On December 7, 2017, the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) held the "2017 China Textile Innovation Conference" in Beijing. The conference, themed "New Era, New Balance, New Development - Strategies and Paths to Build a World-Class Textile Power," covered various dimensions such as industry trends, technological advancements, material resources, fashion creativity, brand building, social responsibility, consumer demand, product competitiveness, and sustainable innovation. During the conference, the "2017 Top Ten Innovative Textile Products" award ceremony was also held.

When AlphaGo made headlines by winning consecutive games in Go, artificial intelligence instantly became the talk of the town. Terms such as "artificial intelligence," "deep learning," and "neural networks" became familiar. Recently, at the 18th Shanghai International Textile Industry Exhibition, an artificial intelligence technology company used AI to solve the flaw detection problem in textile printing. When "AlphaGo" meets printing inspection, it redefines industry standards.

On the evening of December 8, Zhejiang Meixinda Printing and Dyeing Group Co., Ltd. announced that the company intends to change its Chinese name from "Zhejiang Meixinda Printing and Dyeing Group Co., Ltd." to "Wangneng Environment Co., Ltd." Correspondingly, the stock abbreviation will be changed from "Meixinda" to "Wangneng Environment." Meixinda explained that the company has undergone a major asset restructuring, disposing of all assets and liabilities related to the printing and dyeing business, and acquiring 100% equity in Zhejiang Wangneng Environmental Protection Co., Ltd. The company has thus transformed and entered the environmental protection industry.

"To effectively implement the hopes and requirements of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, for Shandong's work, it is crucial to focus on the 'main driver' of converting new and old kinetic energy and make efforts in transforming development methods and adjusting structures," said Liu Jiayi, Secretary of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee, during a meeting held on April 24 by the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee. The meeting was convened to convey and study the important speeches and instructions made by Premier Li Keqiang during his inspection in Shandong Province and to discuss the implementation opinions. Liu Jiayi emphasized that accelerating the conversion of new and old kinetic energy is not only relevant to the present but also to the future, impacting not only Shandong but also the overall development of the country.

From November 28 to December 3, 2017, 3D printed clothing with traditional origami elements created by Lin Mingjing, an alumnus of the Dyeing and Weaving Clothing Art Design Department of the Academy of Fine Arts of Tsinghua University, and her doctoral classmate Huang Caijun were exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in the UK. On the evening of December 1, Peking Opera actors performed a segment of the Peking Opera "Farewell My Concubine" at the Hockey Gallery wearing 3D printed, pleated designs.