Otherwise, it is considered impolite to pass food with the left hand, because the left hand is used for bathing.

In India, people pass food at the dinner table with the right hand.

Liu Manqiang, deputy director of the Chinese Research Centre and College for Social Sciences and Information Technology, says "Information and communication technology has the potential for a huge increase in value; an important goal for the development of China's information technology is allowing more rural citizens to benefit from the information technology industry."