Textiles and Clothing in China : Competitive Threat or Investment Opportunity

Textiles and Clothing in China : Competitive Threat or Investment Opportunity? - Textiles Intelligence for the Apparel Industry & Textile Industry

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China's textile and clothing industry has grown rapidly to become one of the leading suppliers of textile and clothing imports to US and West European markets. And there is still huge potential for further growth. China itself is becoming a consumer society, and its own domestic market is mushrooming as demand for high quality Western clothing is on the increase. The report looks at the trends in China's imports and exports, in the light of trade liberalisation, tariff cuts and the phasing out of quotas. It also examines the prospects and identifies opportunities and potential pitfalls for foreign partners who wish to embark on joint ventures with Chinese enterprises, to gain a foothold in the markets of the world's most highly populated country.

Chapter 1: TEXTILES AND CLOTHING IN CHINA: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL BACKGROUND: Introduction
Recent Economic Trends
Political Overview
Chapter 2: STRUCTURE OF THE CHINESE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY: Industry Development
Industry Size and Organisation
Employment
Textile and Clothing Manufacturing by Region
Rural Textile Enterprises
Structure of the Textile and Clothing Industry by Sector
Recent Performance of China's Textile and Clothing Industry
Problems Facing the Chinese Textile and Clothing Industry
Profile of Handan No 4 Cotton Mill
Profile of Ngai Tat (Shenzhen) Garments
Chapter 3: CHANGING ROLE OF GOVERNMENT TRADE CORPORATIONS: Administrative Restructuring
Textiles and the Eighth Five Year Plan
Decentralisation of Decision Making
Role of the China National Textile
Council
Textile Education
Chapter 4: CHINESE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION BY FIBRE TYPE: Natural Versus Man-Made Fibres?
Cotton
Man-Made Fibres
Wool
Silk
Cashmere
Ramie
Flax and Linen
Jute
Angora Rabbit Hair
Fur
fabric Consumption per Head by Fibre Type
Chapter 5: CHINA's TEXTILE MACHINERY INDUSTRY: Efforts to Update China's Textile
Machinery Industry
Equipment Produced
Loom Manufacturing Joint Ventures
Imports and Exports of Textile
Machinery
Chapter 6: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS OF THE CHINESE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY Labour Costs Competition from Other Asian Countries
Chapter 7: CHINA's FIBRES, TEXTILES AND CLOTHING EXPORTS: Recent Export Trends
Export Markets
Chinese Exports of Fibres, Textiles and
Clothing by Product
Quotas, Quota Evasion and
Transshipment
Barriers to Export Growth
Factors Favouring Export Growth
Chapter 8: CHINA AND THE MFA, THE URUGUAY ROUND AND THE WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION: China and the Multi-Fibre Arrangement
USA-China Bilateral Textiles Agreement
EU-China Bilateral Textiles Agreement
The MFA Phase-Out and the Gatt
Uruguay Round
China and the World Trade Organisation
Chapter 9: CHINA AS A MARKET FOR FOREIGN SUPPLIERS OF FIBRES, TEXTILES AND CLOTHING: Chinese Imports of Textiles and Clothing
Chinese Imports of Fibres
Chinese Imports of yarns and fabrics
Chinese Imports of Garments
Import Sources
Government Import Policy
Chapter 10: INVESTING IN CHINA's FIBRES, TEXTILES AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY: Foreign Investment in Fibres, Textiles and Clothing
Sources of Foreign Investment
Advantages and Disadvantages of Investing in China
Investment Priorities
Investment Incentives
Tax Rates for Foreign-funded Enterprises
Textiles and Garment Manufacturing in the Economic Zones
Investment Projects Funded by the World Bank, Unido and Other Development Organisations
How to Approach the Chinese Market
Choosing a Joint Venture Partner
International Banks and Law Firms in China
Chapter 11: HONG KONG's LINKS WITH CHINA: Hong Kong as a Gateway to China
Hong Kong and the MFA
Hong Kong's Investment in China
Sino-Hong Kong Joint Ventures
Hong Kong and 1997
China as a Market for Hong Kong
Brands
Chapter 12: CHINESE INWARD INVESTMENT FROM OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES: Introduction
South Korea
Singapore
Taiwan
Competing Investment Locations: Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Vietnam
Chapter 13: EUROPEAN AND US INVESTMENT IN CHINA: Introduction
Activities of European Firms in Chinese Manufacturing and Retailing
Activities of US Firms in Chinese Manufacturing and Retailing
China as a Market for European Textile Machinery Manufacturers
Profile of a Sino-European Joint Venture
Chapter 14: JAPANESE INVESTMENT IN CHINA: Introduction
Sino-Japanese Textile and Clothing Ventures
China as a Market for Japanese Textile Machinery Manufacturers
China as a Market for Japanese Acrylic Fibres
Chapter 15: CHINA AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES: Growing Cross-Border Trade
Chinese Joint Ventures in the CIS
Chapter 16: THE CHINESE CONSUMER MARKET: Foreign Involvement in Chinese Retailing
Purchase Criteria and Consumer Preferences
Consumer Expenditure on Clothing
The Chinese Consumer Market for Denim Jeans
Chapter 17: FUTURE PROSPECTS: CHINA TO 2000: The Modernisation of China
Towards a Market Economy
The Issue of Taiwan
Foreign Trade and the Issue of Quotas
Labour Costs, Income and Consumer Demand
Opportunities for Inward Investors
Problems Facing Foreign Enterprises
Prospects for the Textiles and Clothing Industry to 2000
Appendix 1: QUOTAS RESTRICTING CHINESE TEXTILEAND CLOTHING EXPORTS TO THE EU AND US MARKETS
Appendix 2: SELECTED SINO-FOREIGN TEXTILE, GARMENT AND RELATED PROJECTS
Appendix 3: TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS, AND RELEVANT GOVERNMENTBODIES: Useful Contacts, Research Institutes
Leading Textile and Apparel Manufacturers and Distributors
Textile Machinery and Technology Corporations
Bibliography, Information Sources, and Further Reading

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