'(11 Dec 2000) Mandarin/Eng/Nat STORY: CHINA FASHION LOCATION: BEIJING DATE: DECEMBER 8-9, 2000 After the Rome, London, Paris and New York fashion weeks comes Beijing\'s seasonal fashion extravaganza, in the form of the annual China International Fashion Week. Sponsored by the Chinese Garment Association and the China Fashion Designers\' Association, the event boasts 25 Chinese and Hong Kong designers, as well as foreign designers from Italy, France, Japan and Singapore. China\'s textile industry will get a big boost when the country enters the World Trade Organization and it is hoped the fashion week will work in tandem to promote Chinese fashion design. While China is still officially a \"communist\" country, the regime has over the last 20 years allowed considerable reform and liberalisation. Many cities have been allowed to trade with the rest of the world on market principles, which has also led to an end to cultural isolation for some. Consequently, many Chinese people are now not only dressing better, but have a highly developed appreciation and understanding of the global fashion scene. This week\'s \"China Doll\" event is presented by an ambitious Hong Kong fashion designer, Peter Lau. He is hoping to develop an original collection which blends modern Chinese culture and contemporary style in a way that will interest buyers abroad as well as those in China. He says his China Doll collection is symbol of the rebellion of young, energetic students. His designs reflect the thinking of students today -- self-aware and conscious of their style of living, of society, and of the world and politics. Lau says young people are wise and have minds of their own. The theme \"We Don\'t Need No Education,\" questions current methods of education in much of the world, and Lau\'s designs are aimed at making people look again at the purpose and practice of education. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/e1fbc35c74d1f2fe71f3b420a023aed4'
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