The future development of the textile and apparel industry is trending toward high-tech industries.

　　It has become a new hallmark of the textile and apparel industry. The sector is now squarely confronting new business models and evolving consumption patterns. Specifically, it must first move away from reliance on traditional cost advantages and transition toward advancing and leapfrogging to “systematic strengths in modern textile manufacturing.” Second, it should formulate pragmatic, targeted strategic breakthroughs centered on “technology, talent, branding, and sustainable development.” In the face of a new wave of technological innovation, the textile and apparel industry is already shifting from large-scale standardization toward personalization. By enhancing our city’s capacity for brand‑driven innovation, we can reestablish a competitive edge in this sector. In my view, since the 18th National Congress, “ecological civilization” has emerged as a core pillar of the latest technological revolution—encompassing both the “circular economy” and the “green economy”—with advanced energy‑saving, emission‑reduction, and energy technologies serving as key entry points. Looking ahead, the textile and apparel industry will focus on technological innovation, vigorously advancing research and development in areas such as novel fiber materials, eco‑friendly textile dyeing and finishing processes, critical technologies for industrial textiles, and next‑generation textile machinery. Having weathered a period of market downturn, the textile and apparel industry must seek breakthroughs amid mounting challenges and persistent issues; the time to accelerate industrial transformation and upgrading is now. I am confident that the era of a low‑value‑added, traditional textile and apparel sector is drawing to a close, while a burgeoning, high‑tech, fashion‑forward textile and apparel industry is steadily rising.