内容摘要：Here's a breakdown of where some of the most common foods and drinks are sourced from:

Here's a breakdown of where some of the most common foods and drinks are sourced from:

When asked by a reporter whether he wanted the impasse between the US and South Africa resolved, Trump said he was open to it.“I hope it has to be resolved. It should be resolved,” he said, adding that if it were not resolved, it would be “the end of the country”.

Before the two leaders met on Wednesday, Ramaphosa’s office said the aim was to “reset” relations, especially as the US is South Africa’s second largest trading partner after China.“Whether we like it or not, we are joined at the hip, and we need to be talking to them,” the South African president said before his trip.Christopher Isike, a political scientist at the University of Pretoria, told Al Jazeera that direct engagement between the leaders was important, given the tense relations between their countries.

“This is an opportunity for South Africa to correct misinformation peddled by President Trump and try to reset trade relations between the two countries,” he said.Isike noted that both presidents’ backgrounds as businesspeople could provide common ground for discussing mutually advantageous deals.

“Rich friends of Ramaphosa are also rich friends of Trump, and that may have helped facilitate the meeting,” Isike added.

Common ground and level heads would be useful as the leaders continued private talks away from the media on Wednesday, observers said.Moving on to the living room, most items, especially consumer electronics and home appliances, are imported.

The proportion of furniture in US homes that is domestically produced has been steadily declining, with most furniture now being imported.About one-third of furniture sold in the US is domestically produced, while the remaining two-thirds are imported. The largest exporters of furniture to the US include China, Vietnam, Mexico and Italy.

Almost all televisions sold in the US are produced outside of the country, with a very small portion (about 1 percent) assembled domestically. The vast majority of TVs are manufactured overseas, primarily in China, South Korea and Vietnam.A significant number of TVs sold in the US are assembled in Mexico, where several leading TV brands have assembly plants.