Textile industry is China's traditional advantage industry, covering raw materials manufacturing, textile manufacturing, clothing production and other links. At present, China's textile industry has formed the world's largest and most complete industrial system, and its manufacturing capacity and international trade scale have long ranked first in the world. In 2022, the total amount of fiber processing in China's textile industry will exceed 60 million tons, accounting for more than half of the global proportion; Textile and garment exports totaled 340.95 billion US dollars, accounting for more than one third of the world's total.

"The scientific and technological innovation capability of China's textile industry has fully entered the stage of" running and leading "from the" follow "stage, the total output capacity of high-performance fiber accounts for more than 1/3 of the world, and the technical level of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene has reached the international advanced level." Sun Ruizhe, president of the China Textile Industry Federation, said that the next step in the textile industry will focus on key basic materials and cutting-edge fiber materials such as nanofibers and smart fibers, continue to develop high-performance fibers, industrial special fibers and other products, and comprehensively consolidate the foundation of textile science and technology self-reliance.