The organisers of Western China’s first footwear exhibition, held last month in Bishan County, Chonqing City, say the event generated business worth a total of $20 million.

Jointly sponsored by China Leather Industry Association (CLIA), the China Light Industry Federation and Chongqing’s municipal government, the show represented a coming of age for the Bishan footwear industry, which recently became China’s tenth-largest footwear production centre, according to CLIA figures.

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