STRESA, Italy, May 24 (Reuters) - G7 countries need to find a common approach to China's growing export strength, Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Friday.

"There must not be competition within the G7" in response to China, the minister told reporters.

He was speaking on the sidelines of a G7 finance summit in Stresa, northern Italy. (Reporting by Giuseppe Fonte, editing by Gavin Jones)