Beijing is to impose smoking ban

4-30-08
Beijing is to impose smoking ban so says, Jill McGivering on BBC News. The Chinese authorities are due to ban smoking in most public buildings in the capital Beijing, starting on Thursday.
For every three cigarettes lit worldwide, one is smoked in China. Almost 25% of the Chinese smoke. My goodness that is a lot of Chantix and patches to sell.
The WHO is discussing further measures with the government, like an increase in taxes on cigarettes. But smoking is big business,and business in China is just like here only when there is enough money in it for the CEO's and politicians will things change to the next excess. However, financial loss now could be more than off-set by savings on health care in the future, is one way to think about it. but if the American model is used they could let it go & it will help with the population problem.