China News Agency Guangzhou, November 1 (Zhang Lu) The third phase of the 136th China Import and Export Fair (hereinafter referred to as the "Canton Fair") is being held, and the new products of Chinese textile and clothing enabled by science and technology are particularly attractive, and overseas buyers are coming to negotiate orders.

The third phase of the Canton Fair, with the theme of "better life", includes toys, maternity and baby products, home textiles, stationery, sports and leisure products, etc., with a total exhibition area of 515,000 square meters and 11,703 exhibitors.

'It's amazing how the clothes automatically adjust to the temperature of the body.' At the booth of Liaoning Chaopeng Clothing Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as "Chaopeng Clothing"), a Turkish buyer listened intently to the staff introducing the products, repeatedly praised, and placed a sample order on the spot.

"Winter is coming, this time we brought graphene heating cotton clothes, cotton clothes implanted a new generation of temperature memory semiconductor heating device." According to Wang Tongfei, chairman of Chaopeng Clothing, the cotton-padded jacket integrates functionality and practicality, with the characteristics of automatic adaptation to temperature, green energy saving, non-contact control and mild safety against high temperature burns, and can achieve effective heating in the minus 40℃ environment.

On November 1, the men's and women's wear exhibition area of the third phase of the 136th Canton Fair attracted overseas buyers to consult and negotiate. Photo by Chen Jimin/China News Service
In recent years, Chaopeng Clothing is committed to the development of intelligent, multi-functional clothing new products, products covering Russia, Denmark, Sweden and other countries and regions. "At the Canton Fair, we have signed orders with buyers from Russia, Australia, Canada and other countries," Wang said.

Data released by the China Textile Import and Export Chamber of Commerce show that in the first three quarters of this year, China's textile and apparel cumulative exports of 222.41 billion US dollars, an increase of 0.5%. At present, many Chinese textile and garment enterprises have achieved from product "going to sea" to brand "going to sea", from capacity "going to sea" to supply chain "going to sea".

At the booth of Fujian Shangfei Clothing Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as "Shangfei Clothing"), many overseas buyers are eyeing the new inflatable amphibious rescue three-in-one jacket. Chen Geng, chairman of the company, said: "The jacket not only provides comfortable temperature control and warm protection, but also provides local fixed shock absorption and simple stretcher assistance in case of injury. It can also minimize the loss of temperature of the main torso when falling into the water and prolong the waiting time for rescue."

Chen Geng said that Shangfei Clothing focuses on a full range of outdoor functional clothing, products sold in Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and other more than 40 countries. In 2023, the overseas sales of Shangfei clothing exceeded 300 million US dollars, which is expected to increase by 30% to 40% this year.

"We have built a complete supply chain and built overseas production bases in Vietnam, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Bangladesh to meet the needs of global consumers." "Chen Geng said.

At the Canton Fair, more and more Chinese textile and garment enterprises show the charm of "Chinese clothing" with high-tech new fabrics and new processes through technological innovation, and seize the opportunity in the global market.

Since participating in the first Canton Fair in 1957, Guangdong Textile Import and Export Co., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as "Guangdong Textile") has brought a large number of new clothing products to the exhibition every year. Today, Guangdong Textile has laid out the global textile supply chain, established production bases in Southeast Asia, Africa and other regions, and exported its products to Asia, the Americas, Europe, Africa and other regions.

Xue Jinxia, deputy general manager of the second department of Guangdong Province textile industry, said that these "Chinese denim clothes" using new materials and new processes are particularly favored by overseas buyers, "our denim clothes use digital transfer technology, without the traditional pulp dyeing and clothing washing links, towards the direction of green environmental protection." Xue Jinxia said that since the launch of the third phase of the Canton Fair, buyers from the United States, Africa and other regions have come to negotiate orders. (over)