Factsheet 12a: the special challenge of China

With the opening up of its economy over the past two decades, China has become the major player in the international garment industry.

In 2004, it attracted around £30 billion in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Guangdong province, which accounts for 31% of China's total garment production, absorbed a record £5 billion of this investment according to China's Ministry of Trade...

Watch the film China Blue to learning more about the garment industry in China. 

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