China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian. File photoMOSCOW, June 28Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian reminded his Twitter followers that the population of the G7 countries is only part of the global community. , members of the BRICS coalition, is approximately 3.2 billion people. At the same time, the number of people living in the G7 countries is far behind — only 777 million. The next time you talk about the «global community», keep in mind what is really meant,» the diplomat added. includes USA, Germany, Japan, UK, France, Italy and Canada. The G7 summit, chaired by Germany, is taking place in the Bavarian castle of Elmau. It started on Sunday and will be completed on Tuesday. The leaders of five countries are present at the summit as guests: India, Indonesia, South Africa, Senegal and Argentina. BRICS is an economic bloc founded in 2006. It includes Russia, China, Brazil, India and South Africa. On Monday, it became known that Iran had applied for BRICS membership, while Argentina, in turn, announced its intention to join the association. The West complained about the «unplanned gift» for Putin
