive edge in textiles and clothing are becoming increasingly common. But they could be premature, says David Birnbaum, who advises the industry not to write off China just yet.

CHINA: Mulling more policies to help textile sector

18 August 2008

China is studying further policies to help its textile sector cope with high costs and slowing demand, a ministry official said last week.

CHINA: Retail sales of garments soar 26.8% in July

14 August 2008

China’s retail sales soared by 23.3% in July, helped by surging sales of garments, according to the latest data from the country’s National Bureau of Statistics.

CHINA: To raise export tax rebates on textiles, garments

1 August 2008

China is to raise tax rebates on a range of textiles and garments to 13% from 11%, in a bid to boost to exporters struggling with surging costs and slower demand.

US/MEXICO: Textile groups to tackle China, customs issues

31 July 2008

Leaders from textile trade groups in the US and Mexico have agreed to work together to stamp out fraudulent shipments into both markets as one of a number of measures to increase the competitiveness of North America’s textile industry.