BEIJING (Reuters) - The global financial crisis has spread to China's poorest areas and may lead to food shortages, state media reported, citing vice agricultural minister Fan Xiaojian.
"Since the second half of 2008, the global financial crisis has shown an impact on China's poor areas," Fan was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua news agency.
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