Statement Of The National Cotton Industry Alliance: Firmly Opposed To Tarnishing Cotton In Xinjiang

On March 27, the national cotton industry alliance held a seminar on high-quality development and brand docking of national cotton in the form of video conference. The conference issued a solemn statement, resolutely opposed to defaming Xinjiang cotton, and vigorously promoted the healthy development of cotton industry. The main venue of the seminar is located in the office base of the national cotton industry alliance in Anyang, Henan Province. Responsible persons of relevant member units, relevant units of cotton whole industry chain and persons in charge of textile and garment brand enterprises attended the meeting. The delegates agreed to the conference report and the League statement.

The statement of the national cotton industry alliance pointed out that it was firmly opposed to any behavior of stigmatizing Xinjiang cotton, and that some international brands and institutions excluded Xinjiang cotton and its products from their supply chain and daily business based on lies and false information. The alliance also called on the international community to face up to the legitimate rights and interests of the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang to obtain rewards for their hard work and pursue a happy life The alliance is committed to building a high-quality cotton industrial chain, sparing no effort to produce high-end quality cotton in Xinjiang and other places, actively advocating the concept of high-quality cotton development and high-quality price, and is committed to promoting the transformation and upgrading of China's cotton industry. The alliance will work with all member units and Relevant brand enterprises should promote the new pattern of whole industry integration of "technology side + production side + demand side", enhance the international influence of China's own brand, and actively integrate into the domestic and international dual cycle.

In the report entitled "the development road of China's cotton industry", the person in charge of the national cotton industry alliance pointed out that, as the world's largest cotton producer and consumer, China's cotton output will reach 5.91 million tons in 2020, the total demand will be about 8 million tons, and the annual import will be about 2 million tons. Among them, Xinjiang cotton output is 5.161 million tons, accounting for 87.33% of domestic production and 67% of domestic consumption. In the past 26 years, Xinjiang's total cotton yield, unit yield, planting area and commodity allocation ranked first in China. The situation of "world cotton looking at China, China Cotton looking at Xinjiang" has been formed.

The report points out that the national cotton industry alliance takes "green, high quality, innovation, opening and win-win" as the concept, takes the problem as the guidance, starts from the demand side, takes high-quality cotton as the starting point, and arranges the whole cotton industry chain according to the basic idea of "what the demander needs, what the producer produces, what the seed enterprises provide, and what the scientific research institutions develop" "Technical side + production side + demand side" integrated layout, promote the transformation of "research, learning and production" into "production, teaching and research", strive to achieve the goal of "strive to build 5-10 million mu, 600000-1.2 million tons (equivalent to 1-2 Australian cotton production capacity scale) in 5-10 years, and achieve or exceed the Australian cotton level of high-quality cotton production base", and promote the structure of China's cotton supply side Reform and high-quality development of cotton industry, and to create a national cotton brand as a breakthrough, throughout the cotton industry chain, establish a traceability system from National Cotton Brand seeds to national cotton brand clothing, promote China's transformation from a cotton planting and textile power to a cotton planting and textile power, and help implement the rural revitalization strategy.

Representatives at the meeting spoke in support of the alliance statement and jointly promote the high-quality development of China's cotton industry.

It is reported that the national cotton industry alliance was officially established in Beijing on November 28, 2016, aiming at the serious shortage of high-grade cotton and the serious surplus of low-grade cotton, and in accordance with the new requirements of the supply side structural reform, led by relevant units, and united with 208 enterprises and institutions in China's cotton "research production processing circulation textile clothing trade" whole industry chain, the national cotton industry alliance was officially established in Beijing Chain integration cooperation organization, referred to as the National Cotton Union, English abbreviation CCIA.