For the past few decades, the amount of imported products from China to the United States has grown exponentially. Recent statistics show that the United States imported a total of $217.3 billion of various goods from China. This makes China as the second largest trade partner for the US.

Here are the top three food products that the US imports from China:

# 1 seafood (shrimps and catfish)

According to the 2007 US Census Bureau, the number one food product exported from China to the United States is seafood; particularly fish and shellfish. In the same year, the US imported more than $2.013 billion of seafood. This number includes shrimps and catfish products, which are the two of the 10 most demanded and highly consumed seafood products in the country. This makes China the country's largest exporter of seafood as well as the second largest in terms of monetary value. [...]

In China, food culture touches virtually all aspects of social interaction, business and daily life.

Why Chinese dining tables are round?

In China, dining tables are often of round shape. In restaurants, tables are indeed always round and they also have a round table top with wheels.

Thanks to the table being of round shape, each guest can easily reach all the dishes. Furthermore, guests can conveniently talk to each other and join other people's conversations. [...]