China faces shortage of Technicians

The shortage of technical workers has become a key obstacle preventing the textile industry from growing stronger. Half of the country's key production positions lack technical workers. China aims to raise the productivity of the textile industry by 50 percent during the 2011-2015 period, but it still faces a tough task to train technicians.China has exported 48.63 billion U.S. dollars of textiles and garments in the first quarter of this year, up 24 percent from a year earlier.