Why does China import a lot of crabs and snails from Vietnam?

Vietnam's seafood exports to China reached over 1 billion USD in the first 8 months of the year. According to statistics from Vietnam Customs, in the first 8 months of the year, Vietnam's seafood exports to China reached over 1 billion USD, up 17% over the same period last year. Pangasius and white-leg shrimp are the two main foreign currency earning products, with revenues reaching 350 million and 180 million USD, respectively. Other products such as lobster, crab, snails, clams, etc. also recorded breakthrough growth. Of which, lobster increased by 139%, crab increased by 16 times, snails and clams increased by 603% and 215%, respectively. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) acknowledged that, with the above statistics, it can be seen that Vietnam's fresh products have good potential because the consumption demand is higher, compared to frozen products in the Chinese market. Frozen products are currently facing difficulties due to competitive ...