Gu Ping Calls for Innovation to Move Chinese Textile Machinery Upmarket

Gu Ping, president of the China Textile Machinery Association, called for technological innovation to help the country's textile machinery industry move toward the high end of the global market. In an article published on November 3, 2026, Gu described the opening year of the 15th Five-Year Plan as a critical point for the industry's transformation and upgrading.

Gu also highlighted the 2026 China International Textile Machinery Exhibition and ITMA Asia, scheduled to open in Shanghai on November 20. The exhibition is intended to showcase recent technological innovations and promote collaboration across the global supply chain.

The message places innovation at the center of the industry's ambition to compete in higher-end segments. The exhibition could provide an opportunity to see how that ambition is reflected in machinery and technology, although the longer-term effect will depend on how innovations are developed and adopted.