Prato City, European Textile Center suffers from "Made in China"**

The “New York Times” of the United States reported on September 12 that more and more Chinese immigrants in Prato city, which is known as the “European textile center” in Italy, have not only caused local traditional high-end textile industries to suffer “Made in China”**. It also brought many social problems to the local people, which made the relationship between Chinese and government managers tense.

According to the report, Prato, Italy, is a high-quality fashion product manufacturing site, but in recent years, a large number of Chinese labor force immigrants have come here. According to the report, since the late 1980s, the immigration of Chinese laborers to Prato has only started at a small number, but it is followed by tens of thousands of people. Many of them are illegal immigrants. At present, they have become the most Chinese in Europe. Dense place. The report accused the Chinese of turning this once-famous "European textile center" into a low-end garment processing city, saying that not only did the local people "irritate" the Chinese because of their "rules of the game" -- they rely on tax evasion and avoidance. Some of the authorities’ control has allowed their businesses to develop greatly, but it has caused local businesses to fall into the “irretrievable” state. The report said that "this has caused local residents to have a comprehensive fear of Chinese immigrants and the economy."

The report also stated that the Italian Bank stated that Chinese in Prato will quietly send up to 1.5 million U.S. dollars to China every day. This is mainly due to the profitability of the clothing and textile trade, but these are not shown in the local tax records. . Some local officials accused the Chinese of returning their profits to China but were reluctant to use it as local reinvestment.

Not only that, the report also accuses local Chinese of participating in criminal activities, including the illegal import of textiles, the smuggling of people, sex, and money laundering, and the tension between local Chinese and Italian officials also follows the latter’s concerns about Chinese companies. The crackdown on the use of illegal labor has been increasing and increasing.

In fact, many Italian politicians have highly appraised the role of Chinese in local development, affirmed their positive integration in the mainstream society, and hoped that they will continue to play a greater role in promoting the development of China-Italy relations. The Italian media also reported that the rapid rise of Chinese companies in Prato will further stimulate the development of the local economy and consolidate Prato's position in the European textile wholesale market.