"Jianghai Weaves, Silk Road Rises": 100+ Nantong Textile Firms Meet Kashgar

On June 30, 2026, the "Jianghai Weaves, Silk Road Rises" — Kashgar SEZ 2026 Jiangsu Nantong Textile & Apparel Industry Matchmaking Event was successfully held. Over 100 textile enterprises, e-commerce platform representatives, and media from Nantong and surrounding areas gathered to deepen east-west cooperation and explore new Belt and Road collaboration pathways.

"East Textile West Move" Strategy

At the event, SEZ officials presented the zone's core advantages, policy incentives, and the "343" industrial system, inviting enterprises to establish operations in Kashgar under the "East Textile West Move" strategy.

Kashgar's unique advantages for textile manufacturing:

• Policy overlay — Four-zone advantage: SEZ + Bonded Zone + FTZ + Cross-border E-commerce Pilot Zone
• Lower labor and electricity costs — Southern Xinjiang offers abundant labor and significantly lower electricity rates than coastal China
• Export gateway to Central Asia — Products can be exported directly via Kashgar's border crossings to Central and South Asian markets
• Cotton sourcing proximity — Xinjiang is China's largest cotton producer, ensuring short and stable raw material supply chains

5 Cooperation Agreements Signed

Following precise pre-event matchmaking, the Kashgar SEZ signed 5 cooperation framework agreements covering:

• Textile and apparel production
• Digital trade
• Information technology

These projects will inject new momentum into Southern Xinjiang's industrial integration, marking a substantive milestone for the matchmaking event.

Implications for Foreign Investors

• Accelerating industrial transfer — Eastern Chinese textile firms are rapidly relocating capacity to Kashgar, with supply chains maturing
• Policy window — East-west cooperation policies provide additional support for relocating enterprises
• Export processing advantage — FTZ + Bonded Zone dual benefits for manufacturing with export orientation
• Agglomeration effect — Batch entry of Nantong textile firms will attract upstream and downstream suppliers