Despite the problems faced by Chinese companies in Elche, Spain in recent months (see leatherbiz.com 28.9.2004), the Dongyi shoe company has taken the decision to ship 100,000 pairs of shoes – produced in China’s Whenzhou – to its store in Elche. This move is said to show confidence in the European markets, especially Spain, following an incident in September in which two warehouses and a truck were set alight during protests against cheap imports of shoes from China.

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