Related Keywords: Chinese silk industry, Cocoon silk industry
Cocoon silk industry is a traditional specialty industry of China. Since recent years, along with rising production cost and sluggish market growth at home and abroad, prosperity of cocoon silk industry has gradually faded away. Fang Aiqing, Vice Minister of Ministry of Commerce, has decided to promote healthy development of cocoon silk industry, as cocoon silk is a livelihood oriented industry relates to ten millions peasant households and millions industrial workers.