Wang Shicheng, vice president and Secretary General of China Light Industry Federation, said that with the rising cost of raw materials and labor costs in China and other factors, the focus of global footwear industry has shifted to Vietnam, India and Pakistan.

"Beijing business daily" reported that Wang Shicheng said that China is currently the world's largest shoe center.

But with the rapid development of China's economy and the increasing cost of labor, the focus of global footwear industry has shifted to Vietnam, India, Pakistan and other countries.

Statistics provided by China Leather Association show that the export growth of China's footwear products has dropped markedly in the first half of this year, of which leather leather shoes fell 1.7% year-on-year, the first decline in recent years.

How to maintain its own advantages after the shift of industrial focus? Wang Shicheng believes that the footwear products made in China are mainly OEM, with low and medium class shoes as the main source, and the profits are rather small, not to mention the international competitiveness.

He said that in this regard, we should learn from and learn from Italy and Korea.

Italy is not dominant in the number of shoemaking, but because of its constant commitment to industrial upgrading and brand building, its excellent shoemaking technology and brand still occupy the highest level in the world.

South Korea, on the contrary, was one of the world's shoe making centers in the 80s of last century, but has been content with OEM processing. Until the loss of industrial advantages, South Korea has yet to create any brand that can be heard internationally.