"Blaming India Won't Solve...": Chinese Media On G7 Criticism Over Wheat
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The article argued that G7 countries were welcome to join the efforts in tackling the global food crisis and advised against criticising India.
China on Sunday came to India's defence after G7's criticism over the decision to regulate the export of wheat, saying that blaming developing countries like India won't solve the global food crisis.
Last week, the Indian government amended the export policy of wheat by putting its export under the "prohibited" category. The order that was rolled out by the Ministry of Commerce stated that the government has banned the wheat exports with "immediate effect".
But what came as surprise amid this report was the Chinese state media's defence of India after criticism from Group of Seven (G7) nations. Global Times (GT), a Chinese government outlet said, "Blaming India won't solve the food problem."
"Now, the agriculture ministers from G7 urge India not to ban wheat exports, then why won't G7 nations themselves move to stabilise food market supply by hiking their exports?" asked an editorial published in GT.
