The Ministry of Commerce has announced eight measures to ensure healthy development of China’s textile exports once the global textiles market is liberalized in 2005. They are: (1) Levying an export tax on certain textile products to encourage high added-value product exports. (2) Reinforced government support of enterprises through timely distribution of export information; (3) Circulating textile industry investment growth information, assisting in risk management and avoiding over-investment in the sector; (4) Encouraging enterprises to invest overseas by providing trade convenience and policy support; (5) Bringing the role of intermediary organs into full play (6) Promoting ISO9000 quality control and ISO14000 environmental protection standards in line with international practice; (7) Encouraging enterprises to develop and cultivate their own brands and increase investment in research, development and design; and (8) Strengthening bilateral and multilateral dialogues between governments, industrial organizations and enterprises in order to further cooperation and safeguard the interests of Chinese enterprises.