A seemingly routine party-building event has revealed a deep shift in the governance logic of China's textile industry. On the afternoon of July 1, the CPC Committee of the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) organized over 700 party members, applicants, and employees in a themed event titled 'Forever Follow the Party, Weave the Original Aspiration,' using a main venue and 42 sub-venues. The core message was not the ceremony itself, but the framework of 'correct performance view' systematically proposed by Party Secretary Sun Ruizhe in a keynote lecture—a framework that will directly influence resource allocation, policy direction, and industrial ecosystem dynamics for years to come.
From 'Scale Performance' to 'Quality Performance': A Visible Turning Point
Sun explicitly warned against three deviations in performance view: pragmatism undermining political stance, departmentalism impacting overall development, and short-termism affecting long-term growth. These judgments correspond to chronic ailments in the textile industry—local industrial clusters blindly adding low-end capacity for short-term output, enterprises cutting R&D investment to meet order pressure, and association services fragmented by departmental interests. Public data shows that the profit margin of textile enterprises above designated size has been below the manufacturing average for three consecutive years, with overcapacity coexisting with innovation deficiency. By placing 'correct performance view' at the core, the event signals a proactive correction at the top level, shifting from quantitative growth to qualitative breakthroughs.
Signals Behind the Ceremonies: Generational Transition and Organizational Restructuring
The three ceremonies—oath-taking for 13 new party members, honoring members with 50 years of party membership, and presenting new seals to 10 adjusted grassroots party organizations—were not mere formalities. The new members, covering multiple business segments within CNTAC, reflect the penetration of young technical and management talents into the core of industry governance. The adjustment of grassroots organizations suggests that the association's internal structure is being reshaped in response to changes in the industrial chain. Such adjustments often entail redefining departmental functions, directly affecting the efficiency of textile enterprises in accessing policy consultations, standard-setting, and international negotiations.
Five Dimensions of the Keynote Lecture: Redefining Industry Service Capabilities
Sun's lecture spanned five aspects: 'rich connotation,' 'practical value,' 'achievements and experience,' 'important principles,' and 'party building ideology.' The most notable part was the four principles for guiding association services with a correct performance view: achieving performance in consolidating unity, in standardizing the industry, in innovation leadership, and in international cooperation. This effectively reorders CNTAC's future priorities—standardizing industry order (e.g., green standards, capacity early warnings) and innovation leadership (e.g., technology roadmaps, digital transformation) are elevated to a level equal to international cooperation. For textile enterprises, this means future association services will go beyond information release and exhibition organization, delving more into industrial policy formulation, cross-regional capacity coordination, and key technology breakthroughs.
Transmission Effects on Industrial Clusters: New Assessments for Keqiao, Shengze, Nantong
Once 'correct performance view' is established as the underlying logic of industry governance, it will directly transmit to local industrial clusters. Traditionally, Keqiao, Shengze, and Nantong clusters have used output value and export volume as core assessment indicators, often leading to a 'focus on orders over R&D' and 'scale over branding.' Sun emphasized 'respecting objective laws and activating development momentum,' implying that future industry evaluation systems may incorporate more quality indicators, such as energy consumption per unit output, patent conversion rate, and brand premium capability. Local governments and parks may tilt toward attracting high-value-added, low-environmental-impact subcategories, such as functional fabrics, bio-based fibers, and smart textiles.