In late June 2025, the textile industry witnessed a concentrated wave of Party-building activities. Over ten leading enterprises including Shenghong Holding Group, Weiqiao Venture Group, Ordos Group, Dasheng Group, Hongdou Group, Hengli Group, Tongkun Group, Anhui Huamao, and Yueda Textile held commendation conferences, red study tours, themed lectures, and choral concerts within a single week. This is far from an isolated ritualistic expression. According to public information, the activities were tightly scheduled between June 27 and 30, with most enterprises personally deployed and lectured by the Party secretary or chairman. This pace of 'top-down' implementation has been rare in the textile industry over the past five years.
Structural Upgrade of Party-building Activities
Unlike previous simple commendations, this round of activities shows a clear 'structural upgrade.' At Shenghong's 'Two Excellence and One Advanced' commendation conference, Party Secretary Miao Hangen explicitly linked Party building with four aspects: business operations, management system optimization, work style construction, and talent cultivation. This effectively shifts Party building from ideological education to the operational level of enterprise management.
Ordos Group's practice demonstrates greater organizational depth: its Party committee system covers 13 Party committees, 8 general branches, and 92 branches, with 1,956 Party members forming a backbone network. Such organizational density is rare among private enterprises. The group also received the 'Inner Mongolia Charity Award,' with 13 grassroots branches recognized as municipal-level 'strong fortresses,' indicating that Party building has extended from internal management to social responsibility and regional influence.
Dasheng Group chose a 'historical narrative' route. While celebrating the 105th anniversary of the Party's founding, it simultaneously commemorated the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Nantong Independent Party Branch at Dasheng Cotton Mill. This dual timeline gives Party-building activities both industrial history and Party history dimensions. Party Secretary Bao Weidong emphasized that the 'Dasheng Spirit' is not just a slogan on the wall but a concentrated expression of Zhang Jian's entrepreneurial spirit, red genes, craftsmanship, and patriotism.
From Ritual to Productivity
A notable trend is the shift from mere 'ritual sense' to 'productivity.' Hongdou Group Party Secretary Zhou Haijiang used the four dimensions of Yan'an Spirit as a framework, mapping 'correct political direction' to enterprise development stance, 'emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts' to development standards, 'serving the people wholeheartedly' to development purpose, and 'self-reliance and hard struggle' to development style. This translation of political discourse into management language essentially provides a framework for organizational mobilization to cope with current market uncertainties.
Hengli Group experimented with an innovative 'Red Light and Shadow Creative Performance Competition.' Twelve Party branches created original performances based on classic red films, integrating historical interpretation with job insights. This immersive approach concretizes abstract political education into tangible, participatory organizational activities, directly helping to enhance the sense of belonging among younger employees.
Tongkun Group's red study tour chose Zunyi, Guizhou. Over 650 Party members visited the Zunyi Red Army Martyrs Cemetery and the Zunyi Conference Exhibition Hall. Senior management analogized Tongkun's spirit of 'unity, hard work, pragmatism, and innovation' with the Long March spirit, emphasizing that 'no matter how difficult the road, as long as people are united and steps are steady, we can get through.' This spiritual mobilization carries practical significance amid the multiple pressures of fluctuating external demand, weak domestic demand, and rising costs facing the textile industry.
Implicit Drive for Industrial Transformation
From an industry analysis perspective, the intensive Party-building activities reflect an organizational strategy for textile enterprises to cope with cyclical adjustments. In the first half of 2025, overall textile export growth slowed, with some sub-sectors like chemical fibers and dyeing facing overcapacity pressure. In this context, enterprises need to strengthen internal organizational power to improve management efficiency and reduce operational losses.
The 'talent cultivation' issue in Party-building activities is particularly critical. Shenghong, Ordos, and Dasheng all incorporated talent development into Party-building plans, a function traditionally belonging to HR. The integration of Party building with talent systems suggests that enterprises are trying to select and cultivate key personnel through dual criteria of 'political identity plus professional competence' to address talent shortages during transformation.
Green transformation was also frequently mentioned. Shenghong's 'four combinations' included linking Party building with green transformation, while Ordos Group used Party building to drive social responsibility. These moves indicate that Party building is becoming an organizational vehicle for implementing ESG strategies.