[old cro]

What a nitwit! Good luck getting the Chinese people to quit. I seriously doubt they will do so voluntarily. Only if the price is raised out of reach of the “common man” will there be any success. Why I don’t think it will happen:
1. The Chinese people have had a little taste of freedom, they are not going to go quietly into the night on this one.
2. The Chinese government, like all governments herding over a population that may turn on them, will keep the price of tobacco low (like alcohol and sex) to keep the “common man” happy. This is common practice in all third world counties with an unsettled population.
Just my opinion

[Dr. Marten]

“Good luck getting the Chinese people to quit.”

You’re partially right, but not for the reasons you listed above.

More and more of the younger generation are starting to get the message to stay away from smoking, but it’s going to take a long and massive educational program to have any real success because the tobacco companies promote smoking as a means of preventing everything from Parkinson’s Disease to Alzheimer’s. Many don’t even believe that smoking causes cancer or heart disease.