beginning of the
greatest antismoking
breakthrough to
ever hit the planet.
China has more than
300 million smokers;
and the government
rakes in billions from
tobacco; the new tact,
with the proposed
smoking bans, health
awareness campaigns,
and rethinking the habit
makes this anti-tobacco
effort one of the most
stunning reversals of a
country's approach to
habit throughout time.
No doubt someone
noticed the bazillions
that were going to be
required for healthcare
for those 300 million...
Article by Didi Kirsten Tatlow
Photo: Shiho Fukada for NYTimes
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes: Proposed regulations aim to clamp down on smoking in China
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