According to shoemakers in Dongguan, in China’s Guangdong province, it will take time for the shoe sector to recover.

According to vice-director of the Dongguan Leather & Footwear Association, Zhang Huarong, this is the lowest period the region’s shoemaking industry. “Starting from October, orders will pick up gradually,” he says. “But we'll need one to two years to return to 2007 levels."

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