The Textile Industry Committee of the Mediation Center of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)/China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) was jointly set up by the CCPIT/CCOIC Mediation Center and the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT (CCPIT TEX) in February of 2006. The purpose of establishing this committee is to meet the requirements of the development of textile industry in China by building a specialized legal service institution to resolve trade frictions and disputes encountered by enterprises of textile and clothing industry in their economic and trade activities.

The CCPIT/CCOIC Mediation Center, established in the 1980's, is China's most authoritative and representative permanent mediation institution in resolving commercial and maritime disputes. With its head office in Beijing, the Mediation Center has over 40 sub-council (branch) mediation centers in the major cities of the country, forming a nationwide mediation network. So far, the mediation network has taken up over 5000 cases involving 50-odd countries and regions. In addition, the Mediation Center has established joint mediation centers or partnership with major mediation institutions in the world to jointly mediate disputes between Chinese and foreign parties.

As a nationwide institution for the promotion of international trade in textiles and garments, the CCPIT TEX has rich practical experience in serving enterprises of textile and clothing industry. In addition to taking on the heavy responsibility of opening up both international and domestic markets for the China National Textile and Apparel Council, it is working together with various specialized associations of the China National Textile and Apparel Council to offer an all-embracing service, legal service included, to enterprises.

The first group of 30 mediators appointed by the Textile Industry Committee is mainly from the textile and legal communities. They are all leaders and experts in the textile and clothing industry and legal professionals who know corporate culture very well and have abundant theoretical knowledge and practical business experience. The Committee is an association of high-end talents who take advantage of each other's strengths, a combination of characteristics of the textile industry with legal service, a worthy institution of mediation within an industry, which employs a completely new model of joint mediation.

The Textile Industry Committee will comply with the CCPIT/CCOIC Mediation Rules and the Rules for Mediators, respect the autonomy of the parties, establish the truth based on facts and distinguish right from wrong, trying to bring about reconciliation, through mutual understanding and accommodation, between the parties in accordance with the contractual agreements and the law, in light of the international practice and in line with the principles of fairness, reasonableness and consultation on an equal footing.

Guided by the idea of "striving for the best option - harmony and a win-win result", basing itself in the textile industry and gearing to the needs of the society, the Textile Industry Committee will offer high-quality and high-efficiency legal service to Chinese and foreign enterprises, making contribution to the building of a harmonious socialist society.