According to the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA), many leathergoods producers in Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces are having to relocate some, or all, of their production to less developed inland areas.

Aokang, which was originally established in Wenzhou, one of the country’s largest leather clusters, but has been moving parts of its operations to Chongqing where production costs are significantly lower.

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