Evidently China is planning
on enlisting the populace to
tell on smokers who break
the upcoming smoking ban.
Through the social messaging
app WeChat, the government
is encouraging people to post
information or imagery of
violators of the law that
takes effect June 1. This is
not the first time the Chinese
government has asked the
people to self-police. Such
reporting was also prevalent
for much different reasons
during the Cultural Revolution.
There is also a contest to see
which "No Smoking" hand
gesture will be voted most
popular to establish sign
language to encourage
nationwide smoking cessation.
WSJ: China Real Time-China turns to social media to help tattle on smokers
Romancing The Smoke is John Aaron's blog about his lifelong battle to quit smoking (which he did more than nine years ago) and the stories, history and news in the absurd world of Tobacco and Nicotine. Author of Romancing The Smoke: Reflections of a Nicotine Addict, John illustrated writer Sean Daly's memoir and completed his second book, Aaron's Book of Contemporary Demons. Romancing The Smoke can be found on Amazon. Twitter: @romancethesmoke
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