On October 26, the 4th World Cloth Merchants Conference opened in Keqiao, Shaoxing, Zhejiang. People from the global textile industry gather online and offline, using "cloth" as the medium, centering on the theme of "digital empowerment•green symbiosis", discussing the transformation and upgrading of the industry through digital technology, and exploring a feasible path for the harmonious coexistence of industry and the environment.

Zhu Congjiu, Vice Governor of the People's Government of Zhejiang Province, Xu Kemin, Chief Economist of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Sun Ruizhe, Chairman of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation and Chairman of the China Textile Industry Federation, Ma Weiguang, Secretary of the Shaoxing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, Zhejiang University Professor Chen Chun, Class I Inspector Cao Xuejun of the Consumer Goods Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Chang Jiwen, Deputy Director of the Resource and Environmental Policy Research Institute of the Development Research Center of the State Council, Fu Longcheng, Vice President of the China Chamber of Commerce, Zhang Xian, Vice President of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Textiles , Chen Dapeng, vice chairman of China National Textile and Apparel Council, attended the theme conference. Leaders from the Cyprus Embassy, Dominica Embassy, Indonesian Embassy, as well as international business, academic, and industrial leaders, as well as leaders from relevant national ministries and commissions, provinces, and municipalities attended the conference.

The theme conference comprehensively discussed the new development direction of the global textile industry from multiple dimensions such as digital transformation, green sustainability, industrial community, financial services, and promotion of common prosperity. The conference also held events such as the release of the 2021 World Cloth Merchants "Connected Symbiosis and Sustainable Development" video release, the "China-Italy Future Fashion Innovation Center" unveiling ceremony, and the "30•60" China Textile and Apparel Carbon Neutralization Accelerated Action Release Ceremony. Based on the normal prevention and control of the epidemic, this conference implemented the "online + offline" dual-venue model, and the conference was broadcast live globally through the official website of the conference.