Chinese textile industry, a traditional pillar in the national economy and a very competitive sector for its comparative advantage, displays its elegant demeanor in international market. It has been playing a very important role in aspects of employment, farmers’ income, capital accumulation, export earnings，boosting market prosperity, escalating urbanization, pushing forward the related industrial sectors and facilitating regional economic growth．Nevertheless, the structural problems that have massed up for a long time are now prominent despite a rapid development in its textile industry. To challenge the new situation of national economy, social development as well as the new changes of international textile trade system, are all the more urgent tasks during the Eleventh Five Year Plan period，to implement science—oriented concept and to adhere to self-initiated creativity for a real shift of economic growth model.
To carry out‘the Eleventh Five-Year Plan Guideline for National Economy and Social Development’, the State Development and Reform Commission (SDRC), together with China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC)，has mapped out‘the Eleventh Five-Year Plan Guideline for Textile Industry in China’in an active effort to push forward scientific and technological progress，focusing on indigenous innovation for a shift to a new growth model, upgrading & optimizing industrial structure，striving for a complete, coordinated and sustained development in Chinese textile industry.
In the textile blueprint for the next five years，the guideline, direction and focal task are defined in a clear-cut term based on a thorough analysis and elaboration on crucial issues, domestic and international environments and industrial development trend. Forecasts are made with respect to production capacity and structural target with more specific indexes that have to be fulfilled for energy-saving and environmental protection. In a nutshell, the main destination is set for building up a textile powerful country by taking a new route of industrialization，a strategic goal in the years to come. To target it，one must be fully aware of the situation and strike out a clear thought, the right direction and clarify what must be emphasized. With this, the leading market performance can be guided in such an active way as to boost this industry in a complete，well-balanced and sustained growth.
