Many of the Same Asian Countries That Are Major Exporters

Many of the same Asian countries that are major exporters to the United States are also significant importers of American goods because of all of the following reasons except

A) their rising standards of living enable their people to afford more imported products.
B) they are purchasing large amounts of capital goods to further their industrial expansion.
C) they are importing raw materials and components that will be assembled and subsequently be exported, often to the U.S.
D) they prefer to deal with the U.S. democratic system than the political systems of Europe.
E) their governments have sent buying missions to the United States to look for products to import.