Participants of the event will exchange views on how to further boost the Sino-US business ties and promote textile trade between the two countries

Amid escalating tensions over Chinese textile exports, from the May 23 to 25 the international textile fair will be held in Hangzhou, a city in East China's Zhejiang Province, reports Fiber2Fashion.com from Ministry of Commerce-China.

Attendees at the fair will include 72 US and European textile buyers, 15 representatives from the US textile and clothing industry association and officials from US customs. About 500 business executives and representatives from 90 Chinese textile and clothing enterprises will also be present.

The fair is sponsored by the Hangzhou Sub-Council of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and US trade show organizer C-ME company.

According to Chen Xin, director of the exhibition department of CCPIT Hangzhou sub-council, "The fair is likely to help pave a smoother way for Chinese textile exports." Participants will exchange views on how to further boost the Sino-US business ties and promote textile trade between the two countries, he added.