China's new strategies for textile and apparel survival

1. Production relocation to places where labour is cheap

2. Shifting focus from export market to domestic market and from exports to US and EU to new markets in nebouring Asian countries and south American markets

3. Shifting focus from 'making' to 'creating'

4. Shifting focus from labour intensive to technology and capital intensive production

5. Improving quality

6. Taking joint initiatives such as joint effluent treatment plants