According organisers, the event will delve into the subject of “sustainable” trade and investment exchanges.

It is specifically targeted at national-level government representatives (not only from within China, but also from among the so-called “belt and road” or BRI countries), industry-wide associations and prominent textile entrepreneurs, local media explained.

China’s government-spearheaded Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a large-scale infrastructure development strategy involving 70 networked countries. The BRI is widely considered to be a flagship policy of the nation’s current president, Xi Jinping.

Reports from within the country suggest that the primary intention behind the conference is to establish long-term objectives for the ongoing development of BRI-wide textile industry cooperation.

Image shows a fashion brand employee working at Huzhou’s Feiying e-commerce industrial park. Credit: Weng Xinyang (Xinhua)