Selv om det for Kinas vedkommende stod klart, at visse eksportører havde udflyttet dele af produktionen og eventuelt stadig ville udflytte for at reducere omkostningerne, skete udflytningen sommetider til andre dele af Kina (væk fra kystområderne, som traditionelt var base for fodtøjsproduktionen).
For the PRC, although it was apparent that some exporters have relocated and might further relocate to reduce their costs, the relocation was sometimes to other parts of the PRC (away from the coastal provinces which formed the traditional footwear production base).