Similar to Chinese textile industry, the country's shoemakers have been amid tensions of trade conflicts with trade partners since last fall just before all quotas on footwear trade were to be eliminated.
At present, China produces more than 6 billion pairs of shoes annually at over 7,000 shoemaking enterprises.
A great proportion of them are OEM (original equipment manufacturing) products for international brands.
The bad practice of some small and medium-sized enterprises has increased the risk of anti-dumping and safeguard measures.
Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China